Structures
Organization
Self Managed Teams
Background
Modern company organisation is based on small self –managed work units, which are considered as quasi-independent teams working in a co-ordinated manner toward a common purpose. This kind of organisation offers a sharper response to technological change, customer expectations and employee aspirations.
The main features of this type of organisation are as follows:
Specific groups of operators are assigned with responsibility for specific integrated production activitiesManagement provides the work units with suitable guidelines and resources, empowering them to control the quality of their work they produce and improve their own working methods.A new management system is set up, assigning managers with responsibility for providing advisory and support services to related groups of work units.
Target results
Design and experiment on a mew customer-oriented company culture and work organisation, based on lean production practices.Deploy the new work organisation, to bring the following benefits:Employee self –management and responsibilityFlexibility and extended skills coverageImproved speed and efficiency in problem-solving and decision-making process
Boost in production performance(Q,C,D)
Outline of consulting operation
Our Consultants guide the company through the following stages:
Work with Management Team on diagnosing the work unit situation.
Develop a project for new oraganisation and conduct piloting.
Define detailed policy for work unit organisation:
Management procedures for the work unit formation’Baseline standard for the work unit organisation: control, leadership, Visual management, integration of technical functionsHuman resources support plan: career development (new job fuctions), adaptation of timetables and remuneration scales, training for both operational and support functions.
Deploy implementation plans.
Prerequisite for success
Ability of immediate unit management to undergo a mind shift to new advisory capacity.
Constant communication on the impact of the new organisation.
Support from functional, human resources and technical departments (process engineering, maintenance, quality, etc.).
