The purpose is to arrive at a figure of the change in output relative to the change in all the inputs. Theoretically, the number is more comprehensive, but it is also difficult to calculate. The old assembly plant A first-hand comparison between labor productivity and multifactor productivity is illustrated by the economist Jack Triplett during a panel discussion sponsored by the National Association of Business Economists. In Solow s article Technical Change and the Aggregate Production Function he identified technical change with shifts in the production function. Like Abramovitz, Kendrick, and Kuznets, Solow attributed almost all of U.S. economic growth to the residual growth in productivity. Kuznets later reinforced the findings of Abramovitz, Kendrick and Solow. Experts think this is caused by business cycle forces affecting the demand and supply of labor. The swings in the quantity of labor affect the productivity fluctuations. Per capita income growth Economic textbooks declare that productivity growth and real wages growth are equal. By this assertion, it would seem that productivity growth is equal to the growth of real per capita income. The problems were culled from actual cases, including the actual strategies mapped out and the solutions that were accordingly made. Real-time goals One recurring problem of the plant employees is being informed of production goals when it is too late. One method to correct this is to present a real-time set of goals. Traditional productivity growth rates During the run-up of 2008, the Euro Area showed a surprisingly weak productivity growth (below 1%). This was attributed to the large increases in employment coming from a relatively large labor reserve pool. In the same quarter, output and productivity growth rates in the Euro Area turned negative following the traditional pattern that employment growth does not adjust as quickly to a deteriorating economy in Europe as it does in the U. While it is true that being competitive is a key in terms of achieving goals, there would always be times when you will get tired of running after so many things because you don t want other people to finish before you. To be able to increase productivity, it is best if you run a race at your own pace so you won't get tired.