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Organizations are like a chain - no stronger than the weakest link, or like a pipeline - flow is limited by the narrowest part.
The expected increase in productivity will not follows as a matter of course from the implementation of the system or of its sub-systems.
Process Discipline is supposed to provide some help in order to improve the flow towards a higher productivity. Industrial experience with the implementation of advanced discipline systems has not always been positive throughout.
A key role is played here by a systematic and forward looking preparation of employees and management. The reason for this is that, where the development of human resources and new forms or organizations are concerned, managers and industry bosses alike sooner or later find themselves in a crisis: they always have to realize that putting such intentions into practice always turns out to be harder than they had presumed.
Those who believe that they can allow advanced discipline systems to take their course as a purely technical production process and then expect that the employees will then use their time to the advantage of the Company, are often bitterly disappointed. The obstacles that have to be overcome here can be anything from the conception of the system to its productive installation.
Here are some ingredients of a management philosophy to get systems "go":
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Ingredients of a management philosophy to get systems "go":
The necessity of mastering the system at all its levels of application should not be overlooked here. The greatest level of effectiveness can be expected from systems that are developed in collaboration with their prospective users.
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