Increasing Productivity and Profit in the Workplace: A Guide to Office Planning and Design [Hardcover]

M. Glynn Shumake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 3, 1992 | ISBN-10: 0471558931 | ISBN-13: 978-0471558934 | Edition: 1

Offers invaluable and accessible guidance for designing workspaces in order to increase productivity and efficiency and reduce operating costs. After reviewing an existing situation, the author presents a variety of approaches that include instruction and direction to enact changes. Identifies specific deterrents in the workplace, providing new techniques and other methods to solve them. Details the Shumake Beta Module, created by the author, which supports maximum productivity by an individual worker at any company's level. All the material in the text has been successfully tested.

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Offers invaluable and accessible guidance for designing workspaces in order to increase productivity and efficiency and reduce operating costs. After reviewing an existing situation, the author presents a variety of approaches that include instruction and direction to enact changes. Identifies specific deterrents in the workplace, providing new techniques and other methods to solve them. Details the Shumake Beta Module, created by the author, which supports maximum productivity by an individual worker at any company's level. All the material in the text has been successfully tested.

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Every day, thousands of business owners and managers seek solutions to white collar productivity improvement problems. Unfortunately, devising a new approach to this age-old problem is a difficult and often overwhelming task. Packed with practical, proven solutions, this important work explains how to dramatically reduce operational costs by improving productivity. Regardless of the size of your organization or whether you’re planning on redesigning the entire workplace or just a portion of it, this book gives you the nuts-and-bolts information you’ll need to increase productivity through a more efficiently designed work environment. Increasing Productivity and Profit in the Workplace contains a wealth of tested techniques and methods that were culled from the author’s years of experience as an architect specializing in interior architecture. First, the book examines the various deterrents that commonly impede the flow of work in the workplace and describes how you can reduce or remove them entirely. The author presents his new workstation system concept which is specially designed to support maximum productivity by an individual worker at any level. You’ll find in-depth treatment of such vital issues as sight and sound barriers, leak prevention, lighting, and conditioned air. There is also valuable coverage of furniture and equipment, aesthetics versus function, design criteria that considers the human element, cost breakdowns, and purchasing products and materials. Illustrations, charts, and tables help bring different design concepts to life. Everything business owners and managers need to know about planning and designing the most productive workplace can be found in this helpful, invaluable guide.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (September 3, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471558931
• ISBN-13: 978-0471558934
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,822,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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