Sour Notes Still Spoil a Sweet Idea - Working at Home

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Working-at-home, sometimes labeled telecommuting or flexi-place, is a concept that has not made much of an impact but refuses to die. Advocates of electronic cottage-work point out that it would improve the recruitment of women with families and cut costs because of reduced office space, lower fringe benefits and higher productivity. The problems cited are lack of opportunity for feedback and promotion, inadequate supervisory instruction, and insurance and legal questions. Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Company trained four people for work-at-home but ended the program because of difficulties with communications equipment. Manufacturers Hanover has also developed a program that is a compromise between at-home and at-the-office work.

Telecommuting, Home based businesses, Personnel, Trends, Outlook, Home-Based Businesses, Limitations, Work at Home

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Moving Forward Sometimes Means Standing Still

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Officials at Northrop Corporation's Hawthorne, California plant set up service centers for photocopying and word processing when they found their employees were spending an excessive amount of time travelling to duplicating machines. Northrop plant covers one million square feet. Before any of the 22 centers were opened in 1983, engineering and management services first analyzed the requirements of each section of the plant to decide which of fifteen services that center would provide. Every center has a full time operator. Each center can also distribute work to other centers. Large printing jobs are still done by a central reproduction center.

Management, Copying, Word Processing Equipment, Efficiency, Service Centers, Companies, Northrop Corporation

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Economic Use of Space, Equipment and Energy Still Considerations

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Office furniture manufacturers are designing equipment to match the growing automation of offices. The poor economy has prompted company purchasing agents to buy furniture more carefully and to consider practical needs. Ergonomic considerations include the productivity, health and personal requirements of the users. Users should evaluate their needs carefully to get the most for their money.

Ergonomics, Industrial productivity, Office automation, Computer Furniture, Cost, Occupational Health, Productivity

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