Gulf States Metals, Inc

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Gulf States Metals, Inc

• Sheri Sasaki
• Adrienne Semann
• Keith Sparks

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Overview

• Plant not making profit
• Production Process
• Plant Environment
• An Opportunity for OD

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Interviews with Top Plant Managers

• Highly Autocratic
• Major problem is management style of top plant
  managers
• Plant could be more productive if positions
  matched authority and responsibility

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Interviews with Middle Managers and Supervisors

• Not allowed to make decisions
• Never given opportunity to contribute
• Management does not communicate
• Need to shut down for regular maintenance
• Lack of trust

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Major Problems

• Communication
• Lack of Team Work
• Lack of Training
• Lack of Trust
• Maintenance

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OD Intervention

• Human Process Intervention
• Technostructural Intervention
• Human Resources Management
• Strategic Intervention

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Technostructural Intervention

• Structural Design
• Downsizing
• Reengineering
• Total Quality Management
• Work Design
• Employee Involvement

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Diagram of Positions
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Questions?