Gainsharing, a human resources strategy, aims to enhance employee motivation and innovation, thereby boosting overall corporate efficiency and results. This is achieved by rewarding employees for their contributions to increased productivity and performance, benefiting both staff and management through enhanced output. However, this practice is underutilized in the agricultural sector. A report by Plant Tracker […]
Industrial symbiosis refers to the relationships in a network of businesses, public institutions, and associations in which resources, including materials, energy, infrastructure, by-products, and waste, are exchanged and leveraged to maximize their benefits and create more value. It is used as a strategy to facilitate the circular economy and often embodied in the form of […]
This P-Talk explores the intricate relationship between business excellence models and productivity enhancement, emphasizing the imperative for refined assessment frameworks in organizational environments. With expert insights from Prof. Mohammad S. Owlia, the discussion underscores the evolution of business excellence models from the Deming Prize to the contemporary EFQM and MBNQA frameworks. Prof. Owlia shares the […]
Green supply chain management (GSCM) practices integrate environmental considerations into product design, material sourcing, manufacturing, product delivery to consumers, and end-of-life management. In this P-Talk, Director Niranja Jayakodi, National Productivity Secretariat of Sri Lanka, leads a discussion with Prof. Saman Yapa, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, on how GSCM minimizes environmental impacts while ensuring efficiency and […]
Asian countries produce more than three-quarters of the world’s vegetables. They and other producers worldwide need to dramatically increase vegetable yields to meet the nutritional needs of a growing population exceeding nine billion by 2050 (FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific). Many Asian countries face difficulties in increasing vegetable production, improving quality, and […]
