http://www.workforceinstitute.org The Workforce Institute Helps Empower Organizations to Address Human Capital Management Issues Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:50:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Workforce Institute Helps Empower Organizations to Address Human Capital Management Issues The Workforce Institute no The Workforce Institute Helps Empower Organizations to Address Human Capital Management Issues http://www.workforceinstitute.org/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.workforceinstitute.org/category/labor-productivity/ http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/undercover-with-the-boss/ http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/undercover-with-the-boss/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:55:52 +0000 Joyce Maroney http://www.workforceinstitute.org/?p=1633 http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/undercover-with-the-boss/feed/ 1 http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/the-productivity-drain/ http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/the-productivity-drain/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:19:43 +0000 Joyce Maroney http://www.workforceinstitute.org/?p=1207 http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/the-productivity-drain/feed/ 2 http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/gaming-the-clock/ http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/gaming-the-clock/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:13:24 +0000 Joyce Maroney http://www.workforceinstitute.org/?p=1044 http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/gaming-the-clock/feed/ 2 http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/discussion-with-david-caruso-reducing-costs-and-boosting-productivity-in-a-challenging-economy/ http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/discussion-with-david-caruso-reducing-costs-and-boosting-productivity-in-a-challenging-economy/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 15:09:51 +0000 Joyce Maroney http://www.workforceinstitute.org/?p=938 http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/discussion-with-david-caruso-reducing-costs-and-boosting-productivity-in-a-challenging-economy/feed/ 1 david caruso,gregg gordon,joyce maroney,labor analytics,labor cost,workforce institute,workforce productivity I recently had the opportunity to talk about the importance of labor cost management in manufacturing with David Caruso, the founder and Principal of David Caruso & Associates, Inc.  David's consulting firm specializes in manufacturing, supply chain, I recently had the opportunity to talk about the importance of labor cost management in manufacturing with David Caruso (http://www.davidcarusoassociates.com/about.html), the founder and Principal of David Caruso & Associates, Inc.  David's consulting firm specializes in manufacturing, supply chain, and technology strategy.  We talked about how manufacturing organizations are increasingly focusing on labor cost management in the current challenging economy. In our conversation, David provides a number of examples of how manufacturers have used labor analytics tools to analyze and improve both worker productivity and product quality.  In one firm he assisted, they found that quality eroded over the course of the day due to worker fatigue.  They inserted more breaks into their process and achieved significant improvements in productivity and quality.   Click here (http://www.workforceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/davidcaruso0327.mp3) to listen to a podcast of our conversation and hear more tips from David Caruso. You can find additional information on this topic in this new Kronos whitepaper (http://www.workforceinstitute.org/tool-kit/six-tips-to-help-reduce-costs-and-boost-productivity-in-a-challenging-economy) as well as in this article from IndustryWeek (http://www.industryweek.com/articles/effectively_manage_your_global_workforce_18972.aspx) by my colleague Gregg Gordon on effective ways to manage a global workforce. The Workforce Institute no