Personnel strategy for an automated plant

Article Abstract:

Pirelli General has invested 20 million pounds sterling in a new automated building wires manufacturing plant in Wales which utilizes a new computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) system. Pirelli has also created a project team to: critically analyze the technical and production methods of the CIM system; select an optimal management style for the new plant; and structure work to be compatible with the principles and technology of the CIM system. Employment, divided into the categories of producer, maintainer, and administrator, will emphasize cohesion and integration, as opposed to the traditional segregation of British industry.

Management, Computer-integrated manufacturing

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Non-unionism's growing ranks

Article Abstract:

Economic conditions and a hostile political climate negatively affect the prospects for UK trade unions, and most employees are no longer union members. British unions are losing an average of 250,000 members annually, while overall employment is growing at an annual average of 150,000. Gallup poll results indicate that the percentage of the public which believes that unions are influential fell from 85% in 1976 to 65% in 1988. US and British industrial relations are compared.

Economic aspects, Labor unions

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