The installation of production improvement option D which boosts worker productivity by 50% by using robots to assist in producing footwear will reduce labor costs per pair produced by the greatest amount at a newly established production facility in Latin America, as compared to the per pair reductions that can be achieved at production facilities in other regions. is a more economically attractive means for reducing labor costs per pair at production facilities in North America and Europe-Africa than for a production facility in the Asia-Pacific or for a production facility in Latin America because compensation costs for workers in North America and Europe-Africa are typically much higher than in the other two regions. results in a bigger reduction in labor costs per pair produced at a production facility in the Asia-Pacific than a production facility in North America because both compensation of workers and worker productivity in the Asia-Pacific are lower than in North America. is a very economically attractive means for reducing labor costs per pair at a production facility in the Asia-Pacific. reduces labor costs per pair by the greatest amount at company production facilities in any region producing 300 or more models/styles of branded footwear with an S/Q rating of 6- stars or higher. dation C