Productivity measures are a series of inputs calculated against a series of outputs. Using productivity measures for can help you determine how to maximize the use of your company's resources.

The final metrics I'll address in this series are for productivity. This is a slippery slope. Frankly, I can count on one hand the plants I've seen with an effective measure over the last 10 years.

A small-business owner seeks to improve the productivity of all the functional areas of his company, but achieving greater marketing productivity is particularly important, because it produces ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You can’t possibly evaluate every team based on the same criteria. What constitutes success for a marketing team will differ vastly from ...

Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) has evolved over the years, and while many might assume the tech has matured, there's still innovation lurking in the space. Productivity coaching is one ...

The construction market has a new standard for measuring job productivity. The American Society of Testing and Materials International (ASTM) recently adopted a new standard for measuring construction ...

Productivity is a challenge for the UK economy. Since 2008, the Office of National Statistics has reported that UK output per hour has flatlined after more than 10 years of solid growth. Retail has ...

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Improving labor productivity is one of the biggest challenges for the hospitality industry. Earlier research conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found restaurants operating at 74 to 78 ...

The ONS’s shortcomings are far from trivial, its bad maths is holding back the UK economy, writes Paul Ormerod The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has come in for a lot of criticism for the ...