Typescript. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1977. / Bibliography: leaves 98-103. / Microfiche. / vii, 103 leaves

Inaug.-Diss.--Bern.

M.Com. (Business Mangement) / Die grootste enkele uitdaging van bestuurders van ontwikkelende lande vandag is om die produktiwiteit van "kenniswerkers" en "dienste werkers" te verhoog. Volgens Drucker (1991:69) sal hierdie uitdaging 'n belangrike punt op die agenda van bestuurders wees vir die volgende dekade en sal dit deurslaggewend wees vir die mededingende prestasies van diensondernemings. Drucker (1991: 70) beweer verder dat produktiwiteitsverhoging die hoof ekonomiese prioriteit van ontwikkelende lande behoort te wees. Produktiwiteitsverbetering is een van die metodes wat aangewend kan word om ekonomiese groei en stabilitiet te bevorder. Die winsmotief in die private sektor dien as 'n aansporing vir bestuur om produktiwiteit te verhoog. Die strewe na produktiwiteitsverhoging is egter volgens Kruger (1991:3) nie 'n einddoel opsig self nie, maar eerder 'n middel tot die doel. Produktiwiteit is 'n bestuursverantwoordelikheid en 'n ondernemingsdoelwit. Die bestuur van ondernemings het verskillende hulpbronne, naamlik mense, tegnologie, grondstowwe en kapitaal tot hulle beskikking. Dit is bestuur se plig om hierdie hulpbronne so produktief moontlik te laat ontvorm tot gevraagde produkte en dienste (De Clerk, 1983:12)...

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D.Com. (Business Management) / The aim of this thesis is to develop and apply a method to measure and evaluate the productivity performance of the branch offices of a financial institution. The thesis has two focal points. The first focal point is the development of a method for productivity measurement and the evaluation of productivity performance based on existing productivity measurement methods. The second focal point is the application of the method and thereafter the interpretation of the productivity measurement results. The unique characteristics of branch offices that had to be taken into consideration and provided for in productivity measurement y!ere highlighted. The requirements for sound productivity measurement, such as the validity and consistency of productivity measurement methods, techniques and models were pointed out. A wide range 0: existing productivity measurement methods and models were researched. The existing methods and models for productivity measurement were found to be lacking in respect of their inability to reflect the effect of free products and services or the effect of resource substitution in the case of multiple resources. The productivity measurement method proposed in this thesis is based on productivity accounting, standard costing and baseline rate analysis.

The semiconductor industry follows what is known as Moore’s Law. Moore’s Law says that every 18 months computer chip storage capacity doubles and the intervals between developments in chip design become shorter and shorter. This is also true for the set dates for construction which are dictated by the semiconductor industry’s needs and production schedule. This paper analyzes the impact of a clean room environment. It scrutinizes daily reports and interviews, based on two data sets that focus on a semiconductor wafer fabrication facility (FAB) construction project. Both data sets involve the same crew working on a FAB construction project in the U.S. Room conditions, however, differ. Aside from such working conditions, all elements for both groups are the same (crew skill level, weather, and season). This research is based on the installation, from February 2010 to January 2011 in Austin, Texas, of an access floor in a semiconductor FAB construction project. The total cost of the project was US$3.6 billion. Generally, a semiconductor FAB has raised access floors because cables and pipes are laid under the floors for maintenance and operation purposes. The data for this paper is derived from the access floor installation. The project manager’s daily progress record documented the changes in labor productivity. The data on the number of crew and work-hours is computed based on this information. Labor productivity is defined here as the relationship between output and the labor time for its production. The formula is as follows: Labor productivity = Output(Quantity) / Input(Work-hours) Eq. (1) This study used Eq. (1) to measure labor productivity for two conditions (working in general conditions and working in a clean room conditions). Labor productivity was computed as follows: the unit of output (quantity) is sq. ft., and the unit of input (work-hours) is hours. The questionnaires and interviews attempted to identify the factors affecting project performance: rework, crew interference, overcrowded work areas, and overtime (Garner, et al., 1979; Tucker, et al., 1980). Each section consisted of yes/no questions and one question seeking the interviewee’s opinion about how each problem was solved. The responses are summarized as follows: The results indicate that, in the clean room environment, labor productivity fell by 28.85%. For future projects, this drop represents additional time and money that should be taken into account in the estimate of costs and the schedule duration. The interviews indicate that labor productivity was affected by other factors such as rework, tool availability, other crews not being finished, overcrowded work areas, as well as access to work area. / text

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Thesis PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Bern.