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A systems approach to organisational change leading to world class manufacturing
The author has reviewed World Class Manufacturing and considered the traditional ways of embarking on world class manufacturing initiatives. The reason for the failure of many of these initiatives has been argued. From a systems theory of organisations and the theory of levels of existence, a system...
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| author | Christopher, Alan Fred |
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| description | The author has reviewed World Class Manufacturing and considered the traditional ways of embarking on world class manufacturing initiatives. The reason for the failure of many of these initiatives has been argued. From a systems theory of organisations and the theory of levels of existence, a systemic process to becoming a world class manufacturing organisation has been postulated. This process has been formulated into a Coping Development model. A critique of the model has been included. The critique discusses obstructions to development and draws conclusions regarding the models application. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9660 A systems approach to organisational change leading to world class manufacturing Christopher, Alan Fred Ryan, Tom Engineering Management The author has reviewed World Class Manufacturing and considered the traditional ways of embarking on world class manufacturing initiatives. The reason for the failure of many of these initiatives has been argued. From a systems theory of organisations and the theory of levels of existence, a systemic process to becoming a world class manufacturing organisation has been postulated. This process has been formulated into a Coping Development model. A critique of the model has been included. The critique discusses obstructions to development and draws conclusions regarding the models application. 2014-11-15T19:40:47Z 2014-11-15T19:40:47Z 1993 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9660 eng application/pdf Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Engineering Management Christopher, Alan Fred A systems approach to organisational change leading to world class manufacturing |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | A systems approach to organisational change leading to world class manufacturing |
| title_full | A systems approach to organisational change leading to world class manufacturing |
| title_fullStr | A systems approach to organisational change leading to world class manufacturing |
| title_full_unstemmed | A systems approach to organisational change leading to world class manufacturing |
| title_short | A systems approach to organisational change leading to world class manufacturing |
| title_sort | systems approach to organisational change leading to world class manufacturing |
| topic | Engineering Management |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9660 |
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