Why Attend

How do organizations improve productivity? What is productivity to start with? This course presents
best practices on how to boost productivity by focusing on quality and cost saving initiatives. In this
course we will share best practices and tools from organizations that implemented quality
methodologies to improve their processes and achieve faster cycle times, lesser defects and
simplified operations. Participants will also learn how to apply these practices in their organizations
and understand how to manage change. They will master the skills to leverage the existing culture to
their advantage by creating a solid platform and moving the organization into a new mindset. This
course is critical for every organization aiming to save cost and become more efficient and
productive.

Event Date: 27/11/2025 – 29/11/2025

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Overview
Course Outline

Course Outline
 Productivity defined
 Definitions
 Productivity limitations
 Process based view
 The ‘Muda’ factor
 Eight types of waste
 Cost of poor quality

 Principles of cost reduction: the quality approach
 Quality defined
 Cornerstones of quality
 Barriers to cost reduction programs
 Setting up a cost reduction program
 Resistance psychology in humans
 Techniques to involve employees in your quality improvement tasks
 The role of suggestion schemes

 Productivity improvement tools
 Productivity improvement project road map
 Tool selection
 Brainstorming
 Pareto
 How-how method
 Why-why method
 Ishikawa fish-bone diagram
 Six Sigma
 Lean principles
 Non value added analysis
 Re-engineering
 The ‘Focus’ method

 Cost reduction opportunities
 Streamlining the organization and the ESSA method
 SMART practices for increasing productivity
 Cost savings opportunities
 Barriers to a cost cutting program
 Getting commitment to a cost cutting program
 One hundred and forty ideas to cut costs

 Measuring your productivity initiatives
 Key performance indicators
 Types of measures
 Setting targets for cost reduction
 Benchmarking
 Types of benchmarking
 The balanced scorecard
 The dashboard