But it has led to a de-skilling of the factory floor, lowering standards and increasing the likelihood of wrongdoing and accidents, he said. "The loss of experienced, skilled workers on the factory floor is becoming more and more risky." Companies, he said, were not placing their most skilled workers in quality control roles. "Even executives don't know what's happening on the factory floor," he said. Executives are guilty of becoming too detached from the operational side of the business, said Toshiyuki Shimegi, president of Porsche Japan.

Source: New York Times October 29, 2017 07:30 UTC