Specific Features of Estimating Labour Productivity in Railway Transport

Abstract

The article studies the principle methods of estimating labour productivity, such as vector, multi-criteria and multifactor. The author provides their comparative characteristic, which shows vector methods as the most suitable to estimate labour productivity of operating contingent in railway transport. Based on aspects of using vector methods the  article  shows  the  necessity  to  design  a  unique  approach  to  estimating  labour  productivity  of  operating contingent within the frames of testing processes on railway transport. The author reveals the essence of labour productivity  in  view  of  figures  showing  product  output  and  labour  intensity.  Numerous  indicators  of  vector methods of estimating labour productivity are described, which are based on natural, conventionally natural, labour and  value  measuring.  The  use  of  concrete  measuring  depending  on  terms  and  goals  of  labour  productivity estimation are grounded. Methodology of designing indicators of labour productivity estimation, which are unique for railway industry, is studied and their characteristic is provided. The use of non-participation approach within the frames of labour productivity estimation by vector methods was substantiated. In order to specify the methodological component methods of estimation labour productivity being discussed in the article are supplemented by formulas for calculating relevant indicators showing specific features of labour organization in railway transport.