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- Engström, Tomas, 1950, et al.
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A Specific Method Developed for Carrying Questionnaire Surveys. Or, how to amalgamate operators’ perception with production system design and to organisational units within hospitals. Explanations and some short examples
- 2017
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This article (or preprint not yet completed due to the retirement of one of the authors) is a more universally orientated compilation (with some short examples) of some of the authors' research and development work, than what has been published before. The content is based on some specially designed questionnaire surveys carried out by the authors during almost three decades. Thus, we explain a specific method, which has been judged necessary to make public since it makes questionnaire studies more scientifically valuable in particular senses. This method was developed and practised in the automotive and manufacturing industry, and after that refined further for yet another sector of the society (the health-care sector). This approach means that at first (1992–2006), were a number plants/production systems (mainly Volvo operations) evaluated dealing with blue-collar employees (however, the two most recent questionnaire surveys within this sector of the society were also embracing the category of white-collar employees included). Note that all of these questionnaire surveys comprised all of the employees within the categories studied (i.e. not just a sample of operators) (the most extensive comprised 1100 blue-collar employees). Secondly (2011–2015), was Skaraborgs Sjukhus in focus for the authors' interest. In this case, were we initially dealing with yearly questionnaire surveys dispatched to all employees regarding work and work conditions, this means that the so-called co-workers' questionnaires surveys were paid interest, as have been and still are practised within e.g. all Swedish public hospital, as well as within many other private and public sectors. After that was quite other matter within this hospital of a more geographical and organisational nature tickling our awareness. Specifically, this means, that for the automotive cases were we already from the beginning especially competent because one of the authors had earlier (1976–1984) been involved in automotive matters, while his research colleagues and he intensified this research and development work after that (1985–1992). During the latter period, where they systematically disassembling several products and compared these findings with the content in the information systems used (as a part of theirs earlier long-time research and development work to design several production systems mainly for both the Volvo Automobile and Truck Corporations). During this particular phase where the involved in, e.g., complementation and reconfiguration of the so-called product information for the products disassembled. Thereby were the physical products, as well as the less obvious anomalies of various information systems, possible to be mastered in ways that were and still are quite uncommon for most practitioners as well as scientists. A deeper understanding of some different aspects implied being of interest were thereby gained before the method for questionnaires studies at all became important for us. They were therefore in these automotive cases, already from the very beginning, possessing a "sort of reference" for the work to understand e.g. both the product and the functions of the production systems in question (this feat was thereby achieved long before questionnaire surveys proved to be attention-grabbing). In contrast, for the Skaraborgs Sjukhus, were such "sort of reference" not initially at hand for both of the two authors of this of this article (this sector of the society was unfamiliar for us). That is, we were (as novices) instead, in this case, required to as before for the automotive industry, cross-refer information from various sources of information using some different methods that will be clarified it this article. And, to after that compare these results with results from particular inventories of the building facilities (which thus, in this case, served as a "sort of reference" for us). The specific method to carry out questionnaire studies requires precise control out of each operator's work and workplace. Also, it is, therefore, a matter of taking advantage of auxiliary information like (1) both real-life and schematic layouts, (2) individuals and workgroups geographical positions therein. That is, all of the different questionnaire forms comprised specially constructed questions concerning where and with what the individual operator (respondent) were working (one key question was thereby how to design such questions for the two different sectors of the society). As partly already hinted, such achievements require that we must gain an in-depth, understanding of each particular plant/production system (or acquire a similar knowledge of all medical operations). One merit (or the increased scientific value) is that we were able to link subjective information with more hard facts, i.e. it has thereby proved possible for us to amalgamate operators' perception with e.g. the production system design. A comment: Note that by means of this specific method to organize questionnaire surveys (including complementary data collection) it is feasible to couple (softer) questionnaire data to (harder) technical data like the operators perception of work and work conditions to parameters like product flow patterns and buffer functions and positions.
