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Modular strategies in cars and computers
(1999-06-09)
Summary
The focus of many European and American companies is currently on "modular"
strategies in product design and production. A modular product has individual
elements which are designed independently but function ...
Determinants of Trust in Supplier Relations: Evidence from the Automotive Industry in Japan and the United States
(2002-07-11)
This study examines the determinants of inter-organizational trust by using survey data from
just over 1000 suppliers in the automotive industry. We define trust and derive a model of its
determinants from transaction ...
Synergy between Direct and Representative Forms of Employee Voice: Evidence from the European Car Components Industry
(2002-07-18)
This paper analyses the implications of combining direct and representative forms of worker
participation for business performance. Direct participation refers to such things as quality control
circles, continuous ...
Emergent Dualism in the UK Automotive Industry: Should we be Concerned?
(2002-07-18)
Are car assembly plants which have adopted 'lean production' trading with 'lean' parts
suppliers? Or are they using suppliers as buffers and as sources of low cost labour? This
paper examines these questions empirically ...
Auto Industry
(2002-06-12)
Peter Drucker christened the automobile industry ?the industry of industries? in 1946,
and there are good enduring reasons for this label. In short, it has been at the forefront of
thinking about how things are made and ...
MIT International Motor Vehicle Programme Modularization and Outsourcing Project Preliminary Report of European Research Team
(1999-10-06)
No Abstract Provided
Modularization and Outsourcing: Implications for the Future of Automotive Assembly "Management of the Extended Enterprise" Research Team
(2002-06-26)
Overview
Twice in this century, automotive assembly has been the setting for dramatic innovations in
production organization that have transformed the basis of competition in the auto industry. Henry
Ford's mass production ...
Does Trust Improve Business Performance?
(2002-07-18)
No Abstract Provided