Abstract
Historically, the organisational structure of the company has been based on a functional hierarchy based on the principles of mass production. Companies are formed of a number of hierarchical levels, and the organisation is clearly divided into separate departments such as sales and marketing, product design, process planning, purchasing, production, and after-sales service. These in turn are divided into specialised subfunctions. This structure is based on a strict division of labour and on a simple and restricted set of information flows.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | International Manufacturing Strategies |
Subtitle of host publication | Context, Content and Change |
Editors | Per Lindberg, Christopher A. Voss, Kathryn L. Blackmon |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Springer |
Chapter | 22 |
Pages | 369-384 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4757-2795-1 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4419-5020-8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 |
MoE publication type | D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material |