Productivity Measurement in a Welding Shop

Productivity, in general, reflects the output with relation to a given input and the implied conditions of input. Its measurement with reference to a welding shop presents peculiar problems. These problems pertain to the measurements of both input and output. Specifically, the measurement of output, development of norms of work measurement, and the effect of various input parameters on output generated in a welding shop, require a dealing different from those followed say in a conventional machine shop.