Division of labor, efficient? Empirical evidence to support the argument.: An article from: SAM Advanced Management Journal

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From the supplier: The outcome of the US Air Force's efforts to consolidate a number of aircraft maintenance skills provides further support to the efficiencies arising from division of labor, namely, worker dexterity, better techniques and machines and time saved in moving from task to task. In 1989, the Air Force embarked on skill consolidation in its aircraft maintenance department to disperse its smaller work force over its mission. An inverse correlation was noted between the effectiveness of aircraft maintenance and the extent to which it implemented the consolidation. The performance of the Air Force's aircraft fleet deteriorated as it integrated aircraft maintenance skills, thus establishing that this integration effort failed to lead to improved operating efficiency and affirming the efficiencies of division of labor.

Citation Details
Title: Division of labor, efficient? Empirical evidence to support the argument.
Author: James C. Dumville
Publication:SAM Advanced Management Journal (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1997
Publisher: Society for the Advancement of Management
Volume: v62 Issue: n2 Page: p16(5)

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