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Performance obstacles in cellular manufacturing implementation— empirical investigation
Author(s) -
Park K. S.,
Han S. W.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing and service industries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1520-6564
pISSN - 1090-8471
DOI - 10.1002/hfm.10000
Subject(s) - cellular manufacturing , teamwork , scheduling (production processes) , task (project management) , productivity , computer science , empirical research , process management , manufacturing engineering , knowledge management , engineering management , business , operations management , engineering , systems engineering , management , philosophy , epistemology , economics , macroeconomics
Abstract Performance obstacles are factors in the work environment that restrict productivity by inhibiting workers in the execution of task responsibilities. It is thus crucial to identify and reduce those obstacles for more effective cellular manufacturing implementation. This article describes research carried out in 4 Korean manufacturing plants to investigate performance obstacles in cellular manufacturing implementation. The results of the research reveal several important factors in cellular manufacturing implementation: training and education, information, teamwork skill, supervision, and scheduling. This research discusses human and organizational factors in new manufacturing system implementation and reveals that those factors play a central role in the implementation. © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.