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AbstractThis article examines new rationalization policies and working patterns in the Finnish electronics industry. Starting out with the assumption that management of time is becoming a more important source of competitive advantage for companies, the author outlines implications of the shift in strategy for manufacturing organization, skill demands, and workplace relations. The empirical material focuses on the prospects of teamwork, the status of supervisors, and the effects of new technologies on labor deployment in three plants. The author concludes that many of the firms' efforts to overcome the limits of Taylorism are stuck halfway due to insufficient training of the workers, lack of support in the middle‐ and lower‐level management, and selective utilization of the new organizational practices in the production managem

ISSN:1045-2699    

DOI:10.1002/hfm.4530030402

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractDue to rising demands for flexibility in the manufacturing process, there is a strong need to reorganize the task spectrum of the shop‐floor staff by integrating, e.g., preventive maintenance functions. In this human‐centered approach the shop‐floor staff requires support in performing these additional functions. Here, based on an empirical investigation of the knowledge requirements in preventive maintenance of a simulated manufacturing system, a new support method called Behavior‐Outcome Feedback is proposed. This method has been developed primarily to promote the execution of preventive maintenance tasks, but may be adopted easily to other functions

ISSN:1045-2699    

DOI:10.1002/hfm.4530030403

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractWith the demand for zero‐defect products and the requirement of shorter lead‐time production, designs of inspection systems have changed from using sampling inspection and human inspectors to 100% inspection and automated inspection systems. Unfortunately, automated inspection systems usually cannot meet the required performance without some human intervention. The objectives of this research are to demonstrate the feasibility of hybrid inspection systems, to compare these systems with the unaided human system and unaided automated inspection systems, and to develop a framework to allocate humans and computers in an inspection system in order to achieve the best system performance. This research found that a hybrid inspection system had better performance than either human inspection or entirely automated inspection systems. A proposed function allocation procedure was found to be feasi

ISSN:1045-2699    

DOI:10.1002/hfm.4530030404

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA questionnaire was mailed to 55 industrial robot users in the United States to determine what safety measures were used in the field. Nineteen companies using a total of over 580 robots responded to the survey. The questionnaire investigated types of robots, types of safety devices, optimal work range, ability to enclose, and response to error condition. Only 20% of robots were found to be completely enclosed, while 60% had a limited barrier or no barrier. Active safety measures such as light curtains and floor mats were found to be the most widely used safety devices at 67% and 59%, respectively. In addition, industrial users demonstrated poor conformance to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and to the American National Standards Institute/Robot Industries Association (ANSI/RIA) standards.

ISSN:1045-2699    

DOI:10.1002/hfm.4530030405

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThis article considers some of the human resource management implications of the Japanese manufacturing system. The paper draws on case studies undertaken in England between 1985 and 1988. The paper presents a framework for analyzing the effects of Japanese methods. It is found that the Japanese system resulted in an enhancement of manual engineering skills. Further, it is argued that Japanese practices can coexist alongside traditional industrial relations systems, but because of uncertainty and high dependency on constituents, new organizational control configurations need to be developed.

ISSN:1045-2699    

DOI:10.1002/hfm.4530030406

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1045-2699    

DOI:10.1002/hfm.4530030407

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1045-2699    

DOI:10.1002/hfm.4530030408

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1045-2699    

DOI:10.1002/hfm.4530030401

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY