The factors that affect a company's S$/$Q rating by the International Footwear Federation include

$\text{'}$ the current$-$year number of innovative new performance features built into a company's branded models$/$styles$.$

$)$ the amount the company spends to properly maintain the performance of footwear$-$making equipment

current and cumulative spending for TQM$/$Six Sigma quality control programs

how much is spent to inspect newly$-$produGed pairs and avoid shipping defective shoes and the size of the footwear quality

incentives paid to production workers.

the size of incentive bonuses paid to workers for defect$-$free workmanship and the percentage use of refurbished footwear$-$

making equipment.

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