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World-class and productivity related information - Productivity SA publications
| Develop your supervisors for organisational renewal |
| Lessons learnt from 12 role model organisations in South Africa. Productivity SA has identified one of the root causes of the country’s poor productivity track record to be the generally ineffective utilisation of the role of the supervisor in our organisations |
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| Improving organisational productivity |
| It is necessary for business owners to understand the meaning of the team “productivity” to know how to measure it, to have insight into the principle involved, the consequences of poor productivity etc. It is further important that this knowledge be shared with the team members. |
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| Improving productivity |
The owner of a business enterprise needs a variety of skills in order to run it successfully. These skills are different from those of the individual members (workers) in the organisation in that they cover all the dimensions of the enterprise.
Optimum use and integration of all resources are critical skills in business today. This optimisation of resource use, efficiency of operation and effectiveness of an organisation in its markets can be called PRODUCTIVITY. This programme is all about productivity and its importance in business. |
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| Innovation and creativity |
| We can be more effective in our problem-solving by learning about techniques and approaches that improve our innovative abilities, as well as showing us how innovation works. This manual offers some ideas about this vast field in the hope that it will give more focus on something that very few individuals were ever formally exposed to and trained in. |
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| Method study |
| Method study is the systematic recording and critical examination of existing and proposed ways of doing work, as a means of developing and applying easier and more effective methods and reducing costs. |
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| Productivity and quality audits |
| The productivity audit should question people and processes responsible for productive performance to determine which productivity-related factors need attention. The question should also reveal the status of current operating practices and should suggest ways to improve them. |
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| Productivity awareness training |
| The English dictionaries use the words "knowledge" and "realise" to explain the meaning of the word “aware”. The Americans also use those words but add the word “inform”. However, the dictionaries do not indicate the intensity or depth of the knowledge and still leaves one in the dark regarding the question of how much one should know to be fully aware. |
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| Productivity: The road to profit |
| This productivity training programme is intended for company owners and managers. It will provide them with a basic understanding of how to measure and improve the productivity of their organisations. This programme shows how productivity improvement can be part of every manager’s daily task. |
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| Purchasing and inventory control |
| While these two business functions are often managed separately, they are interrelated in real business terms. What one buys, will have an influence on what one will have to control. Inventory is seen as the stock of any item or resource used in the organisation. |
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| The small business guidance system |
| This step-by-step guidance system includes: an overview of the basic essentials which a manager needs to understand and implement in order to manage a business effectively; a critical assessment of the objectives of the business, along with possible pitfalls and constraints and ways to avoid them; creation of a record keeping system; implementation of a weekly control system which would provide vital information regarding the order book, production performance, cost control, sales, liquidity and cash flow. The manual is written in story format. |
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| Time study |
| Time study is a work measurement technique used to determine the time a qualified worker will take to complete a particular element of a task under specific circumstances at a defined rate. The task or activity to be measured must be of a repetitive nature, in other words, the work must take place in constant cycles. Time study determines the time taken to complete each part of the cycle. This time is usually measured through direct observation with a stop watch. |
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| Current And Future Events |
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Leadership Capacity Building (LCB) Programme
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The LCB workshop will be held at Aspen Nutritionals in Clayville on the 11th May 2009 and the 19th May 2009. |
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Milestone Workshop
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Ekurhuleni After Care Cluter's first Milestone Workshop to be held at Productivity SA, Midrand on the 11th Of June 2009. |
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