Those doing the work had to shift from being individuals reporting to bosses in accordance with a big plan to having the responsibility and accountability of delivering work as part of a self-organizing team and doing the work in short cycles without interruption from any manager.

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While the plant in question makes iPads, which are already in short supply, the thinking among Apple analysts is that any interruption in production will be brief, and in any case will quickly be replaced with additional output from another Hon Hai plant in Shenzhen.

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