Effects of operational employee skills on advanced manufacturing technology performance

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Pagell, M; Handfield, RB; Barber, AE
• 署名单位: Kansas State University; North Carolina State University; Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business
• 刊物名称: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1059-1478
• 发表日期: 2000
• 页码: 222-238
• 关键词: MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE; advanced manufacturing technology; human resource management; interdisciplinary research

摘要

This study employs structured interviews in a field setting to develop an in-depth understanding of how a specific human resource decision affected manufacturing performance at 30 plants using advanced manufacturing technologies. Initial results suggested that there is no relationship between the skill level of operational employees and the level of performance of the installations. When a measure of fit between environmental characteristics and skills was employed, however. there was a significant relationship between the fit measure and performance.