Productivity Improvement through Employee Based Technique for Ethiopian Garment Industries
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2011-11
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Productivity means different things to different people as they tend to focus on the dimensions
and factors which are relevant to them. We have considered productivity either as a very narrow
or as a philosophical concept, and consequently have not exploited its full potential. Besides
resource utilization (efficiency) and output (effectiveness), productivity has been considered as
working smarter rather than harder, an attitude of mind, a process of change, improving the
quality of life and creating wealth, a journey without an end, and a stride towards perfection.
The employee productivity trend of Ethiopian garment factories was assessed through
questionnaire. While the detail analysis of employee based productivity improvement techniques
was performed at the case study, Akaki garment Share Company.
The required information needed to investigate the current status of Akaki garment Share
Company with respect to the employee based productivity improvement techniques was
collected using different techniques. The first one was questionnaires and two types of
questionnaires were prepared; one for the management body and the other for the workers. The
second technique was document review. The last five years annual reports and different monthly
reports were revised and the necessary data was collected. The other technique was shop floor
survey. The last technique was structured and unstructured interview for both the management
and the workers.
From the literature twenty six employee based productivity improvement techniques were
identified. From which, sixteen techniques were selected to be implemented for Akaki garment
share company based on the result of the analysis of collected data. The sixteen techniques were
categorized in to four groups based on their similarity in application. Using the selected
techniques, employee productivity improvement model was developed and the implementation
procedure was proposed. For the developed model, implementation frame work was proposed for
all four categories.Productivity means different things to different people as they tend to focus on the dimensions
and factors which are relevant to them. We have considered productivity either as a very narrow
or as a philosophical concept, and consequently have not exploited its full potential. Besides
resource utilization (efficiency) and output (effectiveness), productivity has been considered as
working smarter rather than harder, an attitude of mind, a process of change, improving the
quality of life and creating wealth, a journey without an end, and a stride towards perfection.
The employee productivity trend of Ethiopian garment factories was assessed through
questionnaire. While the detail analysis of employee based productivity improvement techniques
was performed at the case study, Akaki garment Share Company.
The required information needed to investigate the current status of Akaki garment Share
Company with respect to the employee based productivity improvement techniques was
collected using different techniques. The first one was questionnaires and two types of
questionnaires were prepared; one for the management body and the other for the workers. The
second technique was document review. The last five years annual reports and different monthly
reports were revised and the necessary data was collected. The other technique was shop floor
survey. The last technique was structured and unstructured interview for both the management
and the workers.
From the literature twenty six employee based productivity improvement techniques were
identified. From which, sixteen techniques were selected to be implemented for Akaki garment
share company based on the result of the analysis of collected data. The sixteen techniques were
categorized in to four groups based on their similarity in application. Using the selected
techniques, employee productivity improvement model was developed and the implementation
procedure was proposed. For the developed model, implementation frame work was proposed for
all four categories.Productivity means different things to different people as they tend to focus on the dimensions
and factors which are relevant to them. We have considered productivity either as a very narrow
or as a philosophical concept, and consequently have not exploited its full potential. Besides
resource utilization (efficiency) and output (effectiveness), productivity has been considered as
working smarter rather than harder, an attitude of mind, a process of change, improving the
quality of life and creating wealth, a journey without an end, and a stride towards perfection.
The employee productivity trend of Ethiopian garment factories was assessed through
questionnaire. While the detail analysis of employee based productivity improvement techniques
was performed at the case study, Akaki garment Share Company.
The required information needed to investigate the current status of Akaki garment Share
Company with respect to the employee based productivity improvement techniques was
collected using different techniques. The first one was questionnaires and two types of
questionnaires were prepared; one for the management body and the other for the workers. The
second technique was document review. The last five years annual reports and different monthly
reports were revised and the necessary data was collected. The other technique was shop floor
survey. The last technique was structured and unstructured interview for both the management
and the workers.
From the literature twenty six employee based productivity improvement techniques were
identified. From which, sixteen techniques were selected to be implemented for Akaki garment
share company based on the result of the analysis of collected data. The sixteen techniques were
categorized in to four groups based on their similarity in application. Using the selected
techniques, employee productivity improvement model was developed and the implementation
procedure was proposed. For the developed model, implementation frame work was proposed for
all four categories.Finally, the thesis includes the suggestive conclusion and the possible recommendations
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Ethiopian Garment Industries, Employee Based Technique, Productivity