Effect of cell based team work in productivity improvement at a manufacturing company

This paper report is part of a comprehensive study aiming at establishing a productivity improvement model for an Iranian manufacturing company. We firstly describe the state of affairs encompassing the effects of the prevailing behavioural system which is in turn affected by cultural and environmental conditions, impact of history, geographical situation, state of technology and peopleʹs attitude. A team work effort is organised around a cellular manufacturing exercise to demonstrate an effective change in the performance and esisting conditions.