business management unit 3 Flashcards
waste minimisation
reducing the amount of resources that are misused or discarded by the business during operation
lean management
Business wide approach that I am to eliminate waste and insufficient sees in operations
how can we reduce waste?
reduce reuse recycle
Elaine management principal #1 7 Sources of Waste
Timwood
Transportation, inventory motion, wait times overproduction over processing defects
Lee management principal #2 Pull
made to order production response to customer demand = minimise overproduction of stops working, capital being tied up
Lane management principal, #3=OnePieceFlow
A single product moving through all stages of production, one of the time
Lee management principal #4 = zero defects
preventing defects from occurring in the production process
employee motivation
emplyee motivation refers to the factors that drive an employee to strive to achieve in a workplace
maslows motivation theory =meeting needs
Needs are ranked with the most basic needs situated at the bottom progressing to higher level needs (social, esteem and self-actualisation) at the top.
physiological needs
Basic requirements for human survival (food, water and shelter) - fulfilled in the workplace through minimum pay and working conditions
safety and security
physically safe at work and sense of job security are
belonging and social needs
having a strong work place - feeling like they belong to the organisation
self esteem needs
Involves employees gaining recognition of performance from others and feeling sense of pride in
their own work as a result = feeling important, valuable and respected
official culture
the desire a business wishes to establish (visible through documents, ( mission\slogans)
