Work

Variations on a lean theme: work restructuring in retail distribution

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: This paper explores changes in work organisation in the distribution operations of large Australian retailers. While popularised by consultants as a ‘lean logistics’ approach, the research findings suggest increasing variation in both the technical and social organisation of work. Differences in work organisation reflect variations in management choice, as well as the negotiated nature of workplace change.

Source: New Technology Work and Employment

DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-005x.2006.00163.x

Authors: Christopher Wright, John Lund

Institutions: UNSW Sydney, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Language: English

Topic: Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: University of New South Wales