Ergonomics and Work design Application for Efficient and Productive Workplace

Stages of Team Development Team or Group Development is referred as the process of  assembling different members with different skills to build an effective team . In order to be effective, it's an important that team members can work together and collectively to gain for maximum contributions to the team's desired outcome. Team development requires nurturing, intention, and inclusive leadership. It requires  a level of self-awareness  as a leader and from each team member to form a effective and productive team There are skills or secret ingredients to make up effective and powerful team. Such as; Problem solving, Strong clear communication, Interpersonal skills, Time management, Listening, Ability to set goals, giving and receiving feedbacks, Project management, organizational skills, Growth mindset and Time alignment. Bruce Tuckman was developed 5 stages of team development in 1960s.This will be helpful to prove useful, if not comprehensive. Stages of Team Developm...

  What is Scientific Management Theory? S cientific management theory was developed by Frederick Taylor in 1911 during the industrial revolution to encourage the industrial organizations switch to mass production. Scientific Management Theory is scientific approached to find the most optimize way to perform work process in workplace. This is also known as  Taylor's Scientific Management Theory ( FourWeekMBA , 2023) . There are four principles of Scientific Management Theory such as;                                                    Figure 1-Principles of Scientific Management ( Anjali, 2019) 1. Science Not Rule of Thumb The concept of the rule of thumb was based on the trial-and-error method and to perform any task efficiently;  there should be an in-depth analysis of that job and standard way of carryi...

  The Autonomous Work Group (AWG) An autonomous team is one of the managements or leaderships itself able to work with minimum supervision and interference  It encourage to get own decisions.  This Autonomous Work team is still accountable and capable for meeting organizational goals and completing assigned projects, but they govern their own daily work, create meaningful tasks, supervise each other, delegate responsibilities and define their own schedules. Advantages of Autonomous Team 1. Motivated, engaged employees Employees who are working with autonomy show greater involvement in and ownership of their work. This encourages their motivation and engagement with their everyday tasks and organization. Engaged employees are more willing to repay their employer’s trust with their best work and best ideas. Employee engagement is directly linked to productivity, performance, employee retention, and revenue growth. Therefore, it is a top priority for an organization....

Job Design Theories  Figure 1- Job Design Theories “The job needs to be designed so that the tasks have a clear purpose and relate to the company mission.”( DeCenzo et al .,2016) There are three theories of good job design for human motivation and  to have a sense of accomplishment in their day today work   job relevance,  job enlargement,  job enrichment.  Job Rotation Job Relevance Job relevance is  referred as the fittingness  between the specific job role and the person skill and the capability on that job role. This is mainly focus on specialization and standardization of man as a machine. If the job is relevance to the person, that person feel that their skills, knowledge can meet the job description and understand how to meet their customers or subordinates needs. Scientific management has been yielded productivity and profitability but at a cost. Although specialization can increase quality. Job Enlargement   Job enlargement is r...

 SMART Work Design ‘Work design is the creation of systems of work and a working environment that enhance organizational effectiveness and productivity, ensure the organization becomes a “great place in which to work” and are conducive to the health, safety and wellbeing of employees" ( Armstrong  2014, p. 136) Job Characteristic Theory Herzberg described that “suggests expanding the content of a job with opportunities for personal growth, advancement, responsibility, interesting work, recognition and achievement to create more opportunities for job satisfaction and motivation.” (DeCenzo, et.al., 2016) Organizational psychologists J. Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham built on Herzberg’s theories and developed a job design model based on the following five job characteristics. Such as,  Task variety, Task Identity, Autonomy, Job significance and feedback The  " SMART Work Design Model" has been developed by Professor Sharon Parker. This can be used by employees and em...

  1. Reduce Risk of Workplace Injury - One of the biggest considerations of work place is health and safety. Healthy work environment which is designed to suit the user will be minimized discomfort and promote good health. The design of healthy work environment by aligning to ergonomic reduces harmful repetitive motions, poor posture and muscle strain while working in the office. Lumbar support, spinal cushioning and anti-fatigue designs are some of   examples that how ergonomics applied to promote comfort and healthy positioning in the working environment and reduce the risk of injury. 2. Increase Productivity – Increasing Productivity is a significant benefits of ergonomic because ergonomic promotes good posture, reduction of repetitive motion and strain on muscle, desk workers are much more comfortable and extend beyond physical health . Therefore, the users are more efficient. Comfortable heights and reaches, and less exertion mean that employees can work more efficie...

  Human Factor It is a scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interaction among human and other elements of system and the professions with physically, biologically, and psychologically in relation to particular environments, products or services which applies to the design, operation or use of products or system for optimizing human performance, health, safety and habitability. Human factors are set of structured methods and principles for identification, quantification and evaluation of the user’s needs and tasks for the development of systems, products, services, and environments. It is devoted to the effects of user or operators interface design, job aiding, and personnel training in the operation, maintenance, and installation of working equipment. Consideration of Human factors can help identify operations susceptible to human error and improve working conditions and environments to reduce fatigue and inattention. Biological- People are different from...