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The Impact of Technological Innovations on Work Design in a Cellular Manufacturing Environment
Author(s) -
Molleman Eric,
Slomp Jannes
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/1468-005x.00085
Subject(s) - pooling , cellular manufacturing , work (physics) , manufacturing engineering , process (computing) , engineering , computer science , business , engineering management , operations management , process management , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , operating system
The impact of developments in market and technology on grouping machinery and work design is analysed. Over time a cellular design changed into a functional system with fewer cells, fewer workers and fewer but more advanced machines. This encourages high utilisation, specialised workers and the pooling of similar resources, making operators more process‐oriented.