Effect of cell based team work in productivity improvement at a manufacturing company

Citation
A. Sobhanallahi et E. Shayan, Effect of cell based team work in productivity improvement at a manufacturing company, COM IND ENG, 35(3-4), 1998, pp. 451-454
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering Management /General
Journal title
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
03608352 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
451 - 454
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-8352(199812)35:3-4<451:EOCBTW>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
This paper report is part of a comprehensive study aiming at establishing a productivity improvement model for an Iranian manufacturing company. We fi rstly describe the state of affairs encompassing the effects of the prevail ing behavioural system which is in turn affected by cultural and environmen tal conditions, impact of history, geographical situation, state of technol ogy and people's attitude. A team wok effort. is organised around a cellula r manufacturing exercise to demonstrate an effective change in the performa nce and existing conditions. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. Al l rights reserved.