Author: Lic. Viviana P. Liptzis
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5S: more than order and cleanliness, a cultural change
“5S? Ah, I know that one. At the company, we call it the SOL Program (safety, order, and cleanliness). We already use it. Now we're looking for something else.” And yes, that's the risk of 5S: thinking it's just a little program to learn how to sweep better, or to prevent the enormous volumes of unfiled papers from getting lost…
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What comes first: the chicken or the egg? Work environment and performance/retention
As is widely known, the cost of replacing an employee is estimated at 2.5 times their salary at the time of departure. These costs are typically associated with: decreased performance in that job, lower morale among peers and teammates in soft skills; and recruitment and other expenses.
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How to Improve Performance or the Parable of Felix the Flying Frog
Once upon a time, there was a man named José who had a pet frog named Félix. José lived a modest but comfortable life, supported by his salary as an employee of a major supermarket chain. Even so, he had always dreamed of being rich… “Félix!” he said one day, filled with a sudden inspiration, “let’s…”
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TPM in Administrative Areas
For companies to achieve the overall goal of continuously reducing costs while simultaneously improving the quality of their products and services, effective administrative support is essential. Unlike production, administrative departments (purchasing, administration, engineering, HR, etc.) do not directly add value. What is required is…
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We are oversubscribed!
In our Newsletter No. 4 of February 2006, and in relation to a statistic indicating that 851% of the surveyed industries reported being at their production capacity limits, we dared to speak of “Industries that are NOT working at their limits.” The central idea of the article was to offer a different response to…