Methods, Standards, and Work Design
Today, many U.S. businesses are downsizing to operate more effectively
in an increasingly competitive world. In order to compete and produce with
fewer resources, these businesses are addressing cost reduction and quality
assurance through productivity improvement.
All aspects of a business — sales, production, engineering, cost maintenance,
and management — provide fertile areas for the application of methods, standards,
and work design.
FPI assesses existing work methods, removes the NVA (Non-Value Added) tasks,
and documents work methods, standards, and conditions. FPI validates standards
in order to develop an accurate productivity incentive program, a detailed
documentation of the best work methods, and the allocated time to complete
the job.
In this consulting, FPI provides clients with the following benefits:
- Increases employee productivity while eliminating waste
- Improves employee morale
- Facilitates staffing and production scheduling activities
- Improves staff performance management
- Helps in the calculation of Units Per Hour (UPH) and Cost Per Unit (CPU) metrics
- Reduces unit cost
Sample Projects:
- Improved packing operation throughput by 15% while
reducing cost per package by 15%
- Improved National Distribution Center throughput by 20%
by developing and implementing time study standards for receiving, picking,
putaway, and returns operations
- Developed and implemented standard development training
program for staff and executives
- Developed new engineered standards for an apparel manufacturer
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