organization have not deployed lean technology
Lean methodology is a way that we can use in optimizing the resources, people and efforts in the organization in order to create value for the customers. It also allows firms to gain a competitive advantage in the market. Lean methodology is based on distinct segments; respect for people and continuous improvement. With the recent advancement in technology, volunteering organization need to apply lean technology to reduce waste and improve human resource efficiency. In retrospect, companies will manage to eliminate waste and improve quality of services. However, many organization have not deployed lean technology since they have not discovered its value.
Volunteering organization today must devise a strategy whereby they use limited resources to achieve more things. Because volunteering depends on limited amount of resource in order to achieve bigger objectives within a strict timeframe, the lean program can help achieve the goal both in the short and long run. In order to ensure that long-term survival of volunteering organization, an organization must continually deploy a lean approach to reduce waste. Dealing effectively with lean programs in volunteering organization requires skilled human resources who are highly motivated to bring change to volunteering organization
As noted earlier, Lean has been used for a considerable period of time as a tool designed to promote business competitiveness by empowering workers and eliminating all forms of waste. To date, many organizations have deployed Lean approaches to realize the high performance of business growth not only at present but also in the future. Lean helps in human resource management in the following ways.
Quality management of the workforce: Lean technology ensures that people are able to know the specific tasks that they need to handle to reduce wastage of human efforts who work in a volunteering program. It is estimated that the application of lean technology reduces redundancy and maximizes human energy by over 50%.
The flow of work: Because people understand the specific duty that they must do workflow within the organization is smooth. In many organization that do not use lean programmes, workers do not know what they are supposed to do thereby distorting the workflow. In this way, it leads to the poor performance of the organization.
Training of staff: Lean aims at producing and maintaining a productive workforce at all times. Therefore, the workers should train to increase their competency level while at the same time work to realize the objectives of the organization. It also aids in the expansion of workforce skills in the organization. With broader knowledge, staff would be able to handle tasks efficiently and effectively, thereby saving on time. Also, trained staff will make customers happy and therefore, increase the competitive edge of the organization.
Therefore it is evident that Lean programs aim at reducing wastage while at the same time lower cost of product and service delivery. Lean, when appropriately done, enable the volunteering organization to be more flexible in the market and adapt well to the changes in the economy. Also, an organization that adopts lean programs benefit from streamlined processes, the flow of work and management of workers. Lean technology helps the workers because it empowers them to bring their best to the organization. For instance, it aids in the expansion of workforce skills in the organization. With broader knowledge, staff would be able to handle tasks efficiently and effectively, thereby saving on time.