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Productivity and Quality
Opposite? Synonymous?
What is productivity?
In business terms….
HOW THEY ARE OPPOSITE
IN BUSINESS SPEAKING,
- it is about quantity
- businesses want profit, which kinda makes their
mindset producing as much as possible goods to gain
profit, which however, could compromise quality.
Michael Diliberto of
Since China became the de facto supplier of products
for many brands, people all over the world had a
change of heart.
INCLUDES:
Product safety concerns
toxic capsules
contaminated food
toys containing lead paint (which lead to retardation in
children)
SYNONYMOUSLY
Not Always about goods and services,
INSTEAD,
Effective practice??
Productivity
- in a social context means achieving or producing a
significant amount or result at a given time, it can be
related into our everyday tasks
Motivation.
- Motivation is the process of activating behavior,
sustaining it, and directing it towards a particular goal,
it helps us get to our goal as there is a purpose of us
doing that thing.
Confidence?
- Confidence is a feeling of self-assurance arising from
one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities.
Common productivity improvement
programs/schemes
1. 5S
• SEIRI(Sort)
• SEITON(Systematize)
• SEISO(Sweep)
• SEIKETSU(Sanitize)
• SHITSUKE(Self-discipline).
SEIRI(Sort)
- Good order
- This step could also simply be called
"put away."
- Ease of access
SEITON (Systematize)
- ongoing effort
- Keeping track of progress
- This way, the benefits of 5S aren’t
lost over time.
Common productivity improvement
programs/schemes
2. SUGGESTION SCHEME
- Absorbs employee’s ideas for improving
the company’s operation.
- Strong flow of two-way communication
between management and employees.
Common productivity improvement
programs/schemes
3. The Quality Circles
- Workers meet regularly
- to identify, analyze and solve work-
related problems
- Team-oriented problem solving
Common productivity improvement
programs/schemes
4. Industrial Engineering
- physical way of examining the
relationship
- a detailed look at the entire production
process
Common productivity improvement
programs/schemes
5. Total Quality Management (TQM)
- integrated organization-wide approach
involving all units of the organization
and all managers and employee
- management system for a customer-
focused organization
Common productivity improvement
programs/schemes
5. Total Productivity Maintenance (TPM)
- maintenance management
- maintenance of machines and the
prevention of possible breakdowns
- Everyone within the organization has to
be aware of the hidden losses
Common productivity improvement
programs/schemes
5. Just-in-Time (JIT) production-
oriented Management
- helps to reduce the amount of inventory
- a manufacturing or supply chain process
need to be synchronized
- inventory control