Work Organization and Shop-Floor Workers—Flexible Automation, Skill-Saving, and Segmented Labor

Hyung Je Jo (), Jun Ho Jeong () and Chulsik Kim ()
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Hyung Je Jo: University of Ulsan
Jun Ho Jeong: Kangwon National University
Chulsik Kim: The Academy of Korean Studies

Chapter Chapter 4 in Agile Against Lean, 2023, pp 147-169 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter examines the characteristics of intra-firm work organization and labor in Hyundai Motor’s agile production system. Hyundai Motor’s production process is characterized by flexible automation and skill-saving work organization. While pursuing flexibility in production by utilizing automation technology, the company has simplified and standardized the labor process as much as possible to minimize the need for skilled workers on the shop-floor. A segmentation between existing regular workers and non-regular workers in the company’s internal labor market is another characteristic of Hyundai Motor’s production system.

Keywords: Skill-saving work organization; Flexible automation; Informatization; And segmented labor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-2042-6_4

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