Organizing Design, Compentences & Technology
Ford 3 principles
work deliverd to the worker
work should proceed in an order andspecific sequence
individual tasks should be brokendown into their simplest components
programmed technology
technical complexity
Technological imperative
tasks
variability
analyzability
interdependence
Tech
Routine manufacturing
craftswork
engineering production
non-routine research
Slack resource
CAD
CAMM
JIT
Long-Linked technology
Mediating technology
Intensive technology
advanced manufacturing technology
materials technology
types of technology
Small -batch and unit production (low technical complexity)
Large-batch and mass production
Continous-process production (high technical complexity)
technical imperative
argument that tech. determines structure