Improvement In Manpower Productivity By Using Training Within Industry- Job Methods (JM) (A Case Study Of Parason Group, India)

Abstract

Apart from multidimensional challenges and tough competition, due to lockdown, COVID-19 has also produced immense pressure on manufacturing industries to work with limited human resources to adhere the guidelines social distancing. During this tough time, companies are also facing the challenge to manage their fixed costs and semi variable costs, one of the significant costs is labor cost after material cost in manufacturing units. To raise human resource productivity is thrust area that is having a vast scope of improvement and resulting producing more with same labor hours or producing same with less labor hours. The present study, a case of Parason aims to work on TWI-JM to make the employees more productive and work process easier compared to the previous one. The case study focused on practical applications of Job Methods (JM) and for this purpose, a Job Breakdown sheet (JBS) was prepared to record the time of activities done on the shop floor before and after implementing “TWI-JM” technique. A questionnaire with 10 small questions was also prepared. The results achieved by the usage of Job Methods technique found self-explanatory, the team achieved a significant productivity improvement of 27% per shift in machining section by reducing number of activities from 91 to 61 to complete one job on one lathe machine which resulted in short production cycle.