
144 Control for Aluminum Production
Rob looked up from his desk. It was easy enough to say what was intended
in the new control formulation. But how? What management systems were
involved in supporting the change?
Systems Involved in the Transition to Scientic
Process Management and Control of Production
orgAnizAtionAl SySteMS
The key systems that are required to reformulate control of production
are not the control systems themselves. They are the management sys-
tems linking people’s actions on the production oor with the produc-
tion process, the design and specication of work, the recognition of that
work, and career advancement of the people ...