Turning Activity into a Lever for Integrating Humans into the Workplace: A Transversal Approach for Innovative Projects

Abstract

Work without Man is not work but at most an automated process management. Automation of work is certainly a factor of production but will not be an element of development and innovation. A global reading of production issues shows that development has relied in recent years on a relocation dynamic. It is a question of finding productive spaces elsewhere at a lower cost, allowing performance points to be earned in the short term. Except the world is changing, production costs are inevitably associated with the societal development of producing countries. Mechanically, there will always be a place more profitable than another in a short-term logic. Major climate change is tending to raise awareness of the need to think differently about the global model. The challenge of sustainable development is no longer a philosophy but an issue for everyone. In the future, international summits dealing with climate issues will be fully associated with economic meetings. It is not possible that countries of mass production such as India or China continue to become intoxicated by air pollution. The evolution of consumption models is driving us towards the transformation of production models. Over the past 30 years it was appropriate to develop mass consumption at a low cost. The consumption model has become paradoxical: it is desirable to invest in qualitative products, but which have a short use. “Re-use’’ is developing. As a response to waste management, consumers want to be able to resell their products in order to consume other products, even if this means buying used products. Reactivity in production is becoming an important key to profitability. It is no longer a mass production automation but a capacity to respond effectively and quickly to the demand of consumers become more demanding.