Industrial Devolution

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In the industrial engineering area, a new method to improve productivity has been used. The involvement of employees in day to day decision making and overall plans and objectives has improved employee job performance. Production committees are being established to improve business plans and performance. Establishment of autonomous companies can create larger profits from marginal activities. This involves proper education and establishment of systems at departmental levels. Delegation of duties from managers must go hand in hand with these changes. Unions must conform with these new values as well.

Industrial productivity, Industrial engineering, Job Performance, Productivity, Efficiency, Employee Relations, Organization Structure

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The Industrial Buying Function: Changing Role and Relevance

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A new management era is changing the way industrial buyers do their jobs. Buyers do more than just act as order takers. The value and importance of purchasing is now being recognized. Buyers now have new status within organizations. More time is being spent understanding the strategies of the suppliers and vendors. Even marketing strategy, including pricing, is being affected by purchasing decisions., Further, there is a trend to centralize purchasing within organizations, to have control over the functions of the buyers.

Business, Organizational behavior, Purchases, Purchasing Systems, Strategic Planning, Applications, Vendors, Centralization

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Industrial Espionage and IFSSEC '83

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Industrial espionage is rarely publicized, companies fearing bad advertising about protection of information. the International Fire, Security, and Safety Exhibition and Conference is doing its best to encourage safeguards and discourage techonology crime. General strategy, marketing plans, research plans, and financial data are among targets for industrialcomputer crime. A photograph of the Conference is included.

Computer industry, Computer crimes, Conferences, Industrial Espionage, Computer Crime, Competitive Intelligence

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