Employee Suggestion Scheme in the steel industry
British Steel Strip Products, Coated Products Group, is a multi-site organisation with headquarters in Shotton and an employee base of some 2000 in 1997. As part of the element of its quality improvement strategy and as an example of a `best practice` that could travel across its different units.
To achieve high levels of visibility and participation, extensive use was made of internal marketing materials, including audiovisuals, focused prints, and other promotional items. All employees were informed of how the programme worked, the personal benefits, and its impact on the company.
Although the scheme was US designed, a study in 1999 found that the nationality of teams had not influenced the number of ideas approved and that a similar number of ideas had been approved from teams of different nationalities.
British Steel Strip Products, Coated Products Group, is a multi-site organisation with headquarters in Shotton and an employee base of some 2000 in 1997. As part of the element of its quality improvement strategy and as an example of a `best practice` that could travel across its different units.
To achieve high levels of visibility and participation, extensive use was made of internal marketing materials, including audiovisuals, focused prints, and other promotional items. All employees were informed of how the programme worked, the personal benefits, and its impact on the company.
Although the scheme was US designed, a study in 1999 found that the nationality of teams had not influenced the number of ideas approved and that a similar number of ideas had been approved from teams of different nationalities.