Warehouse Productivity
 By Pat Kelley and Ron Hounsell, CIRM
Published by the Distribution Group
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Our book, Warehouse Productivity will give you everything you need to implement Simplified Gainsharing. The book sets a goal of doubling the productivity of a distribution center (a goal we’ve achieved several times in the past), by discussing three main categories of endeavor.
One – Simplified Gainsharing
This is a discussion of how boredom impacts a DC’s workforce, the evolution of Profit Sharing and Gainsharing (and the drawbacks of both), and why a "plug & play" program is necessary for DC Managers who have some aversion to HR incentive plans. We show the reasoning behind each of the elements of Simplified Gainsharing, and how to implement a program. We discuss the advantages of establishing a Corporate Sponsor, using Simplified Gainsharing to improve Quality, the use of Free Time, how to implement a plan in union facilities, and how to perform both Buyouts and Audacious Buyouts.
Two – Managerial Behaviors
This section discusses how Corporate should monitor the increase of productivity in their distribution centers, and also looks at the tendency of some facility managers to spend the increase of labor hours generated by Simplified Gainsharing. In addition, it discusses a salaried bonus plan based on the same principles used for hourly gainshares. It ends with a discussion of the attributes of best managers under the Simplified Gainsharing program, and how the plan can be used to achieve Audacious Goals.
Three – Fantasy Workforce
The ultimate goal of the Simplified Gainsharing program is to take an average workforce and 'collapse' it into one composed of only the best workers. With Simplified Gainsharing, this can readily be achieved over a period of years of participation. The technique we use is one we call Fantasy Workforce, or an advanced form of Mentoring. When combined with Buyouts and Brainstorming, the use of this component of Simplified Gainsharing can shed from a workforce the mediocre and average employees, turning the remaining group into top flight workers or ‘banshees’ as we call them. Banshees are employees who work at a screaming pace.
Appendices
Included at the rear of the book are documents that aid a Simplified Gainsharing installation. These include: Metrics & Baselines, a sample Simplified Gainsharing Plan doc, the Supervisors' Checklist, a Gainshare to Free Time poster, the Mentoring Plan doc, Brainstorming Techniques and the Characteristics of a Corporate Sponsor.
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