Guadalajara, Jalisco. After the closure of more than 20% of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the state is ready to raise the productivity of companies and entrepreneurs through massive training in continuous improvement.
Santiago Mayagoitia, president of the Productivity Commission of the Council of Industrial Chambers of Jalisco (CCIJ), told The Economist that through the Productive Jalisco program, in conjunction with the coordination of the state economic cabinet, plans to train 100,000 people in the entity this 2022.
“It consists of being able to train in continuous improvement all Jalisco residents who seek to increase productivity in everything they do, regardless of the line of business where they are or its size,” Mayagoitia commented.
He explained that in the face of the effects that the pandemic brought with it, the most important thing now is not to focus only on selling more, but on how to take care of the profits of an organization being a university student, a professional, an entrepreneur or a businessman.
“Continuous improvement removes that virtual ceiling that organizations have that prevents them from being able to grow; It allows them to increase customer satisfaction, reduce delivery times, increase quality, improve the environment and, above all, promote the development of their people”, highlighted the president of the CCIJ Productivity Commission.
The expert, who has implemented his continuous improvement model even in large transnational companies in different states of the country, will apply it in conjunction with the state government with the aim of making it totally free and with the interest of supporting companies to continue growing. and enhance the economic development of the state.
He indicated that in addition to training, businessmen and entrepreneurs will be given an internationally recognized certification.
The model to increase productivity through continuous improvement has already been applied in the industrial sector of Jalisco through the CCIJ, where 8,900 people were trained, and has also been implemented in companies in Sinaloa, Zacatecas and Tabasco.
“The goal is to raise Mexico’s productivity rates; yes it can, but a lot depends on the good practices of people and companies”, she pointed out.