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About Office Efficiency
About Office
Efficiency, Ergonomics and Economics
- Learn about office efficiency
to save valuable time and resources
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Eliminating clutter,
managing paperwork and files respectfully, and ensuring
your staff is given the proper tools and appropriately placed
equipment for smooth functioning of the business, saves
time, money, and improves the look and feel of a business
or a home office.
There
is an actual economic cost paid for office disorganization.
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Despite this businessman's stalwart
appearance, disorganized clutter, inefficient storage
capacity, stacks and a mess of papers scattered from floor
to ceiling are evident in his 1892 Ashland, Ohio company
office.
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Are you
having to go through your work to get to your work? That's
a question posed in the article
"How Efficient Is Your
Work Space?" from their Entrepreneur.com
July 1, 2002 issue.
Conservative estimates which
this Entrepreneur article quote of the price paid by organizations
due to disorganization follow:
Here's the economics for you
to consider: The salary of a secretary earning $30,000 per
year translates into approximately $.25 per minute. If the
secretary spends a conservative 30 minutes per day searching
through work to find the work, the annual cost to a company
is $1500.00 per year. An executive earning $90,000
per year is worth $.75 per minute, and a half hour of disorganization
per day translates into $4,500.00 of lost productivity per
year. Now multiply these dollars by the number of employees
affected.
Needless frustration, wasted
physical energy, anger, accidental strains, and confusion
all exact additional tolls on your employees and on your
business. Disorganization reduces office efficiency, is
also not visually appealing, can depress employees, and
also reflects poorly on the business when customers or others
tour your office.
Efficiency makes good business
sense!
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Working at a desk with appropriate ergonomic specifications,
keeping your desk and office area clear of unnecessary items,
making certain that frequently utilized or referenced items
remain within easy reach so straining and musculoskeletal
disorders are eliminated benefits employees and the business.
Ergonomic products, including
ergonomically designed
work stations,
lcd monitor arms,
telephone mounts,
keyboard trays,
glare filters,
filing systems,
arm rests,
adjustable copy holders, and
their placement for your particular usage are among the
offerings that can help your employees work more safely
and efficiently.
See our special section
Ergonomic Resources on
the Web for more information.
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Ergonomics was unheard of in
this circa 1900s postcard of the crowded General Sales Office
for Swift & Co. in Chicago, IL.
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