The effects of just-in-time/lean production practices on worker job stress
"A long-raging debate about the effects of lean production on worker job stress has been waged primarily with case studies and anecdotal evidence. Little statistically valid guidance has emerged to help meet the challenge of operating lean systems that control job stress, and its associated hum...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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London
2003
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19297498124910156709-The-effects-of-just-in-time-le.htm |
| Summary: | "A long-raging debate about the effects of lean production on worker job stress has been waged primarily with case studies and anecdotal evidence. Little statistically valid guidance has emerged to help meet the challenge of operating lean systems that control job stress, and its associated human and operating costs. This is the first large scale, multi-industry empirical study of the relationship of job stress to a range of lean practices, as well as to the degree of lean implementation. The results are based on 1,391 worker responses from 21 manufacturing sites in four UK industry sectors. Eleven work practices are found to be significantly related to job stress and an unexpected non-linear response of stress to lean production implementation is identified. The results and their implications are discussed, and recommended practices described." |
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| Physical Description: | 29 p. Digital |