Knowledge: the DNA of productivity

Abstract

Work study officers have been the accepted practitioners of productivity improvement. Their efforts have been directed at labor cost reduction and methods improvement. With labor costs about 6 percent of product cost, there are more fruitful areas for productivity improvement. This paper, noting the criticisms directed at industrial engineering specialists, draws attention to a range of opportunities suggested by other authorities for us to renew our scope of work. We require to have and develop the knowledge to determine what to do and how to do it.

Citation

Wrennall, W. (1999), "Knowledge: the DNA of productivity", Work Study, Vol. 48 No. 2, pp. 53-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/00438029910253699