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- Engström, Tomas, 1950, et al.
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Examples of Various Observed Anomalies Identified Within the Public Swedish Health-Care Sector – A more commonly orientated summary of a five years research and development work regarding information systems and organisation
- 2017
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This article (or preprint not yet completed due to the retirement of one of the authors) is a more commonly orientated summary of some of the two authors' findings during a five years engagement (or research and development work) within the public Swedish health-care sector. Particular so about research results from Skaraborgs Sjukhus, i.e. the four hospitals that are located in Falköping, Lidköping, Mariestad and Skövde with approximate 4 500 employees. Our engagement, in this case, was at first concerning the yearly questionnaire surveys remitted to all employees regarding work and work conditions. That is, the so-called co-workers' questionnaire surveys, as have been and still, are practised within e.g. all Swedish public hospital (as well as also within many other private and public sectors). This research and development work gradually, more or less, forced us to scrutinise the organisation of these four hospitals in some specific ways. Such scrutinising was necessary for at least two reasons. Firstly, this was needed due to one of the authors more than forty years experiences within the automotive and manufacturing industry. Among other things, we had already developed and used a specific method for some questionnaires surveys, which required detailed control out of each operator's work and workplace, as well as taking advantage of auxiliary information like e.g. both real-life and schematic layouts, individuals and workgroups geographical positions therein. This approach was needed to, gain an in-depth, understanding of each particular production system. For example, one merit is that we have earlier, using this specific method, been able to link subjective information with more hard facts, i.e. it has been proved possible to for us to amalgamate operators' perception with the e.g. production system design (i.e. a particular sort of complementary data collection have been at hand for all og our questionnaire surveys). Secondly, this was also needed to make sense out of our similar efforts to apply this specific method for the public health-care sector (albeit, modified to suit Skaraborgs Sjukhus). And, while we were carrying out preliminary interviews as well as collecting auxiliary information, we had already (during the very initiation of the engagement dealt with here) started to be somewhat perplexed by some various anomalies gradually identified. Especially so for how the information regarding the organisation was differing between the information found in various information systems that were practised and also by anomalies with the information identified by quite other sources. Since one of our overarching aims was to, so to say, grasp the geographical aspects of Skaraborgs Sjukhus. That is, to relate organisational issues to already established information to gain a proper overarching understanding that made sense for our analytical purposes. This independent on if such information happened to be hiding in an information system or if such information eventually was more or less evident using e.g. sings and naming of various parts of the building facilities (as a help for both of the employees as well as to the patients). Our earlier experiences, from the automotive and manufacturing industry, had most certainly underlined the importance of trying to establish what may be denoted as a "consistent semantic network". At least was such a network needed for our analytical purposes. In fact, it proved necessary to carry out extensive inventories of all of the rooms (respectively room numbers, room denotation, etc.) for all of the approximately 35 000 rooms used. It was necessary for us to compare these particular findings with the information found in some information systems. Information systems that were used for e.g. administration of salaries within the four hospitals, calling of patients, the health-care region of Västra Götaland with numerous hospitals used for managing of information to patients in a more overarching (domestic) perspective and thus overarching sense, etc. For example, the nomenclature practised within the four hospitals proved to be fragmented, inconsistent, incompatible, not well thought-out, etc. Moreover, the core medical health-care services managed by one public service (by Skaraborg Sjukhus) was not at all congruent with another public service, which was responsible for the building facilities (Västfastigheter) (two incompatible logics). It was, as a consequence, e.g. impossible to provide us with any list of names and number of employees the organisational units. In fact, it was even impossible to designate the parts of the appropriate building facilitates to the responsible organisational unit. Among other things, because the rent for the premises was invoiced as a lump sum on a yearly base between these two public services, this without any such information (such information was as said just non-existent). It is such anomalies, and partly the necessary measures suggested as remedies, that this article will address. A comment: Note that a, for us and rather obviously for others, annoying was the above mentioned lack of a so-called consistent semantic network (the denotations in various administrative information systems used were featuring several inconsistencies like, abbreviations, shortenings, synonyms etc.) (such facts became obvious for us, and these anomalies ought to be remedied in the future). However, some constructive remedies are also illustrated, as was proved possible to bring forward by means of our practices of a combine data-collection and data-analyze approach (i.e. cross-reference procedures by computer technique and various manual efforts like re-configuration of customized print-outs on paper, which were cut up and reorganized manually by e.g. glue and scissors).
