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Reduced Working Hours and Extended Operation Hours: A Profitable Change to a 6+6-Hour Shift Model in Essilor Oy

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Author

  • Birgitta Olsson

Summary, in English

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.

Publishing year

1999

Language

English

Pages

63-72

Publication/Series

Journal of Human Resource Costing & Accounting

Volume

4

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Keywords

  • working-time
  • shorter working hours
  • Essilor Oy
  • reduced working time
  • working time reduction

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1401-338X