PRODUCTIVITY
MEASUREMENT &
IMPROVEMENT
Ways to Increase Productivity in Manufacturing
#1 - Review Your Existing Workflow
• People - Do you have people with the right skills in the right places?
Do you have a project manager to keep the critical pathway visible
and on track? Are objectives clearly defined, realistic, and safe?
• Processes - When was the last time you mapped your processes?
Have you used value stream mapping to assess process
improvement projects? Where are the pain points and bottlenecks?
• Equipment and technology - Is all your equipment in good repair?
Is the technology you rely on optimal for your current needs? How
easy is it to make changes in production?
Ways to Increase Productivity in Manufacturing
#2 - Update Processes and Technology
Automation is a powerful tool for increasing efficiency and
reducing error.
New software solutions can help with scheduling, inventory,
and monitoring workflow.
Improvements in equipment can improve production speed and
quality.
Ways to Increase Productivity in Manufacturing
#3 - Commit to Scheduled Maintenance
Train all operators in regular maintenance and troubleshooting
procedures.
Schedule preventive maintenance at regular intervals.
Identify the best time for maintenance by using information
from the floor and your workflow processes.
Don’t delay maintenance.
Ways to Increase Productivity in Manufacturing
#4 - Train and Educate Employees
Schedule training sessions for all operators when new
equipment is installed.
Keep accurate records of training and schedule refreshers if
needed.
Offer educational opportunities for employees who wish to
advance or obtain new skills.
Ways to Increase Productivity in Manufacturing
#5 - Organize the Workspace
Reduce movement for optimal task efficiency.
Create the optimal layout of tools and materials for the job or
process.
Remove unneeded or unused tools and materials from the
workspace.
Create organized storage to reduce time to find materials,
documents, and equipment.
Layout the manufacturing floor to maximize efficiency.
Ways to Increase Productivity in Manufacturing
#6 - Maintain Optimal Inventory
Use software to track inventory and create automatic notifications
of shortages. You may be able to allow vendors direct access to
your inventory counts and automatically fulfill needed supplies.
Create favored vendor relationships to gain accountability for the
quality of parts and timeliness of deliveries.
Make predictions about the impact of particular shortages and put
processes in place to mitigate production delays.
PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT
• Work study can be divided into method study and
work measurement
• After the job of interest has been selected, time study
can be examined.
PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT
TIME STUDY
1) recording all information about the job
2) breaking the job down into elements
3) examining those elements and determining the sample size
4) recording the time to perform each element using a stop-watch
5) assessing the speed of working
6) converting the observed time to basic time
7) determining the allowances
8) determining the standard time
PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT
• Work Study is the generic name of methods study and
work measurement.
• Work study includes method study and work measurement.
• Work Study is the systematic methodology of carrying out
different yet related activities such as to improve the
efficient use of resources and to set up standards of
performance & quality for the activities to be carried out.
PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT
• Advantages of Work Study
• helps to achieve the smooth production flow with minimum interruptions.
• It helps to reduce the cost of the product by eliminating waste and unnecessary operations.
• Better worker-management relations.
• Meets the delivery commitment.
• Reduction in rejections and scrap and higher utilization of resources of the organization.
• Helps to achieve better working conditions.
• Better workplace layout.
• Improves upon the existing process or methods and helps in standardization and simplification.
• Helps to establish the standard time for an operation or job which has got application in
manpower planning, production planning
