Problem
Describe some of the actions taken by Taco Bell to increase productivity that have resulted in Taco Bell's ability to serve "twice the volume with half the labor."
As a library or Internet assignment, find the U.S. productivity rate (increase) last year for the (i) national economy, (ii) manufacturing sector, and (iii) service sector.
Textbook: Operations Management, 14 edition by Jay Heizer, Barry Render and Chuck Munson.