Operations Management Human Resources and Job Design Chapter 10


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Table of Contents


Author: John Swearingen

Operations Management Human Resources and Job Design Chapter 10

Outline

Outline - continued

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives - continued

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines

Objective of Human Resource Strategy

People and Work System Goals

Constraints on Human Resource Strategy

People and Work System Aspects

Labor Planning/Stability Policies

Work Schedules

Job Classifications and Work Rules

Job Design

Components of Job Design

Job Specialization

Job Specialization Often Reduces Cost

Job Expansion

Job Expansion/Enrichment

Job Expansion/Enrichment

Job Rotation

Employee Empowerment

Psychological Components of Job Design

Hawthorne Studies

Hawthorne Studies: Workplace Lighting

Hawthorne Studies: Piecework Pay

Self-Directed Teams

Job Design Continuum

Core Job Characteristics

Limitations to Job Enlargement/Job Enrichment

Motivation

Motivation and Money

Monetary Incentives

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Herzberg’s Motivation/Hygiene Factors

Job Characteristics

Ergonomics and Work Methods

Ergonomics

Recommended Levels of Illumination

Decibel levels for Various Sounds

Methods Analysis

Methods Analysis Used to Study

Process Chart

Flow Diagram

Flow Diagram of Axle-Stand Production Line

Activity Chart for Two-Person Oil Change Crew

Operations Chart

Activity Chart

Operations Chart (Left Hand/Right Hand

The Visual Workplace

What is Work Measurement?

Uses of Labor Standards

Sources of Labor Standards

Labor Standards - Historical Experience

A Final Thought