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Author:   Anna Comacchio ,  Guiseppe Volpato ,  Arnaldo Camuffo
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.242kg
ISBN:  

9783642641572

ISBN 10:   3642641571
Pages:   140
Publication Date:   08 August 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Industry clockspeed and competency chain design: an introductory essay.- 3 New perspectives on automation.- 4 Competitive strategies, industrial models and assembly automation templates.- 5 Automation and Inertia.- 6 Automation strategies at the first-tier suppliers in Japan. Process development and product trajectory. Hypothesis on the supplier-assembler relationship.- 7 Anticipating problems with manufacturing during the product development process.- 8 Diffusion patterns of lean practices: lessons from the European auto industry.- 9 The transfer of organizing principles in the world auto industry: Cross-cultural influences on replication at Opel Eisenach.- The Authors of the Book.

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