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- Sundström, Lars, et al.
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Some Measures Practised to Improve Co-Worker's Questionnaire Surveys. Some exemplified experiences and insights that are fetched mainly from the Swedish health-care sector
- 2017
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The three authors have in this article (preprint not yet completed due to the retirement of one of two of the authors) gathered some experiences and insights dealing with so-called co-worker's questionnaires surveys concerning work and work environment matters, as have been and still are practised within e.g. all Swedish public hospital (as well as also within some other private and public sectors). This understanding is brought forward to substantiate some deductions on how such questionnaire surveys ought to be organised to make them more valuable for practitioners as well as for scientists (some examples from the author's world are confirming this argumentation). Particular so about research results gained from work within Skaraborgs Sjukhus, i.e. the four hospitals that are located in Falköping, Lidköping, Mariestad and Skövde with approximate 4 500 employees. In short, this particular research and development work gradually, more or less, forced us to scrutinise the organisation of these four hospitals in some specific ways. Such scrutinising was inescapable necessary for us due to at least two reasons. Firstly, due to the fact the earlier ways to organise such questionnaire surveys in this particular case 2011, were in fact to some extent rather useless (however, we have only been dealing with two latest such questionnaire surveys, which were carried out in 2013 and 2015). And secondly, the feedback mechanisms proved also earlier to be questionable. One principal point was that such questionnaire surveys are usually dutifully (without due considerations) delegated to external consulting firms, this without very many reflections (as was also the case within the Skaraborgs Sjukhus). Consulting companies that (somewhat incisively formulated) regularly are not taking advantage of distinct possibilities, which will also be explained and exemplified in this article. Another important principal point was and is still the fact that the organisation within Swedish hospitals of a certain size, are indeed problematic to understand (even for external expertise like us). On short example, it was only, during the earlier questionnaire survey (carried out within Skaraborgs Sjukhus in 2013) to some extent possible to supply the consulting firm in question, with information of each organisational unit. Such units were, according to practice, defined by the so-called responsibility number and denotation of the unit as well as a name of the responsible manager or managers. But, to connect this information to the name and number of each employee to these organisational units were impossible. These statements may appear to be curious for some readers, but they will also be explained more in-depth. The characteristics just (briefly) sketched above, will thus be explained and exemplified. Thereby will it be possible for practitioner and scientist to: (1) To carry out cyclic co-worker's questionnaire surveys in ways that make them more valuable. Thereby, making it feasible to illuminate work and work environment matters far more constructive than otherwise. Since our approach allows us to synthesise about individual respondents' organisational belonging, can also illumination be achieved about entirely new aspects of the questionnaire data (points that were not at hand during a particular period). (2) Consider certain formal co-operation procedures regarding long-term ownership of questionnaire data with e.g. the university will. In practice, will this make comparisons with other hospitals possible (longitudinal and latitudinal meta-analyses is e.g. one such feature, i.e. analyses over several years and also comparisons between different hospitals). Even though this research and development work in all respects was not possible to fully implement in the health-care case discussed, were still some positive results gained. Results such as (1) correct organisational schemes (without the earlier mentioned troublesome anomalies) were found out, (2) to get routines that resulted in a far more correct list of managers from the HR Department and (3) the co-worker's questionnaire survey dealt in 2015 with was improved (but it was still organised by the external consultant firm in question). Moreover, (4) the results from an inventory of the building facilities, which were used by the authors as a sort of reference for us to deal with other matters, were entrusted to the manager of the IT Department. As well as, also assigned to the manager of the other public organisation that was responsible for the building facilities (this was a database comprising e.g. approximate 30 000 rooms). As hinted, two of the three authors are now retired, this may not Skaraborgs Sjukhus be able to implement all of the research results so far gained (among other things, it is an extensive operation, and new or revised information system are required). A comment (in order to be explicit): Note that by means of this specific method to organize questionnaire surveys (including complementary data collection) it is feasible to couple (softer) questionnaire data to (harder) technical data (i.e. the operators perception of work and work conditions to parameters like product flow patterns and buffer functions and positions) (see the authors' other publications).
