Production coefficient

The production coefficient , input coefficient or factor coefficient is a term used in factor-oriented production management . He puts the quantity of a factor of production , which is required for the production of a quantity of a product, and the quantity of the produced product in relation. Examples are the employee hours per manufactured car or the steel requirement per manufactured car.

${\displaystyle \kappa _{p}={\frac {\text{Faktoreinsatzmenge}}{\text{Ausbringungsmenge}}}={\frac {r_{p}}{x_{p}}}}$

The production coefficient is defined as the quotient of the quantity of an input factor and the output volume of a production unit. The reciprocal of the production coefficient is productivity . ${\displaystyle {}r_{p}}$ ${\displaystyle {}x_{p}}$

See also

• Production function
• Production theory

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See: Tysiak, Wolfgang: Introduction to the manufacturing economy . Munich: Hanser, 2000. - ISBN 3-446-21522-0 . P. 232.
2. ↑ Domschke, Wolfgang / Scholl, Armin: Basics of business administration: an introduction from a decision-oriented point of view. 4th, verb. u. update Ed., Springer, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-540-85077-9