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Field
Primary Outcomes (Explanation)
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After
Experiment 2 (training experiment):
1. Awareness of technical skills training among coworkers: We will construct an index of awareness using the following questions from the endline survey:
10. Can you please tell me which skills were covered in the skill training session?
Instructions: Enumerator does not read skills aloud. Enumerator waits for respondent to list skills learned during the training.
a. Skill 1: Bending body less (Other acceptable names for this skill: curve the body; motion improvement) Listed by participant Not listed
b. Skill 2: Stopping machine less (Other acceptable names for this skill: not pausing machine; machine stoppage reduce) Listed by participant Not listed
c. Skill 3: Keeping panels nearby (Other acceptable names for this skill: keep panels on the lap) Listed by participant Not listed
d. Skill 4: 5S (Other acceptable names for this skill: housekeeping; clean and tidy) Listed by participant Not listed
e. The participant provided a skill that was not covered in training: (open)
27. For each of the following statements, can you please tell me whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor disagree with the statement?
a. When linking, workers should minimize the number of machine stops to improve their production.
b. When linking, workers should bend their body to improve their production.
c. When linking, workers should keep panels nearby to where they are working.
Response options: Agree, disagree, neither agree nor disagree.
28. Can you please tell me each of the 5S practices? If you can tell me them in order, please do.
FOR ENUMERATOR ONLY: CORRECT ORDER: Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain.
Instructions: Select the appropriate response option.
a. Respondent lists all 5 practices, in correct order.
b. Respondent lists all 5 practices, not in correct order.
c. Respondent lists between 1-4 practices (order does not matter).
d. Respondent lists no practices.
2. Adoption of technical skills among coworkers: We will construct an index of adoption using the following measures from the in-factory skill assessment (measured pre-, immediately post, and delayed post) and the voucher redemption:
• Body Bending
• Machine Stop
• Location of Panels
• 5S (Wastebasket available; Wastebasket being used to keep excess yarns and/or empty cones; NO excess yarn, empty cones, or other material on floor)
• Wastebasket redeemed (Source: Voucher redemption form)
We will construct index variables using Anderson (2008)’s methodology.
3. Productivity of coworkers: Our approach will ultimately depend on the productivity measurement format of the participating factories. Tentatively, we plan to use an efficiency measure calculated based on the number of operations completed in a day relative to the total number of operations that could be completed in the duration of hours worked in that day given the operations’ standard allowable minute (SAM). SAM is defined as the number of minutes that should be required for a single, particular operation of a particular style being worked on.
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