Why the division of labor

The classical British political economist Adam? Smith believed that the division of labor is an important factor in increasing the productivity of labor for the following reasons: 1. The division of labor allows workers to specialize in a single operation, thus increasing their proficiency and skills; 2. The division of labor reduces the change of jobs for workers and saves the time usually lost in changing from one job to another; 3. The division of labor simplifies the work and focuses the attention of workers on a particular object, which is conducive to the discovery of more convenient methods of work and the invention of tools and machines. object, facilitates the discovery of more convenient methods of work, and promotes the improvement of tools and the invention of machines. (Reference to the Higher Education Press Zhou Sanduo edited "Management" fifth edition)

? As can be seen from the above, for modern enterprises, the division of labor can enhance the efficiency of employees, so that employees can concentrate on their own work, to avoid simultaneous attention to multiple things that lead to distraction, which in turn leads to labor accuracy and efficiency, at the same time, the division of labor is clear, but also conducive to employees digging into the field of the business, the formation of an effective knowledge in-depth and accumulation, and then better to complete their work to lay a solid Knowledge base. On the contrary, if the division of labor is not clear, or not an effective division of labor, will allow employees to focus their attention to too many areas, it is easy to lead to the various areas of their responsibility will float on the surface or in form, can not carry out in-depth excavation of the business, which can not form a solid foundation for the development of their business, and even more detrimental to the efficient completion of their work.

Expanding on this, since the birth of Toyota in this century and the rapid and widespread popularity of lean product development, the implementation of a clear division of labor, more conducive to the implementation of lean policies, because only a clear division of labor, so that employees have enough energy to focus on this part of the work of their responsibility, in order to allow employees to have an in-depth understanding of the content of the work and feel, but also have time to carry out in-depth reflection on their work, so that a more proper way to work. Reflection, so that more correct and effective to find the improvement program, is more conducive to the implementation of lean.