Reduced Working Hours and Extended Operation Hours: A Profitable Change to a 6+6-Hour Shift Model in Essilor Oy
(1999) In Journal of Human Resource Costing & Accounting 4(2). p.63-72- Abstract
- In this article, the author discusses the implications of a 6+6-hour model for the production economy of the Finnish Company Essilor Oy. The theory of returns to scale has been used to analyse the results of the change from one 8-hour shift to the 6+6-hour-shift system. It is shown that the company Essilor attained a better production economy and increased profit by introducing a 6+6-hour-shift system in one of their departments. The operation time increased by 72%. The wages per month were unreduced and seven new persons were recruited.
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- author
- Olsson, Birgitta LU
- publishing date
- 1999
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- working-time, shorter working hours, Essilor Oy, reduced working time, working time reduction
- in
- Journal of Human Resource Costing & Accounting
- volume
- 4
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 63 - 72
- publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- ISSN
- 1401-338X
- DOI
- 10.1108/eb029058
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 23eda233-2aae-46f3-9981-16df691bb419 (old id 2344643)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-01 16:00:18
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