Examples of Productivity Measures 

Sales ($)/labour costs ($) 

Sales ($)/pay ($) 

Total value of sales (billed) ($)/labour costs($) + investment ($) 

Sales/salespeople 

Value of sales ($)/direct labour + indirect labour + materials + overhead costs 

Total pay/personnel department pay 

Yards of carpet laid/number of carpet layers 

Square metres of floor cleaned/cost of cleaner

Labour productivity/capital productivity  

Labour productivity 

1. units of output per labour hour

2. value added per labour hour 

3. dollar output per labour hour

4. production value per labour dollar

Capital productivity

1. units of output per dollar input

2. dollar output per dollar input

3. inventory turnover (dollar sales/ dollar inventory)

4. Energy productivity 

5. units of output per kilowatt hour 

6. unit of output per energy dollar input

7. production value per barrel of fuel member

Service productivity

1. units of output per overhead hour

2. increased sales (annual)/training (budget) 

3. number of customers served/staff