Title :
Self-directed teams in power electronics manufacturing
Author :
Underwood, Jim ; Fitzgerald, Maureen ; Cassidy, Michael
Author_Institution :
Power Systems, AT&T Bell Labs., Mesquite, TX, USA
Abstract :
One of the principal concepts leading to continuous improvement at leading companies is employee empowerment. AT&T Power Systems is in the midst of a change to self-directed empowered teams in all functions. In the production environment, the entire nature of work is being transformed by a joint union and management initiative called Workplace of the Future (WPOF). The main component of the WPOF agreement is self-directed teams called Skilled Empowered Teams or SETs. This paper describes SETs, their purpose, the implementation process and their accomplishments
Keywords :
electronics industry; human resource management; manufacture; personnel; power electronics; Workplace of the Future; employee empowerment; implementation process; personnel management; power electronics manufacturing; production environment; self-directed teams; skilled empowered teams; Continuous improvement; Employment; Energy management; Human resource management; Management training; Manufacturing; Power system management; Power systems; Production; Total quality management;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1996. APEC '96. Conference Proceedings 1996., Eleventh Annual
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3044-7
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1996.500423
