DocumentCode
906727
Title
The evolution of employee empowerment
Author
Behnke, Lawrence S. ; Hamlin, R. Marshall ; Smoak, Bill C.
Author_Institution
Semicond. Sector, Harris Corp., Melbourne, FL, USA
Volume
6
Issue
2
fYear
1993
fDate
5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
143
Lastpage
155
Abstract
The authors present the evolution of employee involvement programs into empowered self-directed work teams (SDWTs) to drive continuous improvement methodologies. With the primary goal of increased manufacturing performance and customer satisfaction, SDWTs are responsible for the day-to-day operations and directions of existing wafer fabs at Harris Semiconductor in Palm Bay, Florida. The SDWTs were formed to improve key fab performance indices such as throughput yield (TPY), cycle time, performance-to-schedule and reduction of costs
Keywords
human factors; manufacture; personnel; Harris Semiconductor; continuous improvement methodologies; cost reduction; cycle time; employee empowerment; employee involvement programs; manufacturing performance; self-directed work teams; throughput yield; Buildings; CADCAM; Computer aided manufacturing; Continuous improvement; Costs; Customer satisfaction; Management training; Scheduling; Semiconductor device manufacture; Throughput;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Semiconductor Manufacturing, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0894-6507
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/66.216933
Filename
216933
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