New Technologies, Flexible Automation, Work Organisation and Employment in Manufacturing
Author | : John Humphrey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Employment (Economic theory) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : John Humphrey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Employment (Economic theory) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Paul S. Adler |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Employees |
ISBN | : 0195071719 |
This book brings together a set of essays exploring the implications of new technologies in the workplace. The common premise of the contributions is that the effective implementation of automation in manufacturing and engineering operations will typically require a workforce with a higher skill profile. Examining the experience of countries in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the U.S., the book analyzes four themes: the new competencies required for effective implementation of new technologies; how firms can develop these new competencies; the implications of these changes for industrial relations; and how firms can weave together business strategy, technology strategy, and personnel strategy, to build competitive advantage. with greater rather than lesser skills. This argument contradicts the conventional assumption that automation will not only reduce the number of workers required to produce a given product but also require less skilled workers to do so.
Author | : Paul Boreham |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2007-12-11 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 113449193X |
A contemporary study of communications technologies and their impacts, this book provides an analysis of the forces impacting on the organization of work, and evaluates the strategies developed to utilize them in beneficial ways.
Author | : Harry Scarbrough |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2013-08-21 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1135961786 |
In this important MBA text the authors adopt a highly integrated approach. Using the three conceptual lenses of power, meaning and design they explore fully the many different ways in which technology and organizations interact. They highlight the major debates within these competing perspectives and argue that the flow of knowledge and ideas within and between organizations is crucial in shaping technologies and organizations alike.
Author | : T. Martin |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 187 |
Release | : 2014-05-17 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1483155382 |
Design of Work in Automated Manufacturing Systems focuses on the need to improve the working conditions in the workplace while at same time putting emphasis on the use of technologies in various industries. The book takes into account how automation has altered the operations of small- and medium-sized firms. The text then presents a comparison of the use of computer-controlled applications in different countries and industries, as well as how these applications have influenced the working conditions of workers as well as the division of work in the workplace. The changes that manufacturing industries have undergone and the adjustments that were made in adopting the use of automated manufacturing systems are also highlighted. Also noted are the changes that computer-aided production systems have done on engineering, including the observation that workers can effectively work in an environment that is partially controlled by computer-controlled applications. However, the text also notes that organizational problems have evolved in firms that have adopted computer-controlled applications. The book can be a source of information for social scientists and those involved in developing computer-controlled applications in organizations.
Author | : Robert T. Lund |
Publisher | : New York : Wiley |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
Looks at new manufacturing techniques being introduced into American factories and their impact on employment, job satisfaction and working conditions. Outlines human aspects, educational, training and skill needs.
Author | : Bryn Jones |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1997-06-26 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780521572064 |
Is computerised production transforming work roles, as recent debates about flexible specialisation and post-Fordist manufacturing suggest? This book focuses on the key case of metalworking batch production in Britain, Italy, Japan and the USA. Looking at technological, political and social developments from a comparative perspective, it suggests that comprehensive factory principles never fully replaced workshop organisation. Drawing on empirical case studies of flexible manufacturing systems, Bryn Jones offers a new distinction between the bureaucratic bias of Taylorism and the product standardisation approach of Fordism, and questions whether computerised production is transcending Fordism. Instead of the often predicted models of deskilled, centrally controlled work, or a decentralised craft renaissance, he shows a greater likelihood of national variations between factory and workshop principles continuing into the contemporary age of computerisation.
Author | : P. Brödner |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2014-05-23 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1483298310 |
This volume investigates the relationship between man and the computer, and how far they are integrated in the modern industrial world. The effects and changes computers have brought about are discussed, including a look at job structures, the function of CAD training and the design and implementation of control systems in engineering industries to give a comprehensive overview of the computer revolution and its future in society.
Author | : Ludovico Alcorta |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 2003-09-02 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1134653565 |
This book examines the extent of, and motives for, the diffusion of flexible automation (FA) at global level and then turns to the local and firm level, bringing together in-depth studies of sixty-two firms in Brazil, India, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela. Research focuses on the impact of computer-numerically-controlled machine tools on scale and scope by exploring changes in lot sizes and product variety (product scale and scope), total plant output (plant scale) and total firm output (firm scale). Barriers to setting up FA-based operations are discussed, as are factors which may affect a decision to locate in a developing country. The contributed studies reveal a relatively slow diffusion of FA in developing countries and it is demonstrated that while FA possibly increases scope, it also requires that plant output be increased in order to maintain efficiency. Alcorta concludes that the location in developing countries will probably only be viable for large domestic firms, multinationals seeking to relocate simple but labour intensive assembly processes and firms in countries with significant domestic markets. This work is unique in addressing the scale and scope issues in developing countries and in the wealth of information regarding machine tools which it provides. The data provided in the appendix includes official United Nations data, previously unpublished. This will be of use for all research into trends in the use of machine tools.
Author | : Paul Blyton |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2017-11-07 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 3110863340 |