There are basically three type’s productivity – technological, employee and manager. Increasing technological productivity is the use of equipment that is more efficient than your current system. These may include robots or computers that can increase a company’s output. Companies attempting to maintain a competitive edge have to remain at the forefront of technical advancements.
Some of these advancements include flexible manufacturing that use computers in order to control machines and help with companies automation. With a flexible manufacturing a single line can be quickly adjusted to produce small batches of certain products, simply done from computer instructions.
Other advancement in technology that some organisations can adopt:
CIM – Computer Integrated Manufacturing is the integration of all major functions that are associated with production of a product via computerisation. CAD/CAM
· CAD – Enables new designs in ½ the time of traditional methods. CAD system can be used to design layouts and determine any changes sizes and/or styles.
· CAM – where the computer is used to guide and control the process.
Increased employee productivity simply means having employees produce more in the same time period. A company can achieve this simply by offering better training; this could involve multi-skilling, the re-structuring of a company’s work practices or alteration of companies remuneration.
Increased managerial means that managers simply do a better job of running the business. Productivity improves when managers emphasise QC over quantity, Communicate with employees have participative decision with personnel as this helps with empowering employees to be more productive as they have been able to share some of their ideas within the company. Managers must learn to use increase employee involvement, better utilize teamwork and adopt other management techniques in order to be successful in increasing productivity.
Productivity is dependent upon people, operations and is a key contributor to improving your business competitiveness.