American authors have termed it as -wo rl.- siinplificahon ' the object of which is to ehminate waste of materiaL equipment, time, energy and space in the performance of of floe work
OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES OF O & M (WORKSIMPLIFICATiON) The man object of v ork- implication is to find ways to do the erp office work NN ith efficiency and at reduced cost for this Nve have to find the simplest way of doing Fork because simplest v ay is most effective amd economical way. Better Y.7N s of doing NN ark are those which eliminate waste: through tmproN ement of SN stems and procedures and better utilisation of equipments and machines
Tbe main advantages of work simplification ate:
1. Elimination of waste. The prime object of O & M is to eliminate waste. For doing this work, procedures are codified and made cleat and the flow of work is improved. O & M involves elimination of unessential records srmpliflcatiorl of procedures and forms.
2. hnpr-oves work output. Red tapism is avoided, methods of work are streamlined which increased the existing work output. Of course increased output Devils not at the cost of accuracy; and one of the objects might be to Improve Oll accuracy.
3. Mechanise routine work if mechamsation can help in doing the work more quickly, more accurately, and at reduced cost it pays to mecharise the repetitive and routine tasks.
4. Decoys, errors and unsatisfactory results are eliminated. Wllen there is a prescribed method of doing work together pith even defined responsibilities. the work is performed satisfactorily amd exped piously
5. Promotes participation of enriployees. If employees are associated with the work of developing procedures and systems, thev understand the reasons for doing so and co-operate in their impiemenation. Nothing is more
frustrating to Ike employees then to be asked to take par in an ac-.:i. -- = which they know a little or nothing. Most erp office employees dish-- -_ cnticised and not being informed of developments or changes n h .h a-_ them.
6. Improvements are constantdy made. By the establishment of O &: M department in the organization sn-sieniS and procedures analysis becomes part of a continuous phase of erp office management through which new and better ways of doing things are found.out. - ,
7. Redaction in cost. Through elimination of waste, Improvement in work output and mechanization, there is am mcrease in overall efficiency which leads to reduction in cost of erp office work. - 8. Facilitates training of employees. Under O & M or work simplification standardization of of fice systems amd procedures is done through scientific analysis of processes. Star dardisation make the task of training employees easy. The productivity and etficiensy of trained employees is naturally better i
9. Better management control. Improved and simplified methods of work and clerical services enable management to exercise closer and more effective control over different aspects of business activities. It also results in improved communication betvveen all levels of management.
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