Integrating people, organization, and technology in advanced manufacturing: A position paper based on the joint view of industrial managers, engineers, consultants, and researchers

Karwowski, Waldemar; Salvendy, Gavriel; Badham, Richard; Brödner, Peter; Clegg, Chris; Hwang, Sung-Gul; Iwasawa, J.; Kidd, Paul T.; Kobayashi, N.; Koubek, Richard J.; LaMarsh, Jeanenne; Nagamachi, Mitsuo; Naniwada, Masaru; Salzman, Harold; Seppälä, Piia; Schallock, Burkhard; Sheridan, Tom; Warschat, Joachim

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“…Any successful company must possess effective and efficient work organization at the management level to balance the work demands and conditions of the workforce and, subsequently, establish the best ST practices conducive for maximum human health, productivity, and quality of work (Genaidy & Karwowski, ; Jaworek, Marek, Karwowski, Andrzejczak, & Genaidy, ; Karwowski et al, ). ST practices aim at improving the work environment in terms of its physical, cognitive, and organizational demands, enabling a better working condition to all employees and, hence, entailing a better operational performance.…”

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The moderating role of just‐in‐time on sociotechnical practices' effect over quality and workers' health

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Fettermann

Piñeres

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Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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Sociotechnical (ST) theory emphasizes the notion that the design and performance of new systems can be improved, and can only work satisfactorily within an organization if the social and the technical aspects are brought together and treated as interdependent aspects of a work system. The implementation of lean manufacturing (LM) principles and practices has become popular, despite increasing demand on the current and emerging workforce to achieve higher levels of quality and flexibility with lower costs. Exploratory studies that investigate how LM practices influence the effect of ST practices on performance are still scarce, and a holistic view of such a relationship is needed. In this context, this study aims at verifying the moderating effect of just‐in‐time (JIT) practices on the relationship between ST practices and the performance of quality and workers' health. We carried out a survey with 144 different companies from Southern Brazil that are undergoing a lean implementation. Results indicate that ST practices have a positive significant relationship with such performance, and the concurrent adoption of JIT does not undermine quality and workers' health.

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The moderating role of just‐in‐time on sociotechnical practices' effect over quality and workers' health

Tortorella

Fettermann

Piñeres

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Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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“…Whilst some research has been undertaken in the area of information integration (Karwowski et al 1994, Parks et al 1997 and in agile manufacture (Burgess 1994, De Vor et al 1997 , none have indicated a significant correlation between them. These are areas in which the conventional manufacturing control software packages, typically variants of manufacturing resource planning (MRPII) , as found in the majority of small and medium manufacturing firms are inherently weak (Little and Jarvis 1992) .…”

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Integrated planning and scheduling in the engineer-to-order sector

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Rollins

Peck

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International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

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The key focus in the 1990s for manufacturers of capital equipment and high-value goods has been to optimize the ir re sponsive ne ss to customer re qu ire ments without compromising the performance of their products. Important elements which underpin such agility must be the information links to the customer and the interfaces to key suppliers. The extended lead-time for engineer-to-order (ETO) products typically requires a review of the whole order fulfilment process and the software systems that support this to improve re sp on sive ne ss. Re se arc h shows th at a ke y fac to r for manufacturing responsiveness is the performance of the firm' s manufacturing control function. Whilst there is a wide range of ge ne ric p ro prietary software available that me e ts a company' s planning and schedu ling re qu ireme nts with varying degrees of success, the main difficulty lies in understanding the match between the business needs and the capabilities of the software. This is a particular problem for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which are common in the ETO sector. The EPSRC-funded work covered by this paper is aimed at developing novel planning and scheduling reference models for industrial sectors where the MRPII paradigm is not a good fit. The work is based upon detailed case studies within 13 industrial companies. This paper presents the research aims and objectives, gives an overview of the ETO sector, ex plains the data capture method used for the case study companies, and the use of extended event process chains and planning and scheduling process models which underpin the development of the reference models, and finally, presents and discusses the reference model for the ETO sector.

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“…1.1. Práticas ST e seus efeitos sobre a saúde e qualidade de trabalhadores Qualquer empresa de sucesso deve possuir uma organização de trabalho eficaz e eficiente a nível de toda a gestão, a fim de equilibrar as demandas de trabalho e as condições da força de trabalho e posteriormente, estabelecer as melhores práticas ST propícias para o máximo da saúde humana, produtividade e da qualidade do trabalho (Karwowski et ál., 1994;. Genaidy e Karwowski, 2003;Jaworek et ál., 2010).…”

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Análise do efeito das práticas sociotécnicas no desempenho em qualidade e saúde dos colaboradores em empresas com implementação Lean

2018

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A utilização de práticas sociotécnicas é mencionada como um direcionador da satisfação dos colaboradores dentro da organização. A implementação de práticas do Lean Manufacturing também é referida como um aspecto importante para a melhoria do desempenho em termos de qualidade e redução de custo. Este artigo tem por objetivo identificar o efeito moderador da aplicação de práticas just-in-time sobre a relação entre as práticas sociotécnicas e o desempenho de qualidade de saúde dos colaboradores em empresas com implementação Lean. Foi desenvolvida uma pesquisa com 144 empresas do sul do Brasil em processo de implementação Lean. Os resultados indicam que as práticas sociotécnicas apresentam relação significativa com o desempenho da empresa em qualidade e saúde dos colaboradores, e a implementação de práticas just-in-time não prejudica o desempenho desses indicadores nas empresas.

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Integrating people, organization, and technology in advanced manufacturing: A position paper based on the joint view of industrial managers, engineers, consultants, and researchers

Cited by 36 publications

References 3 publications

The moderating role of just‐in‐time on sociotechnical practices' effect over quality and workers' health

The moderating role of just‐in‐time on sociotechnical practices' effect over quality and workers' health

Integrated planning and scheduling in the engineer-to-order sector

Análise do efeito das práticas sociotécnicas no desempenho em qualidade e saúde dos colaboradores em empresas com implementação Lean

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