Organizational Structure
We trained hard….but every time we formed up teams we would be reorganized. I was to learn that we meet any new situation by reorganizing. And a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralization.?1 Petronius Arbiter made this interesting perspective of organizational change in 210 B.C., likely with a little translation from the language of the day. Even after over two thousand years to work on it, there are present day examples that have not changed much. It is not inevitable however. Monolithic companies can be successfully reorganized to meet today?s requirement for instantaneous responsiveness to customer demands.
The automotive industry is known for large, traditional organizations as well as environments of constant change. Automotive part suppliers are forever faced with imposed cost reductions that require innovative solutions just to remain in the game. The Meritor Chatham facility is no different. Although already impacted by years of change, the organization faces new challenges to meet current requirements.
The Chatham facility is one part of the Light Vehicle Systems division. The factory manufactures torsion bars and stabilizer bars for light cars, trucks and sport utilities. The Plant and line managers report to
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