Abstract The dictionary defines communication as a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs or behaviors. Therefore, the basic components of communication are the sender, the message, and the receiver. The sender transmits the message; the message triggers a response from the receiver; the receiver notices and attaches some meaning to the message. For the message to be transmitted there has be some channel (often called medium), …showed first 75 words of 1031 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1031 total…at each facility. It is challenging for supervisors to communicate equally with all employees in a multi-shift environment. Arriving and departing shifts must have contact at shift change so that key information such as operating problems and production priority can be discussed. References Business Communication Quarterly, 2000 http://bcq.theabc.org/ Abbott's Communication Letter, "The Effectiveness of Communication" 2002 http://www.abbottletter.com/ "Putting Communication on the Business Agenda" http://www.synopsis-communication.co.uk/pdf/agenda.pdf