The factory of the future : Socio-technical investment management : European methods

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The factory of the future : Socio-technical investment management : European methods

text, Olivier du Roy, Pascal Paoli

(The Information booklet series, booklet no. 17)

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 1992

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Bibliography: p. 126-129

"Final report of the working party established by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 1990"

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Description

In the context of heightened international competition, the optimization of investment has become a condition for survival. There is no longer any margin for error, which means that social and technical issues must be considered simultaneously. Right from the very beginning of an investment project, it is essential that careful thought be given to organizational choices, occpuational skills, ergonomics and plant management. This report outlines a possible methodology and draws on examples from the approaches taken by a number of enterprises in the European Community.

Table of Contents

  • Joint design or socio-technical design
  • from social system to socio-organizational system - the enrichment of technical projects
  • time management - the key factor in a socio-technical project
  • the design team - the various roles in the management of a project
  • user participation
  • the role of workers' representatives and trade-union organizations
  • studies of existing situations as "reference situations"
  • socio-technical specifications
  • identifying alternatives
  • the organization at the design stage
  • the integration of forward management of work and training in the design process
  • the financial viability of a socio-technical approach to investment
  • project evaluation.

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