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Reconfigurable organisation to cope with unpredictable goals

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The paper proposes a methodology and design rules for organisational structures facing higher necessity of rapidly reconfigure themselves to cope with unpredictable situations--new markets, new products, changing mix of production, problems in production process or flows etc. It implies changing and often conflictive criteria for production goals and for the allocation of work. The methodology was developed based on a large field action research and consulting. Their basis is the design of auto-reconfigurable working groups--or groups with variable geometry, depending on the events to face.

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  • Salerno, Mario Sergio, 2009. "Reconfigurable organisation to cope with unpredictable goals," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 122(1), pages 419-428, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:proeco:v:122:y:2009:i:1:p:419-428
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