Industrial Management articles from January 2003

Industrial Management archives from January 2003

An economic purpose.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2003... Without downsizing, what can and should manufacturing managers do to improve white-collar productivity? This question, asked of 63 productivity experts, seems to challenge any economic purpose for engaging in the improvement effort ("Serious...

Reflections on productivity.(Personnel perspectives)
January 1, 2003... I read with great interest the November/December 2002 article "Serious About White-Collar Productivity" by Clinton O. Longenecker and Zachary M. Leffakis. The 10 imperatives addressed by these authors were particularly significant. While I...

Don't miss the bottom line with productivity increases.
January 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY If you struggle with the cost and implementation of productivity enhancements that don't produce bottom-line benefits, if could be because your thinking is askew. The assumption that productivity increases lead directly...

Does HR planning improve business performance?
January 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For exceptional business performance, it's important that human resources becomes a strategic partner in the business. The authors explain how human resources planning is linked to business performance and address...

Managerial efficiency engineering.
January 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Efficiency isn't just for production workers--it's time managers took a look at their own practices and processes. Managers are tasked with gaining performance through others. If they don't assure the productivity of...

Use an intranet for performance measurement.
January 1, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY An intranet can be an effective tool for real time performance measurement. When people see visual representations of the information on their desktop every day, they begin to understand how their individual actions fit...