This thesis proposes a model to measure productivity at the firm level.
First, it criticizes two simple models suggested by American authors as universally applicable to overall corporate productivity. The proposed model regards output as an added value which consists of normal profit, personnel expenses, rent expenses, taxes & public imposts, financial expenses, and depreciation expenses. Also, input consists of capital, labor, material, factory overhead, and other.
Second, it proposes Standard Forms for productivity measurement which are the table forms to calculate each input and output according to the proposed model.
Third, it describes productivity index calculations for an actual manufacturing company ; a case study. It tests each model using real data.
This thesis concludes that the proposed model reflects more actually the operation of a firm and total company productivity & offers a valuable aid to decision-making for managers and production engineers.