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- Blomquist, Bo, 1958, et al.
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Revising the Present Administrative Codification of Organisations at Hand Within Four Hospitals in Sweden. Empirical evidence regarding some research questions in relation our earlier research and development work within the automobile and manufacturing industry
- 2016
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The two authors have in this article (preprint not yet completed due to the retirement of one of the authors) gathered some experiences and insights dealing with so-called co-worker's questionnaires surveys concerning work and work environment matters, as have been and still are practised within e.g. all Swedish public hospital (as well as also within some other private and public sectors). This understanding is brought forward to substantiate some deductions on how such questionnaire surveys ought to be organised to make them more valuable for practitioners as well as for scientists (some examples from the author's world are confirming this argumentation). Particular so about research results gained from work within Skaraborgs Sjukhus, i.e. the four hospitals that are located in Falköping, Lidköping, Mariestad and Skövde with approximate 4 500 employees. To exemplify, his particular research and development work gradually, more or less, forced us to scrutinise the organisation of these four hospitals in some specific ways. Such scrutinising was inescapable necessary for us. Thereby are this article replicating on the authors' experiences to organise such questionnaire surveys within both the automobile and health-care sectors which in turn have lead us to suggest how some particular aspects on the four hospitals ought to be organised. This while we are focusing on the some of the administrative codification and routines. In fact, a far more rational way to organise the operations (by no means, yet not fully recognised by the practitioners involved) will thereby be possible to implement in practice (to a delimited extent has the already been carried out) For example, annoying for us was the lack of a so-called consistent semantic network (the denotations found in various administrative information systems used were featuring several inconsistencies like abbreviations, shortenings, synonyms etc.) (such facts became obvious for us really ought to be remedied). This fact was proved and further substantiated by our practices (all-pervading analyse approach) of combine data-collection and data-analyses approach, i.e. cross-reference procedures by computer technique and various manual efforts like re-configuration of customised print-outs on paper, which were cut up and reorganised manually by e.g. glue and scissors. However, some constructive remedies are also illustrated in this article. A comment (in order to be explicit): Note that by means of this specific method to organize questionnaire surveys (including complementary data collection) it is feasible to couple (softer) questionnaire data to (harder) technical data (i.e. the operators perception of work and work conditions to parameters like product flow patterns and buffer functions and positions) (see e.g. other publications registered in Chalmers Public Library CPL).
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- Engström, Tomas, 1950, et al.
