This paper describes and analyzes an attempt to improve the ship design organization of a U.S. sh... more This paper describes and analyzes an attempt to improve the ship design organization of a U.S. shipbuilder guided by data from a survey of the engineering workforce. While the survey was effective in diagnosing social and technological impediments to effectiveness and while it influenced the priorities of a task force established to improve engineering effectiveness, ultimately the task force was dissolved in response to short-term pressures to complete delivery of the first ship on a major contract on schedule. Why was this improvement effort cut short just as it was gaining momentum? The paper argues that the problems that surveys are intended to diagnose are often symptomatic of the very nature of the organization's structure and culture. Organizations are complex, dynamic systems. In the traditional, bureaucratic organizational systems that characterize U.S. shipyards, there are powerful internal dynamics that mediate against major system change. This case illustrates the pa...
The success of the Toyota Production System is well known. Toyota is the most productive and inno... more The success of the Toyota Production System is well known. Toyota is the most productive and innovative automobile manufacturer in the world. Directly or indirectly they have pioneered approaches and principles such as, among many others, just in time, one-piece flow, and "andon." The Toyota Production System was the basis for "lean manufacturing." The purpose of lean manufacturing is to improve product cycle time, cost competitiveness, and quality by eliminating any waste in the manufacturing process through continuous improvement by a motivated workforce. The authors, as part of the NASSCO shipbuilding production system project, were responsible for introducing lean manufacturing to the project team and developing a "Guide to Lean Shipbuilding." This paper first discusses what lean manufacturing is, and then reports on a benchmarking visit to Japanese shipyards. Finally, a description of lean shipbuilding and its implementation is presented with case ...
Abstract: The Toyota Production System (TPS) was developed to become competitive on world markets... more Abstract: The Toyota Production System (TPS) was developed to become competitive on world markets, particularly competing with Henry Ford, while addressing the particular circumstances Toyota faced in Japan. Through years of trial and error on the shopfloor ...
... Lean ProductionThe Challenge of Multidimensional Change 457 George Koenigsaecfer 14. ... x P... more ... Lean ProductionThe Challenge of Multidimensional Change 457 George Koenigsaecfer 14. ... x PUBLISHER'S MESSAGE delivery times (D). Those Japanese companies who adopted leanproduction methods twenty years ago are world leaders in their industries today! ...
... of US suppliers to the automotive industry in North America demonstrates the impact of custom... more ... of US suppliers to the automotive industry in North America demonstrates the impact of customer policies on supply chain management: US suppliers ... not only how US and Japanese customers differed as a whole, but also how specific customers differed: Ford, GM and Chrysler ...
This paper examines supplier involvement in design based on survey data from 145 Japanese, 189 US... more This paper examines supplier involvement in design based on survey data from 145 Japanese, 189 US and 87 UK automotive component suppliers. First, cross-national differences in the degree of supplier involvement are examined. Second, regression analysis is used to identify factors which predict high or low levels of supplier involvement in design. Third, the effects of supplier involvement in product
The impact of coordination and problem solving on health care quality has become increasingly pre... more The impact of coordination and problem solving on health care quality has become increasingly prevalent within the literature. However, few studies have empirically investigated the impact of these factors across organizational boundaries. This was an embedded, single-case study conducted within a large, academic Anatomic Pathology department. We surveyed 96 team members within 18 distinct processing or specialty units within the department and forward the Network Alignment Approach to measure coordination between units. In addition, we measure perceived safety culture and frequency of error in specimen documentation and preparation. Regression results suggest that downstream cross-unit coordination between units (clarity of customer requirements) significantly improves safety culture (P < .001). In addition, within-unit process improvement efforts improved safety culture (P < .001). These 2 factors alone accounted for 30% of the variation in the regression model, with safety ...
... by James Womack ... Integrating, Process and Technology Worked with and supported many comp... more ... by James Womack ... Integrating, Process and Technology Worked with and supported many companies in their transformation to lean PPD, including Ford, Northrup Grumman Ship System, Johnson Con-trols, Daimler-Chrysler, Tenneco Automotive and Harley Davidson. ...
... Bagian II. Mengapa Perusahaan Anda Ada? 17 2. Definisikan Maksud dan Tujuan Perusahaan ... 20... more ... Bagian II. Mengapa Perusahaan Anda Ada? 17 2. Definisikan Maksud dan Tujuan Perusahaan ... 208 Apa yang Anda Yakini tentang Teknologi, Orang, dan Proses? 210 Sesuaikanlah Teknologi agar cocok dengan Orang dan Filosofi ...
