Coping with Variety : Flexible Productive Systems for Product Variety in the Auto Industry

by Lung, Yannick; Chanaron, Jean-Jacques; Fujimoto, Takahiro; Raff, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780754611158
• ISBN10: 0754611159
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. ix
List of Contributors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction
Product Variety, Productive Organisation, and Industrial Models	p. 3
Pathways to Flexible Mass Production
G.M. and the Evolving Industrial Organisation of American Automobile Manufacturing in the Interwar Years	p. 35
Product Variety in the French Automobile Industry: A Look through the Past	p. 58
The Progressive Emergence of Product Variety in the Japanese Automobile Industry	p. 81
The Historical Evolution of Product Variety in the Auto Industry: An International Comparative Study	p. 111
Alternative Flexible Production Systems For Product Variety
Beyond Flexibility: Toyota's Robust Process-Flow Architecture	p. 149
A Flexible Organisation for Mini-Lot Production: The Emergence of Mini Carmakers in Japan	p. 181
Developments in Assembly System Design: The Volvo Experience	p. 192
Flexibility through Modularity: Experimentations with Fractal Production in Brazil and in Europe	p. 224
Managing Flexible Production Systems
Capability Building and Over-Adaptation: A Case of 'Fat Design' in the Japanese Auto Industry	p. 261
Supplier Relations and Performance in Europe, Japan and the US: The Effect of the Voice/Exit Choice	p. 287
Concurrent Engineering and Institutional Learning: A Comparison of French and Japanese Component Suppliers	p. 314
The Production, Distribution, and Repair of Automobiles: New Relationships and New Competencies	p. 335
Inter-Firm Relationships and Industrial Models	p. 364
Conclusion
Conclusion	p. 393
Index	p. 409
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