In turn, this makes the team as a whole more efficient and productive (Martocchio, 2013). Since this program would create multi-skilled employees, the concern over unforeseen absenteeism would be decreased. The third advantage for employers is greater flexibility in staffing demands. Again since the technicians at Mitron would be trained in multiple. Currently, the process for building a computer, takes about 10 to 18 different steps completed by different technicians (Martocchio, 2013). Utilizing a person-focused system, the technicians will be properly compensated if they are cross-trained to learn the additional steps of the process. A person-focused pay system, with adequate training will help increase quality and the quantity of work because being aware of the entire process which will help the team identify production shortcuts (Martocchio, 2013). This will allow flexibility in scheduling and production if multi-skilled employees are able to take the lead on many of the
In turn, this makes the team as a whole more efficient and productive (Martocchio, 2013). Since this program would create multi-skilled employees, the concern over unforeseen absenteeism would be decreased. The third advantage for employers is greater flexibility in staffing demands. Again since the technicians at Mitron would be trained in multiple. Currently, the process for building a computer, takes about 10 to 18 different steps completed by different technicians (Martocchio, 2013). Utilizing a person-focused system, the technicians will be properly compensated if they are cross-trained to learn the additional steps of the process. A person-focused pay system, with adequate training will help increase quality and the quantity of work because being aware of the entire process which will help the team identify production shortcuts (Martocchio, 2013). This will allow flexibility in scheduling and production if multi-skilled employees are able to take the lead on many of the