Abstract
Many manufacturing enterprises are now trying to introduce various
forms of flexible work organizations on the shop floor. However,
existing computer-based production planning and control systems
pose severe obstacles for autonomous working groups and other
kinds of shop floor control to become reality. The research
reported in this paper is predicated on the belief that the CSCW
approach could offer a strategy for dealing with this problem. The
paper describes the field work and its constructive outcome: a
system that assists shop-floor teams in dealing with the
complexities of day-to-day production planning by supporting
intelligent and responsible workers in their situated coordination
activities on the shop floor.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | GROUP'99: International Conference on Supporting Group Work, Phoenix, Arizona, 14-17 November 1999 |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | ACM Press |
| Publication date | 1999 |
| Pages | 111-120 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
| Event | GROUP'99: International Conference on Supporting Group Work - Phoenix, Arizona, 14-17 November 1999 Duration: 1 Jan 1999 → … |
Conference
| Conference | GROUP'99: International Conference on Supporting Group Work |
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| City | Phoenix, Arizona, 14-17 November 1999 |
| Period | 01/01/1999 → … |