Transforming automobile assembly : experience in automation and work organization /

For leading the car-makers of the world the early 1990s brought significant changes, both in effectivity and profits. Formerly leading companies had to face consequences no one had expected. What are the results of the revolution in work organization and assembly automation? Scientists involved in t...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Shimokawa, Kōichi, 1930-, Jürgens, Ulrich, 1943-, Fujimoto, Takahiro, 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1997]
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Summary:For leading the car-makers of the world the early 1990s brought significant changes, both in effectivity and profits. Formerly leading companies had to face consequences no one had expected. What are the results of the revolution in work organization and assembly automation? Scientists involved in those reports published in the early 1990s now gathered to evaluate the changes in worlds car-making industries. In this publication the reader will learn about todays concepts in automation and organization of produktion, in Japan, America and Europe. Five years later - how did the car-makers deal with the situation?
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 414 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783642603747 (electronic bk.)
3642603742 (electronic bk.)