The factors that affect a company's S$/$Q rating include:

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$1.$

How well compensated its work force is; whether shoes are produced with standard materials or superior materials; the durability and quality of the footwear, and how many models$/$styles are included in its product line

$2.$

The size of annual base pay increases; reject rates; expenditures for best practices training; whether plant upgrade B has been installed

$3.$

The number of performance features built into branded models$/$styles annually; the durability of its athletic shoes; how much best practices training the average production worker has had; and plant reject rates.

$4.$

Whether materials are produced in$-$house or outsourced; overall footwear quality; how much is spent to inspect newly$-$produced pairs and avoid shipping defective shoes; the size of the incentives paid to production workers

$5.$

Whether plant upgrade C has been installed; a company's cumulative spending for TQM$/$Six Sigma quality control programs; and expenditures for new styling$/$features per model.