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Reducing workforce turnover in Asian factories using a mixed-mode modelling approachstar / Eady, J. A. in Journal of the operational research society (JORS), Vol. 62 N° 4 (Avril 2011) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of the operational research society (JORS) > Vol. 62 N° 4 (Avril 2011) . - pp. 651–661 Titre : Reducing workforce turnover in Asian factories using a mixed-mode modelling approachstar Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Eady, J. A., Auteur ; Nicholls, M. G., Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 651–661 Note générale : Recherche opérationnelle Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Labour  turnover  Mixed-mode  modelling  Strategy Index. décimale : 001.424 Résumé : While many studies have been conducted into labour productivity in Western countries, similar analysis is just beginning in their Asian counterparts. In this paper, the problem of workforce turnover is examined in the context of three case study companies (two Chinese and one Singaporean), all being outsource suppliers of manufactured products with relatively similar cultural and environmental influences. The cost of turnover is examined through a simple costing model that includes the indirect effects of lower-output rate and increased scrap because of worker inexperience, as well as the well-recognised direct costs. In addition, the model used extends the costing analysis by recognising the multiplier impact on the value-added lost by this inexperience. Having established the significance of the cost of workforce turnover on the performance of the companies studied, company data were utilised to undertake an analysis of the causes of the turnover to be undertaken, bearing in mind the existing findings reported in Western case studies. While the core reasons for the workforce turnover in the factories studied are consistent with findings elsewhere in the world, the weightings of individual contributing factors vary. This understanding provides the foundations for the development of proactive programs to reduce the incidence of labour turnover in the Asian context, thereby leading to considerable cost savings and other competitive benefits. DEWEY : 001.424 ISSN : 0160-5682 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/journal/v62/n4/abs/jors201017a.html [article] Reducing workforce turnover in Asian factories using a mixed-mode modelling approachstar [texte imprimé] / Eady, J. A., Auteur ; Nicholls, M. G., Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 651–661. Recherche opérationnelle Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of the operational research society (JORS) > Vol. 62 N° 4 (Avril 2011) . - pp. 651–661 Mots-clés : Labour  turnover  Mixed-mode  modelling  Strategy Index. décimale : 001.424 Résumé : While many studies have been conducted into labour productivity in Western countries, similar analysis is just beginning in their Asian counterparts. In this paper, the problem of workforce turnover is examined in the context of three case study companies (two Chinese and one Singaporean), all being outsource suppliers of manufactured products with relatively similar cultural and environmental influences. The cost of turnover is examined through a simple costing model that includes the indirect effects of lower-output rate and increased scrap because of worker inexperience, as well as the well-recognised direct costs. In addition, the model used extends the costing analysis by recognising the multiplier impact on the value-added lost by this inexperience. Having established the significance of the cost of workforce turnover on the performance of the companies studied, company data were utilised to undertake an analysis of the causes of the turnover to be undertaken, bearing in mind the existing findings reported in Western case studies. While the core reasons for the workforce turnover in the factories studied are consistent with findings elsewhere in the world, the weightings of individual contributing factors vary. This understanding provides the foundations for the development of proactive programs to reduce the incidence of labour turnover in the Asian context, thereby leading to considerable cost savings and other competitive benefits. DEWEY : 001.424 ISSN : 0160-5682 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/journal/v62/n4/abs/jors201017a.html