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Rapport för medel erhållna från Fonden för Industrisamverkan inom Chalmers Tekniska Högskola
- 2016
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Rapporten är avsedd för Fonden för Industrisamverkan inom Chalmers Tekniska Högskola. Den behandlar samma lokalfrågor som de vilka har varit i fokus för författarna vad gäller Skaraborgs Sjukhus. Emellertid i detta fall applicerade på Södra Älvsborgs Sjukhus. Det vill säga, det är frågan om att försöka differentiera lokaler så att rum (och därmed även rumsnummer) kan tillskrivas sjukhusets olika verksamheter (enheter). Idag utgör kostnaden för hyra en enda klumpsumma, vilken debiteras årligen av fastighetsägaren (som därtill är en helt annan förvaltning, vilken tyvärr ej helt förstår verksamheterna i lokalerna). Den lokalinventering som författarna tidigare har genomfört inom Skaraborgs Sjukhus motsvarar de demonteringar av produkter (personvagnar och lastvagnschassin) som var helt nödvändiga att genomföra för att kunna utveckla de sociotekniskt mest avancerade alternativet till löpandeband (Volvo Personvagnar AB:s fabrik i Uddevalla och de s k monteringsdockor som fanns i Volvo Lastvagnar AB:s fabrik i Tuve). Såtillvida att sådana demonteringar gav oss en sorts unika referenser över verkliga förhållanden, som i sin tur gav oss möjligheter att re-konfigurera produktinformation. För att vi därmed skulle kunna utveckla exempelvis arbetsinstruktioner, informationssystem, materialförsörjningssystem etc. Inom sjukvården gällde det däremot att erhålla ett för ändamålen konstruktivt grepp över samtliga verksamheter för att kunna tillskriva dem lokaler (sådana grepp saknades olyckligtvis helt). Dessutom blev vi sålunda i vissa speciella avseenden betydligt mer kunniga är berörda praktiker och vi erhöll därmed även en legitimitet som forskare som var och är rätt ovanlig (exempelvis, vem vill prata med och hjälpa någon som upplevs ej kunna tillräckligt om de lokala verksamheterna?).
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- Blomquist, Bo, 1958, et al.
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Statistiska analyser av enkätinformation från nio olika enkätundersökningar inom svensk fordons- och tillverkningsindustri
- 2014
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Detta manuskript (ett s k "preprint" som ej har blivit publicerad på grund av att en av författarna har blivit pensionerad) redovisar resultat från de två författarnas enkätundersökningar genomförda under mer än ett årtionde inom svensk fordons- och tillverkningsindustri (se exempelvis de s k arbetsplatsrapporterna som finns registrerade i Chalmers Public Library CPL). Dessa enkätundersökningar har varit speciella såtillvida att det (1) dels rör sig om totalundersökningar samt där det (2) dels har funnits en (eller ibland flera frågor) var och med vad den svarande arbetar (enkätundersökningar, vilka vissa Volvo fall byggde på ett långvarigt samarbete med flera lokala fackföreningar, Metallindustriarbetarförbundet, Metall). Det senare särtecknet har medfört att vi har varit tvungna att förstå verkligheten på sätt som är ovanliga i enkät-sammanhang. Vad som (verkligen) sker på verkstadsgolvet har varit minst lika väsentligt som exempelvis enkätstudiens organisation. Samtliga enkätundersökningar involverat samtliga kollektivanställda, medan två enkätundersökningar (inom Volvos Buss AB:s fabrik i Borås och Atlet AB:s fabrik i Mölnlycke) tillika berör samtliga tjänstemän). Centralt för den eftersträvade förståelsen av verkligheten har s k schematiska layouter varit. Det vill säga, av oss speciellt konstruerade layouter som åskådliggör hur respektive produktionssystem fungerar (d v s de klargör ej enbart hur de ser rent fysiskt, såsom är fallet med exempelvis byggnadsritningar med maskinuppställningar etc.). De speciella frågorna i varje enskilt enkätformulär erfordrar för varje fall anpassade frågor. Således har kompletterande datainsamlingar gjorts med hjälp av bl a insamling av företagsinformation, intervjuer och studiebesök. Flera (interaktiva) revisioner av dessa layouter har dessutom varit helt nödvändiga. Det samma gäller utprovning (prototypande) av själva enkätformuläret. Kontroll av framför allt förståelse och