noun
cross attachment; mutual assignment
Used in organizational contexts for temporarily assigning personnel to each other's departments or teams, often for training or collaboration. Relatively formal and business-oriented.
新入社員研修の一環として、相互配属が行われた。
As part of the new employee training, cross attachments were carried out.
相互配属制度により、社員は異なる部署の業務を経験できる。
Through the cross attachment system, employees can experience work in different departments.
人事交流 is a broader term for personnel exchange between organizations or departments, while 相互配属 specifically refers to a mutual temporary assignment arrangement.
Compound of 相互 (mutual) and 配属 (assignment, posting). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern business coinage.