In this article we describe the use of a sociotechnical tool within a company manufacturing photographic products. The tool was used by shop-floor operators and managers to redesign a group of jobs and tasks prior to the introduction of new technology. The tool involved two stages: (a) generating al
Designing and evaluating new ways of working: The application of some sociotechnical tools
β Scribed by Carolyn Axtell; Kathryn Pepper; Chris Clegg; Toby Wall; Peter Gardner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1090-8471
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