tidsåtgång, samt säkerställandet av frågornas stringens, är en helt oundviklig nödvändighet. Detta är fallet eftersom flera hundra (ibland över tusen) stycken kollektivanställda, med företagens goda minne, faktiskt har avsatt arbetstid för själva ifyllandet (som utomstående är vi naturligtvis tacksamma för den hjälp vi har fått). Avslutningsvis, dessa sätt (eller bättre formulerat, denna speciella metod som författarna har utvecklat) att organisera enkätundersökningar ger helt nya möjligheter att prospektera enkät- och bearbetade företagsdata. Såsom att det är möjligt att i efterhand (flera år efter) utnyttja sparad enkätdata till att belysa helt nya aspekter. Det är även möjligt att skapa s k analytiska kategorier för ett visst analysändamål (innebärande specifika möjligheter att jämföra liknande arbeten i helt olika fabriker). Dessutom går det snabbare att ge feedback från enskilda enkätundersökningar på sätt som i många fall idag knappt kan göras med s k medarbetarenkäter (där stora resurser idag uppoffras på dessa, då med förhållandevis rätt lågt utbyte). Alltså, såsom behandlas i manuskriptet, generaliteten av en eller flera enkätundersökningar ökar väsentlig även om merarbetet är väsentligt mer omfattande). En kommentar (för att vara tydlig): Genom vår utvecklade (och utprovade) metod att genomföra enkätundersökningar (inklusive kompletterande datainsamlingar) blir del således möjlig att koppla samman (1) (mjuka data) berörande de svarandes uppfattning om arbete och arbetsförhållandes med (2) (hårda data) om produktionssystemets utformning, såsom var i materialflödena de svarande arbetar (se författarnas övriga publikationer).
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- Engström, Tomas, 1950, et al.
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Förslag på benämningar på administrativa och medicinska områden, delområden och enheter med s k ansvarsnummer inom Skaraborgs Sjukhus – Ett mer förenklat förslag (utkast nummer 3)
- 2014
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Rapporten (ett s k preprint vilket ännu ej helt har färdigställts för slutlig publicering på grund av att en av författarna har pensionerats) är främst avsedd för Skaraborgs Sjukhus. Men, rapporten torde dessutom idag vara av mer allmänt intresse (förklarar delvis några av orsakerna till dagens kris inom svensk sjukvård). Den visar på ett delsteg i ett flerårigt forskningssamarbete och av ett av sjukhuset finansierat forskningsprojekt (mer än fyra år samarbete, respektive cirka ett års finansiering) där det bl a har varit frågan om att differentiera lokaler så att rum (och därmed även rumsnummer) kan tillskrivas sjukhusets olika verksamheter (enheter). Idag utgör (olyckligtvis) kostnaden för hyra en enda klumpsumma, vilken debiteras årligen av fastighetsägaren (som därtill är en helt annan förvaltning, vilken tyvärr ej helt förstår verksamheterna i lokalerna). Rapporten redovisar hur organisationen skall beskrivas konstruktivt så att därmed resultaten av den av oss genomförda lokalinventeringen skall kunna relateras till organisationen (d v s respektive avdelning, eller enhet). Denna lokalinventering omfattar alltså flera års studier av byggnadsritningar, genomförande av en enkät för att identifiera lokaler och verksamhet, flera praktikers korrekturläsningar av delrapporter, omfattande ofta förberedda studiebesök etc. Dessutom har bägge författarna deltagit i två s k medarbetarenkäter vilka genomförs vartannat år. Det var nämligen så samarbete började ty vår kontaktperson inom sjukhuset ville genomföra dessa i enlighet med vår då redan utprovade metod. När vi skulle konstruera de speciella frågor berörande var och med vad den svarande arbetar blev de organisatoriska anomalierna som enbart har antyds uppenbara för oss (se andra publikationer registrerade i Chalmers Public Library CPL). Till hjälp och som komplement, har författarna dessutom haft tre examensarbeten. Där ett sådant har byggt upp en analysdatabas över verksamheter och rum (rumsnummer) för de fyra sjukhusen belägna i Falköping, Lidköping, Mariestad och Skövde, vilken även inkluderar att antal generella principer som måste följas för att denna analysdatabas skall kunna uppdateras i framtiden. Medan ett annat examensarbete har jämfört benämningar