| Author | Javed, Haider |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IE-81-08 |
| Subject(s) | Incentives in industry
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering. School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study is concerned with the quality approach to a wage incentive problem of a sanitary ware manufacturing company. For the purpose of simplifying the wage incentive model in setting loss-level targets for
convenient practical applications, the products are classified into ten groups based on the past observations of their loss behavior. The factors
such as firing cycle time, temperature profile while loading and temperature distribution of the kiln are assumed to have constant effect
toward losses. Following this major assumption, the slip properties are statistically analyzed to set the appropriate targets for loss-levels.
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) is used for this
purpose. A mixed wage incentive plan, comprising of an individual plan for cast shop workers whose performances can be measured directly and a group wage incentive plan for the remaining production line workers whose performance cannot be measured directly, is proposed to the management.
Both these plans are based on the profit sharing derived from the total savings due to reduction in the loss-levels, and are proved to be superior
to the existing plan in setting targets for loss-levels that are greatly affected by quality variations of local raw materials. Comparison of the proposed plan with the existing plan along with merits and demerit of
adopting the plan are also discussed. Moreover, the recommendation made to
overcome the demerit of the proposed plan concludes the study. |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tabucanon, Mario T.
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| Examination Committee(s) | Tang, John C.S. ; Prapon Vongvichien |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Norway |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology,1981 |