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EFFECTS OF OPERATIONAL EMPLOYEE SKILLS ON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PERFORMANCE
Author(s) -
PAGELL MARK,
HANDFIELD ROBERT B.,
BARBER ALISON E.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
production and operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.279
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1937-5956
pISSN - 1059-1478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2000.tb00135.x
Subject(s) - measure (data warehouse) , business , field (mathematics) , operations management , human resources , resource (disambiguation) , knowledge management , process management , computer science , engineering , economics , management , mathematics , computer network , database , pure mathematics
This study employs structured interviews in a field setting to develop an in‐depth understanding of how a specific human resource decision affected manufacturing performance at 30 plants using advanced manufacturing technologies. Initial results suggested that there is no relationship between the skill level of operational employees and the level of performance of the installations. When a measure of “fit” between environmental characteristics and skills was employed, however, there was a significant relationship between the fit measure and performance.