Module 8: Human Resource Management P2

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Output (goods produced, services rendered) vs. input (time, money, resource)
Productivity
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Productivity can be measured using indicators like:
  • Meals per worked hour
  • Meals per paid hour
  • Transactions per worked hour
  • Transactions per paid hour
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term used to describe values that relate to the quality of human experiences in the workplace
Quality of Life (QWL)
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a management philosophy combining principles of quality assurance, participative management and QWL
Total Quality Management
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TQM tool that provides an opportunity for a company to set attainable goals based on what other companies are achieving
Benchmarking
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aim is to increase productivity & employee satisfaction
Work Design
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(through automation, delegation)
Improve content of the job
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(through equipment design, human engineering)
Provide safe and healthy work environment
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Design a staff of fit people, an _______ work environment and effective and
efficient work methods
Optimum
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A philosophy that there is always a better way to do things. Work smarter not harder
Work Simplification
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Work Simplification can increase foodservice worker productivity by _ to _%
20 to 50%
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reduction in motion and time needed to do a job.
Motion Economy
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random observation of activities and delays of people and machines at work
Work sampling
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indicate movement of people and materials during a given process
Pathway or flow diagram
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movement of workers are photographed and recorded on film with the time of each movement noted
Micromotion studies
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graphically represent steps or events in doing a job using symbols
Operations and process charting
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Circle symbols means
operation or main steps in the process
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Arrow symbols mean
transportation or movement
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D symbol means
Delay
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Upside down triangle means
storage or hold
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Rectangle symbol means
inspection for quality or quantity
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letter, line or color symbols
Therbligs
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photographic technique designed to show motion patterns of hands performing rapid, repetitive operation
Chronocyclegraph
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analyze flow diagrams and focus on improvement in technical systems like transportation, data capturing, work stations, etc.
Sociotechnical systems (STS)
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uses statistics to establish control limits for a process
Statistical process control (SPC)
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inventory management system that links suppliers and customers to minimize total inventory-related costs
Just-in-time (JIT)
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series of 5 international standards that describe the elements of an effective quality system
ISO 9000
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Application of principles, philosophies & scientific research to the design of machines & equipment, work areas, work methods, & the working environment
for human beings.
Human Engineering
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What are the two aspects of human engineering?
1. Environment
2. Physical Limitations of the Human Body
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What is the optimum temperature working conditions?
65 to 73 F, or 18.3 to 22.7 C
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causes eye fatigue; decreases ability to see
Glare
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makes human skin appear pale & makes most food look unappetizing
Cold form of fluorescent lighting
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enhances the red color; people look healthier; food more appetizing
Warm fluorescent lamp (incandescent)
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All controls on any equipment, regardless whether they are associated with
a display or not, should produce the ____ effect from the _____ type of
movement
Same, Same
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Can create conditions that can reduce fatigue, improve morale, increase productivity and reduce accidents
Color
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Use of ____ color can cause accidents & low employee morale
Single
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________ leads to distractions, errors and accidents, thus reducing work
performance
Loud Noise
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can stimulate or create certain moods in people
Music
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The Physical Limitations of the Human is Affected by (2)
1. Body Structure and Movement
2. Fatigue
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