Question 19
Which one of the following actions is least likely to increase labor productivity by an amount that is large enough to result in lower labor costs per pair produced at a particular plant?
Increasing worker base pay by the allowed maximum of 15% each and every year until the company’s base pay compensation per employee exceeds the total compensation per employee of all other companies in the industry
Increasing the percentage of total compensation that comes from incentive payments per non-defective pair produced (up to a maximum of 25%)
Per worker expenditures for best practices training (but not to the point of overspending)
Increasing total compensation per production worker to an amount that is slightly above the industry average in those regions where the company has production facilities
Actions to reduce the number of models/styles produced at a plant from 350 to 150
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