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Manufacturing Management: The Work Force of the Future
In the year 2005, manufacturing will cease to exist as a world apart from product conception, design, delivery, and disposal. Manufacturing – the people, the systems, and the knowledge base – will be fully integrated into a seamless process of value creation. Accordingly, manufacturing workers will be virtually indistinguishable from other participants in that process. They will share with other employees a dedication to performance improvement – incremental and transformative – and to learning and change. In return, manufacturing managers, engineers, and workers will expect employers to provide them with greatly expanded opportunities to refresh and expand their skills.
In the year 2005, manufacturing will cease to exist as a world apart from product conception, design, delivery, and disposal. Manufacturing – the people, the systems, and the knowledge base – will be fully integrated into a seamless process of value creation. Accordingly, manufacturing workers will be virtually indistinguishable from other participants in that process. They will share with other employees a dedication to performance improvement – incremental and transformative – and to learning and change. In return, manufacturing managers, engineers, and workers will expect employers to provide them with greatly expanded opportunities to refresh and expand their skills.
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