THE 1990S HOLD THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME THE DECADE OF TEAMWORK WITHIN THE MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATION. AS PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY BECOME MORE COMPLEX, TEAMWORK, THE COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN PEOPLE WORKING TO ACHIEVE A COMMON GOAL, BECOMES CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING WORLD CLASS MANUFACTURING STATUS. THE PRIMARY REASONS FOR TEAMWORK ARE SIMPLE AND OBVIOUS: THERE ARE VIRTUALLY NO INCREMENTAL SALARY COSTS; COMPLEX TECHNOLOGIES OF THE PRESENT AND FUTURE WILL FAR OUTPACE A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND IMPLEMENT ACROSS A GLOBAL MARKET; AND THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS OF QUALITY, PRODUCT PERFORMANCE, AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FORCE A COMBINATION OF SKILLS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CONVERGE.
| Number of Pages : | 6 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
