Operations Management of Human Resources in the 1990s
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
ISSN: 0144-3577
Article publication date: 1 April 1986
Abstract
British operations management should place greater emphasis on maintaining employee relations. Advanced manufacturing systems pose people problems as well as technical problems. People may have to be managed in a different way to maximise business advantage. Failure to manage people alongside technological development will result in poor financial results and increasing disillusionment of managers and employees with new technology. Key trends in technology, their impact on employment and their subsequent consequences for operations management are considered. New management techniques of Just‐in‐Time (JIT), Quality Circles (QC) and Operation Process Control (OPC) are discussed. The future role of operations management of human resources is discussed and indicates that there is a need to move from a control to a commitment orientation in the workplace.
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Citation
Goodridge, M. (1986), "Operations Management of Human Resources in the 1990s", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 42-60. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054771
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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