Session 7: Business Work Improvement Course (Productivity) developed by DOLE-Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWIC).

1. SESSION 7: PRODUCTIVITY
Business and Work Improvement Course

4. PRODUCTIVITY CONCEPT
NWPC: Productivity = Efficiency + Effectiveness
ILO:
Output
Input
Capacity of a
company to achieve
the desired output at
a least cost
Capacity of a
company to produce
quality output

5. INPUTS OF PRODUCTION
LABOR
MATERIALS
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT MACHINES
ANY RESOURCE THAT INVOLVED IN
THE PRODUCTION OF A
PRODUCT/SERVICE

6. PRODUCTIVITY CONCEPT

7. PRODUCTIVITY MINIMIZES:
Unproductive time
without production
Wasted Worker’s
Time
Reworks
Wasted raw
materials
Idle Machines Idle Assets

8. PRODUCTIVITY BENEFITS
Cheaper quality products and services
More profits for incentives and benefits
of workers
Competitive workers and enterprise
Better working conditions
Contribute more to the community

9. WAYS TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE
 Keep a clean, orderly work space
 Avoid personal downtime
 Minimize machine breakdowns
 Automate / eliminate bottlenecks
 Train people
 Motivate people
 Sense of ownership
 Choose quality materials
 Reduce material handling losses
 Keep your workplace well-stocked

11. It is a systematized
approach to organize
work areas.

15. 1.The facilitator will distribute the exercise
sheet to each participant.
2.Do NOT flip ahead the exercise sheet – wait
for the signal to begin.
3.In 30 seconds, you will strike out the
numbers 1 to 49 in correct sequence.
4.Honesty is highly encouraged to be able to
get a significant realization.

16. 4. The facilitator could be the time keeper or could
designate another individual who is not
participating in the game as official time keeper.
5. Start the activity once the timer begins. You have
30 seconds to do the activity.
Note: Expect some grumbling and frustration here.

18. PREVENT ACCIDENT HELP IDENTIFY &
ELIMINATE WASTE
PREVENT ERRORS ELIMINATE MAINTENANCE
BREAKDOWNS

19. Japanese SEIRI SEITON SEISO SEIKETSU SHITSUKE
English SORT SYSTEMATIZE SWEEP STANDARDIZE
SELF-
DISCIPLINE
Filipino
“Pagsalan-
sanin”
“Pagsunod-
sunurin”
“Paglilinis”
“Pagpapana-
tili”
“Pagdisiplina
sa Sarili”
How?
Take out
unnecessary
items and
dispose
Arrange
necessary
items in good
order
Clean your
workplace
completely
Maintain high
standard of
housekeeping
Do things
without
being told /
ordered

20. SORT
“Pagsalan-
sanin”
SYSTEMATIZE
“Pagsunod-
sunurin”
SWEEP
“Paglilinis”
STANDARDIZE
“Pagpapanatili ”
SELF-
DISCIPLINE
“Pagdisiplina
sa Sarili”

22. •Segregate unnecessary
items from usable
•Classify and store usable
tools and materials
•Dispose unnecessary
items

23. BEFORE
AFTER

25. “Have a place for everything and
everything in its place.”

26. Think which things should be put
where
Consider how often the things are
used
Decide a proper place where things
should be located

27. Keep a list of things with their
locations
Label each drawer
Keep similar equipment and materials
together
Use signs or color-coding

31. Clean your
workplace

32.  Do not wait until things get dirty
 Put aside 5-minutes everyday to
clean your workplace.
 You and your co-workers are
responsible for the area around
you.
 Regularly clean the tools and
machines.

33. MAINTAIN HIGH
STANDARD OF
HOUSEKEEPING

34. Document good practices.
Create a maintenance system. Set Standards.
Conduct regular audits.

36. DO THINGS
SPONTANEOUSLY
WITHOUT BEING
TOLD OR ORDERED

37. “Do things spontaneously without being
told or ordered”
Mental and physical discipline are required
to maintain the other 4S
Achieved through the use of practice
(Practice makes perfect!)
Inculcate discipline among workers

38.  Keep workplace always clean and
tidy
 Observe proper decorum
 Wear proper uniform
 Follow safety rules
 Put things back in their proper
place after use
 Work according to standards

40. Code of conduct for a business
Doing the right thing for your
business stakeholders

41. Compliance with the law
Fair treatment to employees
Satisfy customer expectation
Keep investors informed

42. 1. The participants will be divided into 4-5 groups.
2. Choose a representative from your group to pick a
dilemma that you will answer.
3. In 10 minutes, the group will discuss the problem
that they picked. Each group should come up with a
united answer/decision to the given ethical issue.
4. After the said time, each group will be given
maximum of three minutes to demonstrate their
response through role playing.