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Dec 5 2008 6:13PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
lean production
Overheard – Lean production and specialization are at odds
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
lean production
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The hierarchical and rigid structure [of the traditional organizational structure] results in extreme specialization of job functions and a large number of job classifications; it is incompatible with the team approach of lean production, in which workers perform many tasks and have few job classifications.
Earll M. Murman, Ph.D., From lean production to lean enterprise |
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