In response to the Santa Clara Valley Water District
(SCVWD) chief-executive officer's vision for a
"cleaner, greener, and leaner" organization, the water
utility operations division of SCVWD formed the Operations
Council on Excellence (OCE). The OCE is an
expanded management team that brings together supervisors
and managers to better understand the district's
business climate and challenges, to control operating
costs and, thus, water rate increases. Since it's inception
in 2004, the OCE has developed and implemented cost
savings and process efficiencies, sought ways to
improve workforce deployment and flexibility, and
developed team identity and staff recognition
programs. The success of this group has resulted in the
implementation of more than $700,000 in annual cost
savings. Includes tables, figure.
| Edition : | Vol. 98 - No. 9 |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 140 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 5 |
| Published : | 09/01/2006 |
