LAST week, we noted how the American assembly plant system was so capable of rapid mass production and that it was touted as the universal management system. There was specialisation of the workers, where even the lowest worker was important in the final product. However, this concept leads to the growing lack of joy and happiness with work.
In the name of competitive advantage, many organisations try to relocate their production centres in regions where they could pay low wages. Even as the living standards in one country rise, the firms could shift their operations to other areas, so as to continue to keep the wages low. Their initial idealist speeches of serving the country are just hot air.