Its About Time : A Bench Jewelers Guide to Increasing Productivity

Proper Time Management Is The Key To Shop Efficiency

Learn How To Increase Productivity In The Shop Without Sacrificing Quality!

"Productivity was up 18% company wide in the first month after implementing your ideas on productivity." Helzberg Diamonds

"We had a great Christmas season, if it wasn’t for your scheduling & organization information I don’t know how we would have gotten all the work done." Mike Peterson

"Very practical advice, it’s well thought out." John Caro

Learn to Increasing Productivity in the Jewelry Repair Shop This introductory section discusses the need for improved productivity in the jewelry shop and dispels some common misconceptions of productivity.

Learn why traditional time management and organizational principles do not work effectively for bench jewelers and offers more efficient alternatives.

Learn about the affect the physical environment has on productivity and ultimately profits.

Learn how your bench organization affects productivity and practical methods to arranging your tools.

Learn what you can do to help improve communication and avoid some of the common pitfalls.

Learn how to effectively use breaks and keep from misusing them.

Learn methods to handling them properly and keeping them to a minimum.

Learn how the tools you use can affect your productivity and the quality of your work. Learn how to decide if a tool is a waste of money or a valuable asset to your shop.

Learn how the importance of scheduling your work, and shows a method to use that will guarantee the job will be finished when the customer is expecting it.

Learn a quick and easy method to plan your day.

Learn how to ‘Work Smarter, not Harder’.

Plus Much more Including Many Tips!

Brad Simon is a JA Certified Master Bench Jeweler, and a JA Certified Management Professional. He has worked as a bench jeweler for 26 years, has won over a dozen jewelry design awards, and owns and operates Simon's Goldsmith Shop. Mr. Simon is founder and president of Bench Media, publisher of, E-BENCH the e-mail newsletter for bench jewelers, BENCH Magazine, and Bench Vision the multi-media magazine for Bench Jewelers. He and his wife Debbie are co-founders of the Bench Jewelers Conference & Expo. In addition, Mr. Simon conducts seminars and workshops through Simon Sez Seminars on shop management issues and bench techniques and has published two books on jewelry shop management.