Managerial Obsolescence

Manufacturing has always been an essential job throughout the world, but ever since the introduction of robots and machines into factories around the globe, these lower class jobs have been declining in numbers. But is this decline bad? This decline is especially true in the assembly line jobs in the automotive industry. This decline in manufacturing class jobs began in the 1960s when General Motors introduced Unimate and had huge success (Norman). This ignited a huge influx of robots and new technologies to automate the processes of building cars. While president, Richard Nixon spoke about how investment in technology will improve the workplace. Opposite to Nixon’s speech, in the article “A World Without Work”, robots are portrayed to

In the essay “Better than Human” Kevin Kelly states his thesis hat robots will someday replace humans in the work place. Kelly starts by explaining how the Industrial Revolution has changed the way manual labor is performed as a result of automation; replacing humans with machines. Kelly says that the increasing demand for automation, artificial intelligence has given machines the ability to manage tasks from “manual labor to knowledge work.” (300) Kelly then says that robots will begin to replace blue and white collar jobs such as, assembly, heavy lifting, analytical, and medical applications. Kelly explains the innovative breakthrough named Baxter, a robot typically made for industrial applications

Management as a concept was developed in the last 100 years partly due to the booming industrial revolution. “The definition of management is to

Functional obsolescence is a loss in market value due to the inability of the improvement to operate or function efficiently for its supposed use as the date of

In the first assignment, students are given a scenario in which the shipping manager who has worked for Recycled Furnishings since the inception of the company is getting ready to retire. The scenario serves to set the stage for students to demonstrate how management theories have changed over time. For example, managing 30 years ago is different than managing in the 21st century.

Change in management is sometimes necessary in some organizations. It could be based on an organization not performing up to standards or moving mangers around to provide a fresh look on a company and come up with different ideas that can benefit that particular location. When changing over, a bad plan of action can negatively affect an organization.

To the manager in disguise, these four steps might appear to be planned obsolescence. True leaders, though, understand that the person

In 1949 Harvey J Earl of General Motors pioneered ‘Planned Obsolescence’. He realised that by adding fashionable products when new trends come in older products would be discarded in favour of the latest fashion.

After a thorough analysis of the presented options, our team has come to the conclusion that “Robots R Us” should be selected for our new manufacturing process. Although switching to fully autonomous manufacturing will be a major and somewhat controversial transition for our company, the economic benefits of this option lead to it being the most beneficial to our long term success. Not only does “Robots R Us” bring us to profitability faster than any other option, but also provides us with the highest profit margins of any manufacturing option presented.

If managers cannot adapt a leadership style when required then staff will become unengaged and have low morale. Not recognising their own role in the organisation or the vision of organisation and where it wants to be.

It is often said that theory must be applied hence losing about 10 managers could imply loss of much needed expertise and knowledge acquired through experience. For example, a well-seasoned manager or employee understands how to handle difficult customers something which is not taught in schools.

The industrial robots are applied in all branches of the industry. The highest level of application is in the automobile industry, but the number of installed robots is increasing in other industries as well (Karabegovic, Dolecec, Husak, 2011).

According to Daly et al, (2009a) ‘ Managers must be able to cope with the concept of continual growth and change. This may generate excitement, but can also bring added pressure for managers as

These technologies grow and develop within the company over time, and are utilized in successive products. The collective body of the company's technology experience broadens with the emergence of every new product. This broadened experience has turned out to be the base for appraising the "incremental newness" of the technology personified in the subsequent new product.

Technological - how the rapid pace of change in production processes and product innovation affect a business.