Design and Implementation of Self-Directed Work Teams in a Pre-Erection Outfitting Department

Abstract

This paper discusses the suitability of work teams in a shipbuilding pre-erection outfitting area. Of special interest is NASSCO'S attempt at implementing work teams in their pre- election outfitting area, the On-Block Department. Although the On-Block work teams were disbanded, they could be implemented again provided the company is ready for them. Therefore, recommendations for a more effective design and implementation of work teams in the On-Block Department are given. A work team is a group of people who coordinate dependant tasks with one another in order to reach a collective goal. Common characteristics of work teams include: responsibility for completing a relatively whole task; members who possess a variety of skills relevant to the group task; empowerment to make such decisions as methods of work, task schedules, and assignment of members to different tasks; responsibility to control and improve their work process, and the acquisition of new training as necessary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA451572

Entities

People

  • Dave Webb
  • Sandy Ehrlich
  • Steve Kent
  • Susan Salata
  • Tom Caffo

Organizations

  • National Steel and Shipbuilding Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Health Care
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Naval Architecture
  • Organizational Structure
  • Outfitting
  • Personnel Management
  • Shipbuilding
  • Standards
  • Teamwork
  • United States

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.