QWE Practice Guideline: 110: Design and implement a range of training programs to improve productivity, enhance wages, and optimize job success

Target group: Any organization supporting or employing individuals with disabilities

Practice Description

Make production goals and current production levels visual for staff to monitor.

Resources Needed

Equipment

• Visual aids – monitors, white boards, or other

Implementation Process

Process

• Each hour, charts posted by workstations are updated with current production goals
• The charts also list the current production goals and customer requirements
• Staff can compare their production rate to the goals and monitor their progress

Documentation

• SOPs
  • Policies and procedures for managing the charts
• Training
  • Staff understanding of charts

Outcomes/Results

• Staff are empowered to monitor their own production levels and
• Production and participation is increased
• Productivity improvements lead to higher business volume opportunities and higher wages

NPA: Crossroads Industrial Services
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Date Submitted: 2011
Website: crossroadsindustrialservices.com

Resources: Quality Work Environment Workbook