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An examination of the form and character of recent transformations in the international automobile industry. Using comparative and national-based case study analysis, it explores the nature of such recent developments (outsourcing, modularization, high performance workplaces, etc.) and their impact...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230581937 |
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An examination of the form and character of recent transformations in the international automobile industry. Using comparative and national-based case study analysis, it explores the nature of such recent developments (outsourcing, modularization, high performance workplaces, etc.) and their impact on issues in the sector on a world scale. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2008. |
| Carrier Form: | 216 p. : 2 figures, 21. |
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9781403900418 9780230581937 : 0230581935 : |
| CLC: | F744-61 |
| Contents: | Bureaucracy Transcended? New Patterns of Employment Regulation and Labour Control in the International Automotive Industry-- V. Pulignano and P. Stewart Lean Production and Quality of Working Life on the Shop floor: the Experiences of British and Italian Car Workers: A. Danford, M. Richardson, P. Stewart and V. Pulignano Lean Production: the Original Myth Reconsidered-- D. Coffey and C. Thornley Scope for Policymaking in a Globalized Economy: The Case of Car Assembly in Belgium-- G. Van Hootegem and R. Huys From Lean Production to Mass Customization. Recent Developments in the Australian Aut |