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Formula One Pit Stops: There is no µI¶ in µTeamwork¶

The F1 Pit Stop: Highly organized chaos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_A89Tv5Rl4&feature=fvw

-After 2010, and the ban on refuelling, the typical Formula 1 pit stoptakes roughly 3 seconds. In this time, the following are usuallyaccomplished:

- Communication with driver

- Location of pit stall

- Reminders (put car in gear, reset fuel)

- Lift car with lever jacks

- Remove tires with high speed air gun, replace tire with newone

- Manual adjustment of car¶s front wing (adjust downforce)

- Various cleaning (radiator duct, driver visor)

Organisation Studies FTMBA2010-2011



Formula One Pit Stops: Tasks to be done




Formula One Pit Stops: Roles of the team

TEAM MEMBERS:

McLaren Mercedes has a crew of 27 people working on each car.During the pit stop, the following roles are essential:

1. Front Jack ± used to lift the car off the ground to enable tires to bereplaced

2. Lollipop man ± guides the driver into the correct pit box and controlsthe release of the car once stop is finished

3. Three mechanics for each wheel (one with airgun, others to helpremove and replace wheel)

4. Mechanic with spare jump start battery in case of engine stall. Thismechanic also usually clears the radiator during stop.

5. Mechanic with spare scissor jack to lift car in case other lifting

mechanisms (nose or rear) are damaged.6. Rear jack ± also used to lift car for tire replacement

7. Engineer who coordinates information and instructions from Senior Engineers/Tacticians behind pit wall

8. Mechanic to clear driver¶s visor and help clean debris from radiator




Formula One Pit Stops: Key challenges

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVVXTpw8W5A

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzg_9UXo9s8&p=DEC9F135644 ABD14&playnext=1&index=35

- Various pressures

- Time sensitive- Danger

- High performance

- Communication

- Coordination

- Perfection / No room for error

- Mental focus

- Unexpected situation




Formula One Pit Stops: Organisation

³What I find really impressive about a FormulaOne pit stop is that everything comes together and everybody on the team knows exactly whatto do. In that sense F1 pit stops are an examplefor any service company.´ Maarten Cornelissen, Vice President for LG¶sServices operation in Europe.

F1 Pit Stops are a great model of what can beaccomplished through precision planning,scheduling and execution.

Major contributors to Pit Stops includeOperations, Maintenance, Communication and

continuously working on improving Root CauseProblem Elimination.




Formula One Pit Stops: Team Processes

Mission Clarity (i.e. objectives)

Skill Set (i.e. qualifications, experience, expertise)

Performance Goals (i.e. desired results)

Role Definition (i.e. individual responsibilities)

Feedback Mechanisms (i.e. monitoring the

progress of the team)

Organisation Input (i.e. communicate the businessgoals)




Formula One Pit Stops: How is it brought together?

Through Day-to-Day Work System: system for sharing information among the team, method usedfor keeping each other informed, procedures atoperational level, etc.

Through Performance Assessment Parameters:performance benchmarks and appraisal system for the team as a whole and individually

Through Resources: financial, manpower,technology, software tools, expert guidance, etc.

Through Team Building: relevant team-oriented

programs to create cohesion and enhance itsperformance

Synergy




Formula One Pit Stops: Key Lessons


Clear job description of each team member

Minimum oral communication during the process

Requires a lot of practice before implementation

Good strategy and importance of a good leader

Feedback and continuous improvement

Trust among the team members and good coordination

Contingency plans



Formula One Pit Stops: Applications


F1 analogy in medicine(Patient handover from surgery to intensive care)

Repeatable (practice)

Quick coordination (efficient communication)

Team work (job description)

Organization (feedback and improvement)

Information from surgical team (good strategy,

Contingency plans)

Possible applications

Airport plane ground maintenance

Trucks loading and unloading



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