Teams in Manufacturing: Lecture Overview

This lecture is designed to introduce students to the concepts of teams and team dynamics, especially in the context of manufacturing. It discusses:

• why teams in manufacturing?
• what are types of teams in manufacturing?
• self-directed work teams
• successful strategies for manufacturing teams
• handling team problems

Suggested Assigned Readings for Students

Lecture Slides (downloadable in Powerpoint 3.0)

This is a set of about 40 powerpoint slides that you can choose from to construct a lecture on teams in manufacturing. It includes topics such as:

• why teams?
• what are types of teams in manufacuturing
• phases of team development
• common team issues

Exercises

Videos

Background Reading for Professor