• Bahiru Melese Belew
• Fufa Diriba
• Rajan Kavitha

The main focus of this research is to study the Productivity measurement system and its application to garment industries in Ethiopia. For the purpose of sample, this study is conducted with two major garment units named Novastar and Addis garment industry in Ethiopia. Productivity is defined as the ratio of output to input. The main objective is to study the problems related to productivity measuring system of garment companies and suggest the appropriate solution and to compare the productivity measurement system of the above two garment industries. The suitable methods and necessary literature review are taped to conduct this study. Productivity measurement process is quite significant for many reasons. Based on the research it is identified the major factors that affect the productivity measurement system in Addis garment and Novastar garment industries are lack of skilled man power, low commitment of top management and department heads, shortage of material, shortage of capital, discontinuous production or shortage of market and lack of awareness of employee. Based on the findings the suggestions are specified by the researcher for the betterment of productivity measurement system of the garment units in Ethiopia.

Productivity, Garment, Mesurement, Material, Capital, Shortage.

"A study on Productivity Measurement System and its application in Ethiopian garment units (With special reference to Addis garment and Novastar garment industry, Ethiopia)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.960-969, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907733.pdf

"A study on Productivity Measurement System and its application in Ethiopian garment units (With special reference to Addis garment and Novastar garment industry, Ethiopia)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp960-969, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907733.pdf