Shop floor is an interesting place at the moment.
New technologies, organizational models and production paradigms sweep over operative organisations like Caribbean thunderstorms, leaving debris and disorientated people behind. M any factors are increasing the competency demands of modern shop floor work. New production paradigms emphasize communication and information networks as an essential element of an innovative organization. The anthropocentric and lean production models stress cooperation, distributed decision making and innovative work style throughout the organization. These new paradigms expand the requirements for professional expertise.