Role of Top Management in making shop floor more productive, This was proposed by Taylor in 1905, but it is still in use. If you understand the proposed methodologies of Taylor then you can make your shop floor more productive.

1. Role of Top Management in
Managing change to high
Productivity Shop
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2. improvement is needed
For more profits
Sustainability
Success of business
Focus of the mutual interest of employer and
employee like High wages and low labour cost

3. • Change can be brought in two ways
1. Implementing a New System
2. Set up New Plant

4. Before making any radical changes, The
Director and Top Management should
understand what changes are required, at
least in a general way
All should be informed of the leading objects
at which new system aims at
The Primary Needs for improvement

5. New System New Plant
Need special people to implement system Need designers, workmen needed to
build a new plant
Foremen should be trained Twice number of foremen needed
Costs less money compared new plant Costs more money
It pays for itself after implementation Need to wait patiently for profits
Returns will be quickly Returns will take time
Difference between New system and New Plant

6. • Adoption of precise and exact methods,
having each small details
• Addressing first class men rather than the
masses
• The “change philosophy” should be in
harmony with its few leading ideas
• Training employees about the change of
system
How to achieve it

7. • They must pass through several distinct
phases
• They must taught to work under improved
system
• They must give up own way of working
• Training them by identified skills needed
How to achieve it

8. • Unlike developing a new plant, new system is
economical
• New systems will give quick results than a new
plant
• First, it will bring a complete revolution in
workers mental attitude toward their employers
and their work.
• Second, it will improve working conditions
• Production costs gradually reduce
• Production will increase, wages will increase
The importance of New System

9. • Initial implementation costs are high
• Implementation may take more time than
expected
• The Organization should be prepared to lose
some of their valuable men who cannot stand the
change
• The Top Management never lose sight of the fact
that the great objects of change of system
• The workmen has to do more work as compared
to past
Drawbacks of New System