Advancing the Autonomous Workforce 4.0: The Emergence of the Grey Collar Worker - Softcover

Groenteman, Frank

9781981592302: Advancing the Autonomous Workforce 4.0: The Emergence of the Grey Collar Worker

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ADVANCING THE AUTONOMOUS WORKFORCE 4.0The Autonomous Workforce (AW) is not a totally new concept. It has evolved over several decades no different than quality-related bodies of theory, and evolving technologies. For example, the quality journey migrated from Dr. Deming s and Juran s concepts and principles, to Quality Circles, and then TQC, TQM, SQM and to Lean Thinking by Jim Womack and Dan Jones, later to Michael George s Lean Six-Sigma (LSS). And it is almost certain that the quality journey will continue beyond LSS. In a similar fashion Workforce Autonomy is morphing over the decades based primarily on seven key factors: a) Amount Of Control/Authority Awarded to Employees, b) Scope of Work and Organizational Structure, c) Organizational and/or Process Requirements, d) Style of Management (incl. Managerial Skills), e) Enabling Technologies, f) Control Systems, and e) Man-Machine Interfaces. As they all involve over time, so does the level of autonomy.The current level autonomy reflects primarily the great technological advancements (such as Artificial Intelligents (AI) and Virtual Reality), and the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution that has given birth to Smart Manufacturing and Factories. This book explains in detail the how all these factors come together in a perfect blend to affect the AW. Every business leader should learn about Advancing the Autonomous Workforce - 4.0.Copyright � 2018Frank Groenteman, MBA and Phillip Andrews, MBAwww.AutonomousWorkforce.orgAll rights reserved.ISBN-13: 978-1981592302ISBN-10: 198159230X

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Authors: Mr. Frank Groenteman, MBA has progressive experiences in engineering, operations and organizational excellence. Certified as a Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt Expert in manufacturing and service industries. Certified Lean Expert by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and holds many other professional certifications. Frank was the internal Lean transformation manager for several Fortune 500 companies. He was the founder, president & owner of an electronics company. Frank holds two US patents. He has trained thousands of people, mentored many individuals, consulted numerous companies and lead improvement projects resulting in millions of dollars of verifiable savings plus saved or helped create thousands of jobs. His passion is helping people and companies accelerate their profitable growth and increases their value. He has taught operations at several universities. He received a Master of Business Administration in Operations Management from The University of Dallas and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering & Management from Oklahoma State University. A fun fact is Frank is also a graduate of the Disney Institute were he learned how Disney gets thousands of people to happily work for close to minimum wage. Frank currently consults and lectures on AW, Lean, Operational Excellence and other topics. Mr. Phil Andrews, MBA was one of the country’s first robotic engineers, well before computers were invented. He is currently the Managing Director of Biz Smarter, a business consulting firm. He previously worked for other consulting firms, including Deloitte and Booz Allen, and was the COO of EDS’ Consulting Division. His client list (among many) includes General Motors, Caterpillar, LTV, 3M, Sprint, MCI, HP, and Alenia. Mr. Andrews’ background includes senior positions with EDS, Case Corporation, and General Electric. He has also worked for IBM, Deere, and Ford. He holds BSIE and MBA degrees, and has several certifications and diplomas from professional organizations. He has served on the Board of Directors of several non-profits and businesses, and he is currently involved as a senior mentor for the three Innovation Centers. He has co-authored 4 other business books (the latest one is called Holistic Innovation), has taught robotics at Florida Tech, and he is invited to speak as a guest lecturer at SMU, UTD and other schools. His main topics are Sustainability, Smart Factories, Smart Cities and The Sparks of Innovation.

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