Performance Teams: A Participative Approach to Productivity Improvement (The National Shipbuilding Research Program)

Abstract

The Performance Team program's purpose is to increase the productivity of the organization. The program's concepts are based on participative management, top-down involvement, objective setting, and analytical problem solving. The Performance Team program has the potential to: 1. Increase the involvement of production personnel in the labor management process. 2. Improve the supervisor's analytical problem solving skills. 3. Identify and improve work methods and productivity. 4. Develop an improved rate structure. 5. Improve communication between functional departments. This paper explores the development and implementation of the Performance Team program at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The application of the Performance Team concepts should be of interest to all production management interested in productivity improvement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA454099

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People

  • Kimberly M. Thomadsen

Organizations

  • National Steel and Shipbuilding Company

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  • Contractors
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Management Personnel
  • Management Training
  • Manufacturing
  • Naval Architecture
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Production
  • Productivity
  • Shipbuilding
  • Supervisors
  • Training
  • United States

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