This paper describes and analyzes an attempt to improve the ship design organization of a U.S. sh... more This paper describes and analyzes an attempt to improve the ship design organization of a U.S. shipbuilder guided by data from a survey of the engineering workforce. While the survey was effective in diagnosing social and technological impediments to effectiveness and while it influenced the priorities of a task force established to improve engineering effectiveness, ultimately the task force was dissolved in response to short-term pressures to complete delivery of the first ship on a major contract on schedule. Why was this improvement effort cut short just as it was gaining momentum? The paper argues that the problems that surveys are intended to diagnose are often symptomatic of the very nature of the organization's structure and culture. Organizations are complex, dynamic systems. In the traditional, bureaucratic organizational systems that characterize U.S. shipyards, there are powerful internal dynamics that mediate against major system change. This case illustrates the pa...
The success of the Toyota Production System is well known. Toyota is the most productive and inno... more The success of the Toyota Production System is well known. Toyota is the most productive and innovative automobile manufacturer in the world. Directly or indirectly they have pioneered approaches and principles such as, among many others, just in time, one-piece flow, and "andon." The Toyota Production System was the basis for "lean manufacturing." The purpose of lean manufacturing is to improve product cycle time, cost competitiveness, and quality by eliminating any waste in the manufacturing process through continuous improvement by a motivated workforce. The authors, as part of the NASSCO shipbuilding production system project, were responsible for introducing lean manufacturing to the project team and developing a "Guide to Lean Shipbuilding." This paper first discusses what lean manufacturing is, and then reports on a benchmarking visit to Japanese shipyards. Finally, a description of lean shipbuilding and its implementation is presented with case ...
Abstract: The Toyota Production System (TPS) was developed to become competitive on world markets... more Abstract: The Toyota Production System (TPS) was developed to become competitive on world markets, particularly competing with Henry Ford, while addressing the particular circumstances Toyota faced in Japan. Through years of trial and error on the shopfloor ...
... Lean ProductionThe Challenge of Multidimensional Change 457 George Koenigsaecfer 14. ... x P... more ... Lean ProductionThe Challenge of Multidimensional Change 457 George Koenigsaecfer 14. ... x PUBLISHER&#x27;S MESSAGE delivery times (D). Those Japanese companies who adopted leanproduction methods twenty years ago are world leaders in their industries today! ...
... of US suppliers to the automotive industry in North America demonstrates the impact of custom... more ... of US suppliers to the automotive industry in North America demonstrates the impact of customer policies on supply chain management: US suppliers ... not only how US and Japanese customers differed as a whole, but also how specific customers differed: Ford, GM and Chrysler ...
This paper examines supplier involvement in design based on survey data from 145 Japanese, 189 US... more This paper examines supplier involvement in design based on survey data from 145 Japanese, 189 US and 87 UK automotive component suppliers. First, cross-national differences in the degree of supplier involvement are examined. Second, regression analysis is used to identify factors which predict high or low levels of supplier involvement in design. Third, the effects of supplier involvement in product
The impact of coordination and problem solving on health care quality has become increasingly pre... more The impact of coordination and problem solving on health care quality has become increasingly prevalent within the literature. However, few studies have empirically investigated the impact of these factors across organizational boundaries. This was an embedded, single-case study conducted within a large, academic Anatomic Pathology department. We surveyed 96 team members within 18 distinct processing or specialty units within the department and forward the Network Alignment Approach to measure coordination between units. In addition, we measure perceived safety culture and frequency of error in specimen documentation and preparation. Regression results suggest that downstream cross-unit coordination between units (clarity of customer requirements) significantly improves safety culture (P < .001). In addition, within-unit process improvement efforts improved safety culture (P < .001). These 2 factors alone accounted for 30% of the variation in the regression model, with safety ...
... by James Womack ... Integrating, Process and Technology Worked with and supported many comp... more ... by James Womack ... Integrating, Process and Technology Worked with and supported many companies in their transformation to lean PPD, including Ford, Northrup Grumman Ship System, Johnson Con-trols, Daimler-Chrysler, Tenneco Automotive and Harley Davidson. ...
... Bagian II. Mengapa Perusahaan Anda Ada? 17 2. Definisikan Maksud dan Tujuan Perusahaan ... 20... more ... Bagian II. Mengapa Perusahaan Anda Ada? 17 2. Definisikan Maksud dan Tujuan Perusahaan ... 208 Apa yang Anda Yakini tentang Teknologi, Orang, dan Proses? 210 Sesuaikanlah Teknologi agar cocok dengan Orang dan Filosofi ...
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