BUTCHERS SCHEDULING MODEL EXAMINATION BY TIME STUDY OBSERVATIONS

Abstract

The study examines the workforce management and the scheduling model in the meat department of the grocery retail company to evaluate an opportunity to increase efficiency. The work structure of the butchers has been observed and according to the time study guideline based on work structures, twelve-time studies conducted in different stores to evaluate the current working methodologies. New scheduling approach created according to sales correlation, seniority of the employee and empirical data obtained from the time studies. Before and after analysis have been conducted based on the scheduling approaches. Thus, new approach leveraged the company sales by 7 % increase.