Productivity Planner

When designing your business office layout you want to make sure you give the right image to your clients.

Finding an interior designer that can understand your business needs and has experience in this sector is of huge advantage and can actually save you money in the future.

There are many things you need to consider when creating your office space including thinking about future growth, is this layout going to suit our office and can it incorporate our future business needs. If you have to add furniture and other additions to the office in the future the current layout can restrict or not allow for changes to the office environment.

Other things that need to be taken into account are how staff and visitors can work within this office layout, can they work efficiently, has the office been laid out to take the reception desk, conference rooms, kitchens and fire exits into consideration. A good interior designer will take all these factors into account.

Noise. Yes noise can cause interruptions in the workplace, think about how sound travels around the office between departments, if you have a sales team what effect is that going to have on the other members of staff.

Finally, the price versus quality. Although you’ll have a budget to work towards, taking the cheapest option may not be taking into consideration the best use of the office space and future proofing the office layout and by spending a little more at the outset can save on operating costs too.

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The key to world class performance is found in a simple but effective program called 5S. 5S is all about creating a more effective workplace that is well organized, free of clutter, and organized so that you can easily find things. It is also incredibly clean.

This program is known as the 5S program, it is called this because the basic elements begin with the letter “S”. These elements are:

1. Sort

2. Set In Order
3. Shine
4. Standardize
5. Sustain

The 5S methodology is simple but effective. It works in companies of sizes. It also provides the foundation of many other continuous improvement programs.

People practice the five pillars in their everyday lives. When we keep things like our toiletries, wash cloths and towels in convenient and familiar place, we are practicing the first two pillars - Sort and Set In Order. If our home environment become cluttered and disorganized we tend to function a lot less efficiently.

It is unfortunate that few companies are as standardized with 5S routines as is the daily life of a well organized person. In the workplace it is just as important as in the daily life of a person that effective routines for orderliness be maintained to ensure the smooth and effective flow of operational activities. Sort and Set In Order are the foundation for improving throughput, decreasing inventory and reducing operating costs.

Keep in mind that:

• A neat and clean workplace has higher Quality

• A neat and clean workplace has higher productivity and less Cost
• A neat and clean workplace meets Delivery requirements better
• A neat and clean workplace is a Safer place to work
• A neat and clean workplace has higher Moral

SORT

The purpose of Sort is to remove all items from the workplace that are not needed for curren [Read more →]

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If we define the word ‘inspection’, the exact meaning of it is “a formal or official examination”. Inspection includes measurements, estimates and examination to decide whether uniqueness of a particular object or any activity is up to its pre-decided standards or not.

Inspection is a must at each and every stage and level of society to make sure that laws and regulations are enforced as reasonably and proficiently as possible to ensure safety and security of each and everyone. Hence carrying inspection is not all destructive. One should have inspections at different stages of purchase such as pre-purchase and post-purchase of products.

There are many types of Goods inspections but lets talk about most popular ones

1. Pre-shipment Inspections (PSI)

This type of inspection is done for goods once they are packed for export and before they leave the factory.

2. During Production Inspection (DUPRO)

DUPRO is carried out to check processes, specifications, packaging, pack and labels on the production floor within the manufacturing process

3. Initial Production Check (IPC)

This type of inspection is carried out during the stage of production start up to check for defects or problems in the process, the components, the materials, packaging and overall product quality.

4. Container Loading Checks (CLC)

As the name itself tells the story, inspector checks quality, quantity, product and packaging specifications prior to loading into container. It also includes monitoring of loading process, making sure good are properly loaded in the container.

The inspectors are well-trained guys who are entrusted with the job of assessing and generating reports. As this type of inspections enforces everyone to abide by the rules and regulations, hence inspection in time reduces a lot of unnecessary expenses. In [Read more →]

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