på skilda organisatoriska beståndsdelar (såsom enheter ock kluster därav) hämtade från flera helt olika informationssystem. Det vill säga, det har varit frågan om information från dels lokala informationssystem inom Skaraborgs Sjukhus avsedda för (1) journaler, (2) kallelser av patienter samt för (3) ekonomi och personal). Och dels, med information hämtad från (4) det regional giltiga informationssystemet för hela Västra Götalandsregionen, som faktiskt i sin tur utgör grunden för ”www.1177.se” som gäller för hela landet (nämligen sjukvårdsupplysningen). Det kan sägas att informationen i de olika informationssystemen var både motstridiga och förvirrande (någon samordning förekommer ej alls, de organisatoriska beståndsdelarna hade ända upp till sex olika benämningar, för mindre vetande obegripliga förkortningar och avkortningar var vanliga etc.). Förvirringen förefaller oss vara fallet, en slutsats vilket till vissa delar överstämde med observationer och intervjuer. (Exempelvis, HR-avdelning förmådde ej en redovisa organisationen per avdelning (enhet) med enhetschef och dennes antal anställda. De såg det ej heller angeläget att hålla reda på och regelbundet uppdatera sådan information) (trots sådana förhållande kunde alltså författarna reda ut detta genom att i omgångar genomföra en kombination av manuella och datorbaserade analyser, där resultaten interaktivt validerades av expertis inom sjukhuset). En kommentar: den lokalinventering som beskrivs ovan motsvarar de demonteringar av produkter (personvagnar och lastvagnschassin) som var helt nödvändiga att genomföra för att kunna utveckla de sociotekniskt mest avancerade alternativet till löpandeband (Volvo Personvagnar AB:s fabrik i Uddevalla och de s k monteringsdockor som fanns i Volvo Lastvagnar AB:s fabrik i Tuve). Såtillvida att sådana demonteringar gav oss en sorts unika referenser över verkliga förhållanden, som i sin tur gav oss möjligheter att re-konfigurera produktinformation. För att vi därmed skulle kunna utveckla exempelvis arbetsinstruktioner, informationssystem, materialförsörjningssystem etc. Inom sjukvården gällde det däremot att erhålla ett för ändamålen konstruktivt grepp över samtliga verksamheter för att kunna tillskriva dem lokaler (sådana grepp saknades olyckligtvis helt). (Dessutom blev vi sålunda i vissa speciella avseenden betydligt mer kunniga är berörda praktiker och vi erhöll därmed även en legitimitet som forskare som faktiskt var och är rätt sällsynt.
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- Blomquist, Bo, 1958, et al.
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Assembly Systems and Work in the Swedish Automotive Industry
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Ingår i: Nordic Lights. Work, Management, and Welfare in Scandinavia. - 1 85972 106 0 ; , s. 225-254
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- See web-link given på Chalmers Public Library (CPL). This is an edited chapter in a book (editor was Åke Sandberg from the Swedish Institute for work Life Research Stockholm (Arbetslivsinstitutet in Swedish). This publication enlightens the authors' research and development work regarding alternatives to line assembly. Comprising e.g. explaining of the different (real-life) assembly systems utilized in Sweden all through the passing years. In a more overarching way, it criticizes the way the insights and experiences gained by such (more or less socio-technically advanced assembly system designs practised (a vast of misunderstandings and rumours are obviously at hand today. To some extent is thereby this actually a refined summarization of some of our earlier scientific contributions (see some of the other publications registered in Chalmers Public Library CPL).
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- Blomquist, Bo, 1958, et al.
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Arbetsplatsrapport enkätundersökning vid Volvo Buss i Borås
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Consumer report (“avnämarrapport” in Swedish) for the company in question which is financed by a research foundation. It is a questionnaire survey, in this case, a so-called total survey of all blue and white-collar employees.
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