Title :
Implementing advanced manufacturing technology in organizations: a socio-technical systems analysis
Author :
Zhao, Baizhong ; Verma, Alok ; Kapp, Birgit
Author_Institution :
Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
The socio-technical systems model is applied as a framework for analyzing the effective implementation process of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) in organizations. Through technical and social analysis of AMT in the organizational context, it is concluded that the joint optimization of the implementation is affected by four factors: quality of work life; congruency; concurrence; and flexibility. In order to achieve the joint optimization, seven design/redesign principles are proposed
Keywords :
design engineering; management; manufacturing industries; optimisation; advanced manufacturing technology; concurrence; congruency; design; flexibility; implementation process; industry; management; model; optimization; organizations; quality of work life; socio-technical systems; Application software; Communication networks; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer integrated manufacturing; Databases; Group technology; Humans; Manufacturing processes; Process planning; Sociotechnical systems;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 1992. Managing in a Global Environment., 1992 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Eatontown, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0854-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1992.225291
