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PERCEPTION ABOUT SPACE
UTILISATION ww CASE STUDY
KRISHNAMURTHY, PLANT MANAGER OF FRAME
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, IS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AD
HOC COMMITTEE FOR SPACE UTILISATION. THE COMMITTEE IS
MADE UP OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTAL HEADS OF THE COMPANY.
THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE COMPANY HAS GIVEN MURTHY
THE RESPONSIBILTY FOR SEEING WHETHER THE VARIOUS OFFICE,
OPERATIONS AND WAREHOUSE FACILITIES OF THE COMPANY ARE
BEING OPTIMALLY UTILISED. THE COMPANY IS BESET BY RISING
COSTS AND THE NEED FOR MORE [Link], BEFORE
OKAYING AN EXPENSIVE ADDITION TO THE PLANT,THE GENERAL
MANAGER WANTS TO BE SURE THAT THE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
SPACE IS BEING UTILISED PROPERLY. MURTHY OPENED UP THE FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING BY
REITERATING THE CHARGE OF THE COMMITTEE. THEN MURTHY ASKED.
| THE MEMBERS IF THEY HAD ANY INITIAL OBSERVATIONS TO MAKE.
THE FIRST TO SPEAK WAS THE OFFICE MANAGER. HE STATED “WELL |
KNOW WE ARE USING EVERY POSSIBLE INCH OF ROOM THAT WE
HAVE AVAILABLE TO [Link] WHEN | WALK OUT INTO THE PLANT | SEE
A LOT OF OPEN SPACES. WE HAVE PEOPLE PILED ON TOP OF ONE
ANOTHER, BUT OUT IN THE PLANT THERE SEEMS TO BE PLENTY OF
ROOM.” THE PRODUCTION MANAGER QUICKLY REPLIED, “WE DO NOT
HAVE A LOT OF SPACE. YOU OFFICE PEOPLE HAVE THE LUXURY
FACILITIES. MY SUPERVISORS DON’T EVEN HAVE ROOM FOR A DESK
AND A FILE CABINET. | HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD THE PLANT MANAGER
WE NEED MORE SPACE. AFTER ALL, OUR OPERATION DETERMINES
WHETHER THIS PLANT SUCCEEDS OR FAILS, NOT LIKE YOU PEOPLE IN
THE FRONT OFFICE PUSHING PAPER AROUND’ MURTHY INTERRUPTED
AT THIS POINT AND SAID, “OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE DIFFERENT
INTERPRETATIONS OF THE SPACE UTILISATION AROUND HERE. BEFORE
FURTHER DISCUSSION I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST IF WE HAVE SOME
OBJECTIVE FACTS TO WORK WITH. | AM GOING TO ASK THE
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER TO PROVIDE US WITH SOME STATISTICS ON
PLANT AND OFFICE LAYOTS BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING. TODAY'S
MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
