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Have you ever heard the expression: "If you're not measuring it, you're not managing it?" In this discussion, you will determine how you would measure the results of an intervention. Select an intervention with which you have some experience. For example, have you experienced organizational restructuring or downsizing? Does the company you work for have a total quality management program? Have you participated in a training program that was designed to "fix" an organizational problem? Once you selected an intervention, review the chapter that addresses that intervention.

1. Describe the intervention you have selected.  

2. Put yourself in the role of the leader/sponsor of this intervention. How would you measure the effectiveness/results of this intervention? Speak in specific, measurable terms.

3. What actions would you take if the intervention were not getting anticipated results?

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1. Describe the intervention you have selected.  

Answer :

Selected Task : Time study & Motion Study of the Manufacturing unit.

2. Put yourself in the role of the leader/sponsor of this intervention. How would you measure the effectiveness/results of this intervention? Speak in specific, measurable terms.

Answer :

Role : Analyst Time & Motion Study at XYZ Manufacturing Company Ltd.

This task is related with the finding standard time & motion study of all the machines as well as materials,

Process

1) To understand the requirement of the shop floor

2) To find out the exact capacity

3) To check how much capacity is actually used.

4) To collect the data of all the machines.

Data will consisted of

5) To study the flow of material

6) To study the type of layout

7) Recording of timings , motions , operations in sequence.

8) After collecting all above data analysis can be performed to finding the facts & results

3. What actions would you take if the intervention were not getting anticipated results?

Answer :

Suppose after finding the all the facts , data , collection , recording etc.If results are not encouraging then refer the following steps

1) Check all the process that has been followed

2) Take a look on the all collected data that whether all process have been considered or not

3) If still problem is there change the style & approach of the study

4) At last restudy , restudy for getting the right results with improvement at every time.

Sr.No Machine Name Date of Purchase Capacity What type of operations performed Maintenance Required Operating Cost Working Time Idle Time Overall Run in a 24 hours Type of Labor Required

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