Word: groups
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...unusual orders come up, if overtime seems to be necessary, the group involved must always be contacted before the production schedule is made up. And since the groups have the best knowledge of the actual situation they are sometimes contacted before an order is accepted...
...organization of the work within the groups varies. In some groups the older people have been reluctant to let go of their old jobs. But in a very short time they have added on tasks that are connected to the job so that they develop their skills without really noticing it. The goal is that everyone in every group should be able to do all the tasks in the group...
...lack of speed. His self-confidence is better. He is no longer suspicious like he used to be. And he is now accepted as a worker. Even though he still is a bit peculiar and has virtually no personal friends he is an accepted member of the group. "This is wonderful," he said to me. "This is the best thing that ever happened...
Another example: How much faith do you think an employer usually would put in two 18-year-old women and a 26-year-old he thought of firing a couple of months ago? Not much I would say. But during the vacation period, when everybody else in their group was away, these three women assembled three very complicated machines of an unusual model and delivered them on time--even though they had to order new parts for it, as they were sent parts for another model. They were challenged, they met the challenge and now they know that they...
...supervisor doesn't take part in the actual production and never really becomes a member of the group...