MGT 510 ASSIGNMENT RL WOLFE: IMPLEMENTING SELF-DIRECTED TEAMS. A CASE REVIEW RL WOLFE: IMPLEMENTING SELF-DIRECTED TEAMS. INTRODUCTION: The self-directed work team is an autonomous work unit capable of self-management. Such team has little need for direct supervision from managers; rather‚ the manager’s role is to meet the need of the team through the provision of resources‚ training and encouragement (Douglas & Gardner‚ 2004). The team is typically comprised of 5 to 15 members who are responsible
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2009 DAVID A. GARVIN ELIZABETH COLLINS RL Wolfe: Implementing Self-Directed Teams On a clear day in May 2007‚ John Amasi looked down on the city of Corpus Christi‚ Texas‚ as his plane approached the airport. As director of Production and Engineering at RL Wolfe—a $350M privately held plastic pipe manufacturer headquartered in Houston‚ Texas—he was looking forward to visiting the company’s plant in the city. Four years previously‚ in 2003‚ when RL Wolfe had purchased Moon Plastics—a small‚ familyowned
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INTRODUCTION John Amasi has established self-directed teams [SDT] at his Corpus Christi plant to allow for the betterment of the product and allow for employee decision making. The use of SDT’s has been used throughout different industries with great success. John hoped to use this same approach in his plastic pipe manufacturing plant‚ while hoping to achieve the same results as the other industries. Problems with the self-directed teams begin to arise and John‚ along with plant manager Jay Winslow
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RL Wolfe: Implementing Self-Directed Teams Introduction and Background Analysis This case was about the implementation of self-directed teams (SDTs) at the new pipe manufacturing plant of RL Wolfe located in Corpus Christi‚ Texas. The assessment took place in the second quarter of 2007‚ four years after the initial implementation of the SDT structure. The main change agents were John Amasi‚ RL Wolfe’s Director of Production and Engineering‚ and Jay Winslow‚ the Corpus Christi plant manager. Winslow
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RL Wolfe opted for a self-directed team (SDT) approach instead of the traditional hierarchical system at their Corpus Christi plant back in 2003. While this system has shown clear benefits‚ the plant is beginning to run into dilemmas as the new approach continues to evolve‚ many of which involve workforce motivation and team structures. RL Wolfe faces the problem of either reverting back to its old ways or continuing to assess and adjust the self-directed team model. John Amasi‚ the director of
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Introduction: John Amasi was the Director of RL Wolfe’s of production and Engineering. This case study was about the introduction of the concept of self-directed teams into a newly rehabbed plant in Corpus Christi‚ Texas in 2004. The analysis took place after 4 years of initial implementation of the SDT structure. Amasi expected after the implementation of SDT’s the Corpus Christi plant would achieve high productivity. Self –directed teams are small groups of employees responsible for an entire
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Upon reviewing the implementation of Self-Directed Teams (SDT) at the newly acquired plant in Corpus Christi‚ Texas I have come to a conclusion that we need to redefine each team and revamp the roles and responsibilities of the team members that comprise each team. Facts that contributed to the lack of cohesiveness amongst the teams are as follows; 1) Is the size of the team too large? Should it be broken down into smaller teams? 2) Should teams rotate through all jobs in order have a better
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Self-Directed Teams 1 Running head: SELF-DIRECTED TEAMS Self-Directed Teams HRD 644 Human Resources Development: Theory & Practice Barry University by Jessica Rodriguez Self-Directed Teams 2 Self-directed teams can be defined as teams that are able to regulate their behavior on relatively whole tasks for which they have been established‚ including making decisions about work assignments‚ work methods‚ and scheduling activities (Cohen‚ Ledford‚ & Spreitzer‚ 1996; Goodman
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Companies have benefited from implementing self-directed teams. Unlike the name implies self-directed teams cannot just go out there and do what they want. There are rules and regulations‚ which self-directed teams need to follow. These teams will do many of the functions the supervisor formerly would perform‚ such as scheduling‚ duty assignments‚ and quality-control improvements or resolve any difficulties within the group. Self directed work teams are accountable to one another. They are interdependent
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Case Study: R.L. Wolfe Introduction: The case study is of RL Wolfe‚ a Plastic Plant manufacturing company which emphasizes on implementing self-directed teams. Background: Wolfe plastic Company runs 24 hour a day‚ dividing into three shifts with 27 floor workers (Garvin &Collins‚ 1997).They purchased Moon plastics in 2003. Amasi‚ the director of production at RL Wolfe and the plant manager Winslow started implementing SDT’s at this new plant located at Corpus Christi in 2004. Problem:
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