Every organization gives top priority to its
performance and productivity and whatever comes in its way to improve performance is sorted out applying appropriate techniques and technology. In
today’s world of globalization, business organizations are determined to attain
the competitive advantage and be one step ahead of their competitors employing
the latest technology and strategies. This report talks about the issue of
discomfort and inconvenience faced by an organization’s employees that affected
its workforce adversely due to prolonged use of conventional computer mouse. When an organization faces such issues, it directly affects its
performance, productivity, work efficiency that ultimately results in reduced profitability. In order to resolve such issues, organizations must
take in time measures to mitigate the effects of such situations so that they
do not have to compromise on their market position among the competitors and business
profitability.
The affected case study organization sought the help of a Canadian
company Deanmark Ltd that came up with a revolutionary product, the AirMouse. The
best advantage of using this device is that user’s just have to wear it as a
glove and use it for making cursor movements and other browsing, selecting, etc
activities on the computer screen. Employing latest research and using the most
advanced technology this AirMouse was designed and produced by Oren Tessler
& Mark Bajramovic. This mouse was designed with an objective to provide
relief from arm pain and hand ache faced by most of the technical professionals
who spend hours on the PC. This simple electronic device makes use of optical
laser and can be operated for a week without recharging. This product being
clinically tested works by aligning itself with the user’s ligaments of wrist
and hand thus providing needed relief from pain and discomfort. This simple
device increases user speed, efficiency and accuracy as the user can operate it
placing his hand in a neutral position and transmitting much of your victor
force which is not possible using a traditional mouse (coxworth 2014).
Cost Benefit to the Organization and Integration and
Implementation of AirMouse
Delta Matrix being a big organization in terms of
number of employees working for the company (2000 employees) can greatly
benefit from implementing this innovative AirMouse technology. As the company
faced employee performance related to prolonged usage of traditional mouse, I
think implementation of this innovative technology can really enhance
performance, productivity and profitability for the business. Considering the
durability and usability of AirMouse, as stated by the makers of this device to
be around 5 years, cost factor should not be a concern for the company as better
results in the long run are guaranteed. Being economical and easy to use, this
AirMouse is sure to meet any user requirements in regards to better
convenience, comfort and enhanced usage.
As this device is wireless in nature, it will not
require any specialized requirements for its integration or implementation
throughout the organization. No special training for the staff is needed for
operating this device. Being less complex than a traditional mouse, this
AirMouse is quite easy and user friendly to use and can be work on hand in
seconds.
As per the negotiation between the manufacturing
company and Delta Matrix, the company agrees to sell this device in 2200 pieces
with a cost of $ 50 per piece. However, Delta Matrix has successfully managed
to buy this device at a discounted price of $ 42 per piece. This amounts to a
total cost of $ 92400 AUD. Delta Matrix, after a careful analysis and
observation on employee performance using this innovative AirMouse and
realizing positive outcomes through its implementation, finally decided to make
a deal with the manufacturing firm of AirMouse. This study was conducted on 100
employees who used mouse extensively in their work. Encouraging results were
found with the use of AirMouse. The company hopes to improve its performance
and enhance work efficiency post implementation of this innovative device. Being
eco friendly and user friendly, this device is bound to provide great relief to
the employees of Delta Matrix that usually faces issues such as work breaks,
employee absenteeism, health complaints, lack of performance due to discomfort
resulting for fatigue, stress and pain in arms and hands etc. These issues will
be addressed in complete once this innovative mouse is integrated and
implemented within the organization.
