Problem
Outdated production line methods
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Inhuman assembly line production techniquesInappropriate time and motion management philosophy
Taylorism
Fordism
Incidence:
There has been a continuing competitive decline of the centres of old Fordism – North America and the UK – and a matching success of Japan, Germany, and parts of Italy and Scandinavia, where a quite different productive model is in place.
Broader Problems:
Obsolete industriesTime consuming proceduresStatic management patternsUnethical practices in manufacturingNegative social effects of automationCommercial disregard of social responsibilityInternationalization of capitalist productionConflicting requirements of production and workersInappropriate use of innovative management techniques Narrower Problems:
Over-specializationDeskilling of labourConveyor belt shoulderExcessive mechanizationSterile working environmentGrowth in size of production unitLack of time flexibility in the labour market Related Problems:
Sense of impermanenceFalse economies of scaleDeficient business leadershipInadequate product life cycle analysisShift work stress as an occupational hazardUncoordinated global restructuring of productionFailure to take account of externalities of systems Aggravates:
Stress in industryOccupational stressExcess production capacityUnderutilization of labour forceProduction serving false consumption needsUnequal distribution of production among countriesLack of worker participation in business decision-makingPublic non-accountability in control of production processesExcessive consumption of resources in industrialized countries Reduces:
Unreliable production levels Strategies:
Establishing assembly products industryApplying time and motion management philosophyHumanizing production techniques Subject(s):
Communication → CommunicationsFundamental Sciences → Form
Industry → Production
Management → Management
Societal Problems → Obsolescence
Technology → Technical
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
16.10.2020 – 17:46 CEST