Improved Labour Utilisation

Overview

Data-driven decisions improve labour utilisation

Approach

• Visual Planning boards for tasks with accountabilities and follow-up adherence tracking weekly
• Process-driven labour utilisation to ensure tasks required can be completed with the available capacity
• Effective Operations Meeting deployed using Concern, Cause, Countermeasure philosophy
• A formal process for planning to aid all staff managers
• Continuous improvement culture developed & thriving by using data to drive decisions

Results 

• Improved Planning of farm activities
• Short & longer-term activity planning visually displayed and discussed
• Greater labour utilisation
  Key farm metrics monitored daily / weekly / monthly
• Issues proactively raised and dealt with by all farm staff
• Pride in farm made visual and all standards understood