The computer system used to fill a room but now consists of one server. There has been a massive investment in technology on the factory floor. There is a great deal of heavy machinery in the factory, which shapes, holes and welds the filing cabinets and cupboards. There is a high degree of automation in the process. The Internet is used to communicate between sites.
Drawings can be Emailed and documents can be shared.
One machine can do the job that several people used to do and it will do the work faster and more accurately. Work has been created, however, for skilled technicians who have to maintain the technology. Workers are rotated between jobs to improve the quality of their working lives. As a team, part of their pay is dependant on production targets being met. In some cases, the increased production has saved jobs.