COMM 151 Chapter Notes -Scientific Management, Financial Analyst, Exact Sciences
16 Apr 2013
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Too little time for knee surgeons, too high demand. New regime, instead of in one room, patients shuttled from 2 rooms. Like an assembly line, repetitive process every time however it produces quality and less waste, less time, less variation. Only 3 percent of the pigs go to waste, everything is used. Increasingly competitive, must build to scale to get cost efficiencies + competitive advantages. Built a pork powerhouse, location is key, size is key. Also cut costs by cutting wages which was fought aggressively. Getting immigrant workers to do the work as they will for the lower wage. Extremely high turnover rate, everyone gets injured as it is so fast paced, profits are tumbling they pay millions to train employees only to have them leave. Foot in the door technique, start off slow and then built them into it. Reciprocity, by staying you get increased pay or getting perfect attendance.
