Motorola lets self-management Roll
By: Carroll, Bob
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ArticlePublisher: 2001Subject(s): Cycle Time Reduction | Motorola | Process Management | Self-Management TeamsHuman Resource Management International 9, 2, p. 10-12Abstract: We all remember the questions from out old school maths book. You know the sort of thing:"If ten men can dig a hole in an hour, how long will 20 men take?" Unfortunately, life isn`t a textbook. If you double the workforce, you do not necessarily halve the time taken to complete a task. In fact, you can add to the time, create resentment and add to your production costs, too. When Motorola asked itself the testbook question about improving production schedules , it threw arithmetic out of the window and looked for a management solution
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We all remember the questions from out old school maths book. You know the sort of thing:"If ten men can dig a hole in an hour, how long will 20 men take?" Unfortunately, life isn`t a textbook. If you double the workforce, you do not necessarily halve the time taken to complete a task. In fact, you can add to the time, create resentment and add to your production costs, too. When Motorola asked itself the testbook question about improving production schedules , it threw arithmetic out of the window and looked for a management solution
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