Abstract
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall, causing an unprecedented amount of destruction from one end of the Gulf Coast to the other. During the storm the Twin Span bridge, which crosses Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans East to Slidell, was heavily damaged and would need to be replaced. After the completion of a new bridge, the old Twin Span was dismantled, broken down, and recycled into 9 miles of shoreline protection over the stretch of bank line in Lake Borgne known as the Orleans Landbridge.
The process of breaking down and recycling the bridge was a labor intensive, very schedule sensitive undertaking that would require the construction of over 7,200 marine mattresses that were 38’ long, 5’ wide, 1.5’ thick, and weighed 10 tons each. Once half of the mattresses were completed and stockpiled, the marine based placement would commence. From this point forward, an average of 66 mattresses would need to be made each calendar day to keep the expensive marine operations from being delayed. …show more content…
In order to overcome these limitations and motivate the crew to safely meet and exceed our daily quota, we developed an incentive program that took production to the next level.

Statement of Purpose
Throughout one’s career there are many challenges that will be presented that will need to be overcome. When complacency sets in and morale is low, many managers may look to monetary incentives to get things back on track. When raises are not available, however, managers must get creative to determine what their goals are, and what non-monetary incentives may be available to motivate their employees. Literary