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Merger or consolidation; facility actions help it succeed - Click To Read Article
Merge or consolidate to concentrate resources for successful operation; use economies of scale to minimize cost. But don’t overlook facilities and operation, where all the plans and expectations must come together or the new entity won’t function.
In any economy, especially this one, consolidation or merger can make economic and strategic sense. First plan, and later integrate, equipment, processes and facilities properly because they affect not only the balance sheet but also future P&L results of the entity.
Productivity Management 555 for Today - Click To Read Article
I wrote this advice for my son as he entered his first management job, as a managing editor of an e-zine. Shortly it went under in the dot com bust, but the content is still sound.
Can a productivity consultant add enough value to justify the fee - Click To Read Article
Maybe so, maybe not depending on the project scope and your own resources. This article is a guide to determine how to predict in advance if a consultant will pay for himself / herself, much less create a return in this economy. The key; what resources can you apply, considering your circumstances
In this article, you will observe that I suggest that management must commit itself to receive a payback from a productivity consultant. The more management opens up, to investigation, to consideration of new ideas, to judgment of sacred cows, to re-prioritization, the more useful any consultant can be. If you are willing to commit, let’s talk
Plant Layout, Facility Layout, Factory Design, Floor Plan - Click To Read Article
Plant Layout, the physical organization of people, materials and machines within a workspace, is at the very heart of productivity. For an existing or new business, design and layout are critical to provide for long term flow, operating efficiency, capacity and room for growth.
Motivation - Click To Read Article
There are employee engagement and motivation programs from ABC Analysis to Zero Defects, and many work well at least for a time. But employee motivation is pretty complex. This article outlines classic ideas to motivate employees, and insights into 2008.
Lean Manufacturing and the Toyota Production System Success and Failure - Click To Read Article
The Toyota Production System has been a roaring success at Toyota, but much less effective in other locations. Several qualified sources explain this disconnect.
Industrial Engineering, a continuing productivity influence - Click To Read Article
Industrial Engineering contributes to productivity in many ways because it can improve performance throughout the P&L, the balance sheet, and customer service. Industrial Engineering tools can quantify and lower costs in administration, government, health care, labs, installation, maintenance, energy, the service industry, quality, materials, facility management as well as the production floor.
Consolidate or merge, a checklist - Click To Read Article
To consolidate or merge successfully, through choice or because it has been imposed by market forces, a company must properly integrate equipment, processes and facilities in the final entity. A well done facility project can create an effective, productive enterprise, maximize operating and distribution relationships, and achieve the original objectives. This checklist points out the major topics to consider.
In consolidation or merger, there are many management considerations to deal with other than facilities. But be sure to plan, and later integrate, equipment, processes and facilities because they affect not only the balance sheet but also future P&L results of the entity.
Offshoring and the tough questions to answer - Click To Read Article
Are you thinking of taking your manufacturing offshore? Can you spell Melamine? Lead paint? SARS? Tough questions that will probably lead you to realize that Asia is not for your U. S. company.
Does your international company consider an expansion into the US - Click To Read Article
Perhaps your company will not invest $4.1 billion in a new plant in Alabama as ThyssenKrupp AG will, nor negotiate an incentive package worth $811 million. But if your company considers an expansion into the US, read on. It is possible to quantify in advance what your operating costs are likely to be, and find which facility location will optimize costs, access to qualified labor, customer service, and shipping. Even in this economy.
The Case for Cost Control in this Economy - Click To Read Article
So what is it with this economy, and how does it affect what your business should do, can do? Productivity is always a good tactic, with improvement possible in all areas of a business. Tried and true cost control articles are available below for your use, And please, don’t just look at direct hourly people for improvement. That is probably not where your big costs are. Show me the money.
Time Study and Work Measurement - Click To Read Article
Work measurement is the first step for many management control and comparison tools. Objectively set expectations, balance workload, manage constraints, set staffing levels and crew size; schedule, adjudicate differences. Work measurement is for any organization where people or machines contribute to output, customer service, or cost.
Capacity, Utilization, and Constraints - Click To Read Article
Capacity and constraints are linked; as constraints are reduced then capacity will rise. Read of some basic and some more sophisticated ways to relieve the constraints that limit the capacity of your operation.
Manufacturing productivity tool belt - Click To Read Article
Use this checklist to review your own manufacturing operations; follow them to the more significant opportunities to improve productivity, to cut cost and add output.
Office relocation, expansion, merger, a special case - Click To Read Article
Office moves are often less complicated, but offer some peculiarities of their own which this article identifies, along with suggestions to deal with them.
Practical Productivity Improvement and Cost Reduction - Click To Read Article
Inexpensive and quick actions to raise output and / or lower input in your organization, whatever your line of business. Act to raise profits or output, to ease bottlenecks, to refine operations that have lost their sharp focus over time or start effective new ones.
Set expectations measure and communicate Results Count - Click To Read Article
You, and I, and the people in your company want to know what is expected of them (and their work group and the company) and how well they do against expectations. Measure and communicate the elements of productivity. In this economy, people are more apprehensive than usual, so expectations and measurement and communication are even more important.
Relocate for cost reasons or to access qualified employees or support - Click To Read Article
It is certainly possible for a business to cost justify another facility, instead of or in addition to, in order to gain access to qualified employees, specialized vendors, or support; to optimize location-sensitive costs, community incentive / tax combination, and regulatory climate.
Crystal Ball - Click To Read Article
Today’s economic situation is new to all of us, and the size and complexity of the modern problem may seem to diminish what we have learned and practiced for years. Let’s apply what we know, perform the basics, and at the same time pay attention to current events, trends and indicators. Read your own crystal ball, establish what you believe will occur, and act accordingly.
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