C-Desk Technology | Old Vicarage | Rolleston | NG23 5SE | Tel: (+44) 01636 816466 | alec@visualrota.co.uk
Management
What is management? The origin of management is to train, horses in particular
where manage comes from the Latin Manus meaning hand. Yet today
management has very different connotations.
If you manage something, then you exert control over it. To manage a system or
operation is to control it. So when we talk about managing holidays, absence etc.
we mean that you control it.
Frustrating Lack of Consistency
If you do not have clear rules and procedures then it can be very frustrating for
everyone. Take holidays for example. If everyone knows what the rules are, then
they can abide by them.
Reduction in the Number of Tea Ladies
A tea break is a great for keeping you healthy and productive. Keeping yourself
hydrated is another way of keeping yourself alert and reducing sickness.
So reducing the number of “tea ladies” is a false economy. You want to make it as
easy as possible for people to have a cup of tea. Hence having a person come
along with a cup of tea regularly throughout your shift means that everyone
spends the minimum amount of time away from their post while being more
productive.
37.5 hour week
with 12-hour
shifts
Length of shift is
independent of the working
week.
Contingency
Planning
How do you set up an
alternative base of operations?
The Old Vicarage
Rolleston, Newark, UK
NG23 5SE
C-Desk Technology
Consultants: Dr. Angela Moore Ph.D. Maths & Statistics
Alec Jezewski B.Sc. Mech. Eng. & ran his own 24/365 operation for 15 years
Resistance to Change
False Economy
Contingency Planning
12-hour Shifts
Clear Rules & Procedures