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Managing Flexible Automation
Adler, Paul S.
30/3  (Spring 1988): 34-56

New programmable forms of automation open up the possibility of greatly enhanced production flexibility and a shift away from product standardization. But the management challenges of a shift toward flexibility are enormous. This article reviews recent research on these challenges in strategy formulation, project evaluation, change management, technology implementation, human resource management, and industrial relations. The argument highlights the need to choose the right set of stabilities in order to successfully manage the desired dimensions of flexibility.

 

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