Implementing Best Practices in Multi-shift Operations

Course Info

Date: Mar-10-2025

Length: 1 Week

City: London

Fees: 4,350

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Dec-23-2024

    London

  • Feb-03-2025

    London

  • Mar-10-2025

    London

  • May-05-2025

    London

  • Aug-04-2025

    London

  • Oct-20-2025

    London

  • Dec-15-2025

    London

Dates in Other Venues

  • Dec-23-2024

    Dubai

  • Dec-30-2024

    Barcelona

  • Dec-30-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Feb-03-2025

    Dubai

  • Mar-10-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Mar-10-2025

    Barcelona

  • Mar-10-2025

    Singapore

  • Mar-10-2025

    Istanbul

  • Mar-10-2025

    Paris

  • Mar-10-2025

    Dubai

  • Mar-10-2025

    Amsterdam

  • May-05-2025

    Dubai

  • June-09-2025

    Paris

  • June-09-2025

    Istanbul

  • June-09-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • June-09-2025

    Barcelona

  • June-09-2025

    Singapore

  • June-09-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Aug-04-2025

    Dubai

  • Sep-08-2025

    Istanbul

  • Sep-08-2025

    Paris

  • Sep-08-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Sep-08-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Sep-08-2025

    Barcelona

  • Sep-08-2025

    Singapore

  • Oct-20-2025

    Dubai

  • Dec-08-2025

    Istanbul

  • Dec-08-2025

    Barcelona

  • Dec-08-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Dec-08-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Dec-08-2025

    Paris

  • Dec-08-2025

    Singapore

  • Dec-15-2025

    Dubai

  • Jan-19-2026

    Istanbul

  • Jan-19-2026

    Kuala Lumpur

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

 

 

Understanding the issues associated with shift working
 
  • Shift Working Self-Assessment - How does your operation measure up?
  • Communication
  • Continuity of operation and Consistency of approach
  • Benchmarking against world-class operations
  • Shift-to-shift handover
  • Fatigue and its consequences and other People issues

 

Effective Communications, Effective Shift Handover & Continuity of Operation
 
  • Deliver effective management communication to all shifts
  • Improve shift leader-team communications
  • Develop effective interfaces across shifts
  • Best practices for effective shift handover and Start of shift meetings
  • Teamwork
  • Effective standard operating procedures
  • Training and developing Shift Teams

 

Developing Effective Shift Supervisors, Continuous Improvement/Kaizen in 24-Hour Operations

 

  • Evolution of the role of supervisor
  • Training and developing effective supervisors 
  • Benchmarking performance of supervisors
  • Understanding CI
  • Workplace organization, 5S and TPS
  • Management visibility/GEMBA

 

Dealing with Fatigue, Pros and Cons of Different Shift Systems

 

  • The body clock and circadian rhythms
  • Causes of fatigue & Fatigue Countermeasures
  • Ergonomics
  • History of shift working 
  • Alternative Shift Schedules
  • Analysis of delegates' shift schedules and issues 

 

 

Dealing with People Issues on Shift

 

  • Managing performance
  • Dealing with poor performance
  • Improving Motivation and Counseling
  • Discipline
  • Consistency of approach

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