Enhanced Production Processes Through Network Groups

Increased focus on core activities in manufacturing companies makes cross-organizational collaboration necessary to develop and produce complex products or systems. To enhance the production process efficiency of a network, companies have to go beyond formal routines and learn about each other's, and thus their common, production process. The interaction between members of an organization and outside scientists encourages the members to reflect on their work. To improve a business there is a need of diversity, but also a need for understanding different viewpoints. Thus, it is necessary to create constructive conflicts among a variety of viewpoints.