Abstract
Over the past 16 years I have been involved at senior executive level in the total manufacturing operation at a medium-sized electrical engineering company based in the suburban district of Manchester. The company’s overall performance over this period has been well above that achieved on a national scale in the manufacturing industry. In looking back over this successful period the one element within the company that has remained stable, predictable, committed and flexible is the people element. The management team without exception has attached both a human- and taskcentred approach to all decision-making with social and economic effectiveness.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1989 Springer-Verlag London Limited
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Chatterton, A. (1989). A Works Director’s View. In: Rosenbrock, H. (eds) Designing Human-centred Technology. The Springer Series on Artificial Intelligence and Society. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1717-9_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1717-9_8
Publisher Name: Springer, London
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-19567-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-4471-1717-9
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive