Increasing Productivity

The Challenge

To identify and eliminate waste in all forms.
To maximise the return on all resources.

The Problem

Productivity is a process in which you continually strive to make better use of all available resources; it is an ongoing process to ensure the effort is effective and efficient.

Productivity is generally recognised as being a measure of how well an organisation achieves appropriate output while minimising the resources it needs.

To manage productivity and improve it, you have to measure it.

Improving productivity is about being competitive, introducing change, sustaining performance, response, reliability, quality - all factors involved in managing resources.

Barriers to Productivity Improvement

Attitude to change
Lack of understanding
Cultural issues
Management skills
Workforce skills
Related investment
Insufficient time
Supervisor skills

The Solution

Textile Innovations Ltd will guide you through a productivity improvement programme, tailored to suit your specific situation, entailing a root and branch review of your processes and procedures, incliding

Reduce handling
Improve space utilisation
Check manning levels
Remove bottlenecks
Reduce waste and scrap
Improve changeover times
Embrace Lean principles
Establish capacities and set targets
Plan output levels
Optimise throughput
Improve supply logistics
Review work standards
Establish clear procedures
Minimise re-working
Minimise admin workloads
Establish Standard Minute Values for tasks
Improve workflow layouts
Balance operations
Monitor process downtime

If you have concerns over any aspect of your productivity improvement programme, or are simply seeking peace of mind, contact Textile Innovations Ltd today to arrange a health check.