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– Start-Ups after shutdown periods can be measured by amount of time it takes from machine repair to automatic machiner operation. The more start-ups an employee performs, the more the employee collaberates with specialists and improves.
– Maintenance can learn from this article by taking a note from the quote “By failing to capitalize on this natural phenomenon, managers will not encourage continued efforts once they become convinced that “further improvements are not possible.””. (Harvard Business Review, 2014) Many maintenance workers may find themselves doing routine tasks and jobs. After 6 years in Maintenance, I can personally agree that this is the case as far as a day-to-day basis goes. Maintenance departments can use this as a reminder to encourage and applaud all employees even though they may seem expected to perform this way. Any work environment needs praise from co-workers and upper management. A work environment that operates this way will see satisfied employees and a want to improve learning. They can track their performance by measuring down times among machine repairs and servicing. Down times should decrease as time increases.
– Construction businesses can analyze the learning curve for the Wright-Patterson Airforce base in Ohio, where number of man hours to produce declined as the number of units produced increased. (Reguero, 1957) Construction rews will perform at a maximum level if they ensure to include newer employees with adept employees. This allows newer employees to receive experience they need while also receiving teaching. Beginner employees should not work alone on time crunch projects, as they are not experienced enough to perform fast and excellent simultaneously, according to learning curves. They can measure their performance by tracking constrcution times by different crews with various experience to see if performance increase collectively as more projects are done.
Citation:
Profit from the learning curve. Harvard Business Review. (2014, August 1). Retrieved September 14, 2021, from https://hbr.org/1964/01/profit-from-the-learning-curve.
Miguel A. Reguero, “An Economic Study of the Military Airframe Industry,” Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Department of the Air Force, October 1957, pp. 231–235.
