Improving Productivity Standards: Quality Enhancement & Cost Reduction
How do organizations improve productivity? What is productivity to start with? This course presents best practices on how to boost productivity by focusing on quality and cost saving initiatives. Best practices and tools from organizations that implemented quality methodologies to improve their processes and achieve faster cycle times, lesser defects and simplified operations will be shared with participants. Candidates will also learn how to apply these practices in their organizations and understand how to manage change. They will master the skills to leverage the existing culture to their advantage by creating a solid platform and moving the organization into a new mindset. This course is critical for every organization aiming to save cost and become more efficient and productive.
By the end of this course delegates will learn about:
· Define productivity and various types of organizational waste
· Identify areas of poor productivity due to poor quality and suggest ways to increase effectiveness and efficiency
· Justify and apply quality improvement tools and techniques in order to improve productivity
· Apply several cost reduction strategies in order to meet changing global, statutory and market conditions
· Recognize and apply measuring initiatives and set targets in order to improve productivity
Quality Managers, Quality Assurance Engineers and Officials, Project Managers, Production Managers, Production Supervisors, Product Engineers, Inspectors, Line Leaders, Production Operators, Those with responsibility for implementing quality management systems, Those with an interest in quality management systems, those starting their career in quality management, Corporate Managers, Executive Managers, Senior Managers, Middle Managers, Junior Managers, Human Resource Managers, Board of Directors, Entrepreneurs, Managers, supervisors and all those who are responsible for, or indirectly involved in, a cost or profit center or a quality improvement function.
Productivity Defined
· Definitions
· Process based view
· Productivity limitations
· The 'Muda' factor
· Eight types of waste
· Cost of poor quality
Principles of Cost Reduction: The Quality Approach
· Quality defined
· Avoiding wastage and adding value to the customer
· Cost reduction strategies
· Cornerstones of quality
· Setting up a cost reduction program
· Cost savings project selection roadmap
· Barriers to cost reduction programs
· Resistance psychology in humans
· The role of suggestion schemes
Productivity Improvement Tools
· Productivity improvement project road map
· Tool selection
· Brainstorming
· Pareto
· How-how method
· Why-why method
· Ishikawa fish-bone diagram
· Six Sigma
· Lean principles
· Non value added analysis
· Re-engineering
· The 'Focus' method
Cost Reduction Opportunities
· Goals and questions around productivity
· Streamlining the organization
· The 'ESSA' method
· Savings in utilities, material and services costs
· Barriers to a cost cutting program
· One hundred and forty ideas to cut costs
Measuring Your Productivity Initiatives
· Key performance indicators
· Types of measures
· Setting targets for cost reduction
· Benchmarking
· Types of benchmarking
· The balanced scorecard
· The dashboard
| Code | From | To | City | Fee | |
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| QM14 | 24 Feb 2020 | 28 Feb 2020 | Bangkok | US$ 4500 | Book |
| QM14 | 12 Apr 2020 | 16 Apr 2020 | Alexandria | US$ 3900 | Book |
| QM14 | 14 Jun 2020 | 18 Jun 2020 | Dubai | US$ 4200 | Book |
| QM14 | 24 Aug 2020 | 28 Aug 2020 | Madrid | US$ 5500 | Book |
| QM14 | 11 Oct 2020 | 15 Oct 2020 | Sharm el Sheikh | US$ 4000 | Book |
| QM14 | 28 Dec 2020 | 01 Jan 2021 | Istanbul | US$ 4500 | Book |
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Certificate of Completion will be provided to the candidate(s) who successfully attend and complete the course. Training hours attendance percentage of 75% is required.
Standard course hours: 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Informal discussions: 4:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.
We use a blend of interactive and hands-on methods, active participation, a variety of instructional techniques, dynamic presentations, individual and group exercises, in depth discussion, DVD’s, role-plays, case studies, examples. All of the information, competencies, knowledge and skills acquired within our training programs, are 100% transferrable to the participants’ workplace.
Pre-Test and Post-Test Assessment are applied on 5-day and 10-day programs. Also, post course evaluation and candidate’s evaluation are applied to add another level of quality measurement. Candidates’ feedback is highly appreciated to elevate the training service quality.
A- Have staff trained in the latest training and development approaches
B- Support nationalization and talent management initiatives
C- Have properly trained and informed people who will be able to add value
D- Gain relevant technical knowledge, skills and competencies
A- Develop job related skills
B- Develop personal skills in subject matter
C- Have a record of your growth and learning results
D- Bring proof of your progress back to your organization
F- Become competent, effective and productive
G- Be more able to make sound decisions
H- Be more effective in day to day work by mastering job-related processes
I- Create and develop competency to perform job well
A- 10% discount after 05 candidates’ registration.
B- 15% discount after 10 candidates’ registration.
C- 20% discount after 20 candidates’ registration.
D- 25% discount after 25 candidates’ registration.
E- 30% discount after 30 candidates’ registration
F- Higher discount rates will be offered based on work volume with different clients.
A- One extra free seat is offered on 4 candidates on the same course and dates.
B- Two extra free seats are offered on 6 candidates on the same course and dates.
C- Three extra free seats are offered on 8 candidates on the same course and dates.
D- Four extra free seats are offered on 10 candidates on the same course and dates.
E- Five extra free seats are offered on 12 candidates on the same course and dates.
Nominations to our public courses are to be processed by the client’s Training and/or HR departments. A refund will be issued back to the client in the event of course cancellation or seat unavailability. A confirmation will be issued to the relevant department official(s).
If a confirmed registration is cancelled less than 5 working days prior to the course start date, a substitute participant may be nominated to attend the same course or a 20% cancellation charge is applied. In case of a no-show, a 100% fee will be charged.
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Payment is due upon receiving the course confirmation, invoice and/or proforma invoice. However; the fee due can be wire transferred to our bank account directly after course completion. Our bank details are illustrated on the confirmation, invoice and proforma invoice, as well. The above documents can be communicated electronically, i.e., in a soft copy or/and in hard copy based on customer’s request.
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