Gillette Metal Fabrication Case Study

                                                      Gillette Metal Fabrication Case study

                                                                                                                                                      Manogna Kadiyala

Main Problem: The company faced major losses due to strategic,  structural, incentive system of the company and the communication gap among the staff and the management of the Gillette Metal Fabrication .

Issues:

• Work force is not working to full capacity .They were cheating the work hours and are often clocked by their friends.By being unproductive they are creating operational losses.
• The piece rate calculation system is not fair. In this method the worker earned minimum wage of $26 though he did production less than $26.
• No interaction between the management and the workers because the management is not aware about what is happening in the floor space.
• Goldbricking is done by the workers to avoid the work.Gravy and stinker jobs so the workers are not learning anything new.There are no bonus for any new invention.
• No proper training for the new employees and no proper challenges to the experienced staff.
• Weak management who has no idea how to cut operational losses and make employees productive

Solutions:

• Change the compensation system hourly compensation should be implemented when the employee is productive.
• Floor shop management should be stricter for the employees who cheat the work hours.
• Interaction between management and staff should be increased so that this interaction helps them to achieve the organizational goals.
• New employees should be put under mentorship program so that he would learn the work culture and be productive.
• Innovation should be encouraged by compensation and acknowledgement this makes the employees to come with new ideas to improve the operation.