The 24-hour Business : Maximizing Productivity Through Round-the-clock Operations

"Richard M. Coleman, an international authority on shift work schedules, leads you step-by-step through setting up a 24-hour program that will work for you. You'll learn how to meet the needs of your business; address health, safety, and alertness issues; gain employee commitment; and create the right schedule for your facility." "The 24-Hour Business is packed with practical information for everyone involved with round-the-clock operations: business owners, managers, union leaders, shift workers and their families, and even the shareholders who invest in these businesses."--Jacket

"There are 8,760 hours in a year. How many companies use all those hours as effectively as they could?

This succinct new guide shows how to squeeze productivity from every hour of the day — without squeezing employees dry. Author Richard Coleman, a much sought after authority on "shiftwork" schedules, explains that round-the-clock business hours are no longer just for manufacturing, but can raise productivity and lower costs in a wide range of industries: retail, hospitality, transportation, insurance, banking, and many others.

With many examples from around the globe, Coleman shows readers how to launch or improve a 24-hour operation. He addresses such issues as:
• making maximum use of time, equipment, and people
• avoiding serious and costly problems of morale, health, and safety
• designing a schedule that meets the particular needs of a business"

This book explains that round-the-clock business hours are no longer just for manufacturing, but can raise productivity and lower costs in a wide range of industries, including retail, hospitality, transportation, insurance, banking, and many others. The author uses examples from around the world and shows the reader how to begin or improve on the 24-hour operation.

There are 8,760 hours in a year. How many companies use all those hours as effectively as they could? This book shows how to squeeze productivity from every hour of the day - without squeezing employees dry. It addresses issues as: making maximum use of time, equipment, and people; avoiding serious and costly problems of health, and safety. The benefits of 24-hour operations are not restricted to periods of high product demand or never-put-out-the-fire industries (steel mills, refineries, power plants). This guide shows how to run a round-the-clock business without driving your employees round the bend.