Alternative tools to mass production and human performance indicators in sheltered work centers of Valencian community (Spain)
Abstract: Purpose: The most
popular alternative systems to mass production at an academic level (lean
manufacturing, agile manufacturing, flexible customization, mass
customization...) share many characteristics. Our article identifies an
extensive set of alternative practices to mass production; analyzes the
classification of practices in categories (Flow, TQM, TPM, Customer Relations,
Supplier Relations and Human Resources Practices) and analyzes the impact on
several human performance indicators such as satisfaction, absenteeism,
voluntary turnover, permanent contracts, knowledge, personal & social
adjustment activities and integration of workers into ordinary companies.
Design/methodology/approach: Survey in sheltered work centers. We use
regression analysis in order to prove relations between explicative and
criterion variables.
Findings: The results of our research allow us to identify that human
resource management and customer relationship practices have significant
effects on job satisfaction, knowledge, integration into ordinary companies and
personal and social adjustment.
Research limitations/implications: Data came only from one industry;
therefore the results would not be directly generalized to other contexts.
Practical implications: Managers in Sheltered work centers can estimate
the impact of the deployment of alternative tools to mass production.
Originality/value: There are few papers relating lean manufacturing tools
and human resources performance indicators. At the same time, there are very
few research carried out in sheltered work centers context.
Author: Juan A. Marin-Garcia,
Cristobal Miralles, Julio J. Garcia-Sabater, M. Rosario Perello-Marin
Journal Code: jptindustrigg110039
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Jp Teknik Industri gg 2011
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