Towards IT-support for shop floor working groups

摘要

Many manufacturing enterprises introduce various forms of flexible work organization on the shop floor. However, existing computer-based production planning and control systems pose severe obstacles for self-governing or autonomous working groups and other kinds of shop floor control to become reality. The intention of this workshop is generate discussions on how to support responsible self-governing groups of workers in their situated planning, management and coordination of the activities on the shop floor. Findings from field studies of self-governing working groups in six manufacturing companies are reported and will be used for initiating the discussions.