Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the tradeoffs between efficiency and flexibility in production … manufacturing system. Findings – Results suggest that productivity gains obtained from a moderate level of cross-training (e.g. two … beneficial, productivity losses brought about by training and retraining disruptions associated with cross-training have not been …

Purpose – The paper aims to present an approach to improve the organisation's productivity which is applicable in every … industrial sector. The nucleus of the approach is to develop an optimal productivity strategy in an organization by the … application of a uniform static model of productivity (Q4‐model), covering quantity and quality aspects and applicable to various …

of productivity improvement in a private charity in the context of the relative roles of charities and private business … descriptive, but it also contains analysis of the approach described by Dr Lu in light of the World Confederation of Productivity … Science model of SEE‐Productivity and previous history of efforts to shift management paradigms, e.g. quality management, etc …

performance indicators. The paper takes into account three dimensions: resource‐efficiency, service‐effectiveness and resource … idiosyncrasies of urban public road transportation systems in Portugal, with a special emphasis on the productivity and performance …

reduce cost of manufacturing and to increase the productivity by reducing cycle time and down time. The aim of this paper is … by 48 percent and an increase in productivity by 52 percent. Research limitations/implications – The paper is looking at … cockpit layout and combining of processes on a single machine. Improves job satisfaction and productivity of shop floor …

levels of government in the USA that contributes to better productivity through greater responsiveness, governance, increased … contribute to local government productivity because: charter schools stretch resources utilization, leverage its ability to …

between the operations of ECI and the principles of lean construction for productivity enhancement. Design … the productivity outcomes of some lean construction principles – in particular, for reducing variability, reducing cycle … with lean construction, and that the former does appear indeed able to aid in the productivity improvements of a …