Productivity Improvements: Managing Up in the Welding and Fabrication Industry - Part II: Preparing a Business Case

摘要

In the previous issue of the Canadian Welding Association Journal (Fall 2007), Part I of this article focused upon developing a welding productivity-improvement proposal that "fit" with the priorities of senior management. I suggested that, when welding professionals are examining potential opportunities, they should give careful consideration to the current business priorities of the firm and apply a decision matrix to determine ideas with the strongest likelihood of success. Essentially, this methodology is a simple tool for finding the low-hanging fruit from the myriad of potential productivity-improvement opportunities within the welding and fabricating industry.