You Work for a Large Company That Has Just Installed

question 13

Essay

You work for a large company that has just installed a flexible manufacturing system (FMS). You have been eagerly sharing this news with one of your relatives who says to you, "I don't like computers because they remove the companies so much from the demands of the customer." Based on your readings in organization theory, how would you reply?

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Definitions:

Post-Impressionism

The term used to describe the stylistically heterogeneous work of the group of late-19th-century painters in France, including van Gogh, Gauguin, Seurat, and Cézanne, who more systematically examined the properties and expressive qualities of line, pattern, form, and color than the Impressionists did.

Impressionist Precepts

Guidelines or principles that define the Impressionism art movement, focusing on capturing the momentary effects of light and color.

Stylistically Homogeneous

Having a uniform style throughout; consistent in appearance, structure, or design across different elements or parts.

Spatial Organization

The consideration and arrangement of spaces within architecture, urban planning, and landscape design, focusing on the functional and aesthetic relationships between different areas.