PRODUCTIVITY

EFFICIENCY IS THE RATIO OF THE ACTUAL OUTPUT TO THE STANDADARD OUTOUT EXPECTED. HOW WELL THE RESOURCES ARE UTILISED TO ACCOMPLISH THE RESULT IS REFERRED TO AS EFFICIENCY. DOING JOB IN RIGHT WAY IS EFFICIENCY.


EFFECTIVENESS IS THE DEGREE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT OF OBJECTIVES. HOW WELL THE SAID RESULT IS ACCOMPLISHED REFLECTS THE EFFECTIVENESS. DOING A RIGHT JOB IS EFFECTIVENSS.

Productivity is defined as the ratio of output to input. The organisation is productive if it achieves its’ goals by transferring input to output at the lowest cost. Productivity is the combination of both effectiveness and efficiency.


REASONS FOR LOW PRODUCTIVITYInefficient Method
Bad Working Conditions
Unsafe Practices
Penny-wise Pound Foolish Policies
Absence Of pride In our own product
Grasshopper sales policies
Honest wrong beliefs
Rigid perceptions
Lack Of scientific management


FACTORS WHICH CAN IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITYWorking Conditions
Method Study
Work Measurement
Efficient Maintenance Management
Long Term Planning
Cycle Time Reduction
Value Engineering
Value Analysis
Scrap Reduction
Efficient Marketing Management
Training & Education
Quality Circle
Total Quality Management
Re-engineering
Just In Time
Creativity Techniques
Root Cause Analysis


Five Approach for productivity improvement :

1. Technology based
CAD
CAM
CIM
Robotics
Laser Beam Technology
Maintenance Management
Rebuilding Old Machinery
Energy Conservation Technology



2. Material based
Inventory Control
Material Requirement Planning
Quality Control
Materials Handling System Improvement
Materials Re-use and Recycling


3. Employees based

Financial Incentives
Non-financial Incentives
Job enrichment
Job enlargement
Job rotation
Worker’s participation
Training
Working condition improvement
Flexi-time


4. Product Based

Value Engineering
Value Analysis
Product Diversification
Product Simplification
Emulation
Advertising & Promotion



5. Task Based

Work Study
Method Study
Work Measurement
Job Evaluation
Human Factors Engineering




Procedures to improve Productivity

Identify and Prioritize objectives.
Fix criteria for output.
Prepare action plan.
Eliminate known barriers to productivity.
Develop productivity measuring methods.
Calculate base period productivity.
Execute Action Plan.
Measure and Report.
Motivate workers and supervisors to improve productivity.
Maintain momentum.


The new authority will be :
Member led, Officer driven, Customer focussed; A team environment, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts; A flat management structure, where employees are fully empowered and decisions are developed close to the culture of learning rather than blame

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