Under the New System at LouisVuitton, It Take Less Time

question 53

Essay

Under the new system at LouisVuitton, it take less time to assemble bags, in part because they no longer sit around on carts waiting to be moved by workers from one workstation to another. That enables the company to ship fresh collections to its boutiques every six weeks-more than twice as frequently as in the past.
1. What does this story illustrate about job design?
2. Do you think workers prefer the new system? Why?

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