Productivity Measurement and Improvement

Improving organizational productivity is an important current and future issue. The improvement can be effected by changing technology, or by changing the way in which people work. The concern of this work is how to structure work so that people can and will want to maximize their productivity using a special approach to measurement and improvement of organizational productivity defined by the author - ProMES (Productivity Measurement and Enchancement System). ProMES is a way of motivating people to maximize their productivity. This book describes a series of cases where ProMES was applied to improve productivity in service and manufacturing organizations in a variety of different organizations in different countries. Results indicate very large increases in productivity, much larger than those typically found. Lessons learned from these cases for future productivity improvement efforts are summarized.

This work provides a practical, straightforward approach to the study of productivity. This new edition includes additional material on the relationship of CIM and SPC to the work measurement and productivity improvement process, examples relating to the service-oriented business, expanded coverage on micromotion analysis, additional service sector examples, fresh discussion of accuracy and new readings.