An Approach for Improving White-Collar Productivity
2006
Robinson, Rodney A.
The bastion of the white-collar segment within the typical shipyard has rarely been penetrated by outside influences, especially under the banner of productivity improvements. This paper will discuss enlisting the talents of both white and blue collar employees to gain some advantages in this area. The technique espoused here is the empowerment of selected employees at the operational level through the use of Action Teams. This is the level at which daily shipyard operations are conducted, above the worker level and below the management level. A recent project sponsored by SNAME Ship Production Committee Panel SP-5 on Human Resources, and performed under the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP), conducted a hands-on application of this theory in a small shipyard with favorable results. This project will be discussed in some detail in this paper.
Show more [+] Less [-]Presented at the Ship Production Symposium, held in New Orleans, LA on 2-4 Sep 1992. Published in the Proceedings of the Ship Production Symposium, Paper 5A-1, 1992. Conference sponsored by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. This article is from ADA455880 Proceedings of the Ship Production Symposium, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 2-4 September 1992
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