April 24th 2014

After being with ABC Corporation for a year and a half as their upgrades and improvement specialist I Have the following improvements in mind. 1- Better time utilization 2- Less loss of productivity 3- Shift changes

After careful consideration and talking to lower employeesand management these three things seem to be on everyone’s mind.

The first point I would like to make is that these three things actually will vastly improve the company. They actually go hand in hand and can all be dealt with simultaneously. When employees feel they are being treated with respect and caring they treat their job the same way. 1. Better time utilization a. During down time b. During breaks c. During lunch shifts

To deal with better time utilization we need to put into place a system where there is always someone qualified to run the machine or section while others get their lunch or breaks. The way I would handle this is to have all employees rotate through other departments after they have been with the company for thirty days. This would get them familiar with how other departments operater. The regular person would show them basic usage and jobs in the department, as they might only be there for 20 minutes to 40 depending on if it is a break or lunch. As far as downtime this would also solve the waste of employees standing around waiting for machine’s to be repaired or serviced. Employees would only need to know basics. We could even make a short manual outlining basic procedure for each department. 2. Less loss of productivity a. Days off b. Emergency call offs

After speaking to several employees at length I discovered if we were to institute a split shift, many employees would be willing to work any day that was asked of them. Split shifts would