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Author:   Cristiano Antonelli
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9789401078481

ISBN 10:   9401078483
Pages:   157
Publication Date:   01 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 — A New Industrial Organization Approach.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Production Functions and Governance Functions.- 1.3. The Effects of Telematics on the Governance Function.- 1.4. Telematics and Alternative Modes of Governance.- 2 — The Emergence of the Network Firm.- 2.1. The Adoption of Telematics.- 2.2. The Uses of Telematics.- 2.3. The Network Firm.- 2.4. A Generalization.- 3 — Manufacturing Networks: Telematics in the Automotive Industry.- 3.1. From Mass Production to Flexible Production.- 3.2. The Fiat Group Case.- 3.3. Telematics in the Logistic Function.- 3.4. Telematics in the Engineering and Production Planning Functions.- 4 — Networks Between Manufacturing and Demand: Cases From Textile and Clothing Industries.- 4.1. Manufacturing Flexibility and Interaction with Consumers.- 4.2. Manufacturing Networks and Market Networks: The Benetton Case.- 4.3. Internationalization of Technological Assets and Demand Monitoring: The Miroglio Case.- 4.4. Shrinking Idle Times, Decreasing Working Capital and Growing Flexibility: The GFT Case.- 4.5. Problems and Perspectives.- 5 — Area Networks: Telematic Connections in a Traditional Textile District.- 5.1. The Role of Telematics in Industrial Districts.- 5.2. Telematic Experiments in the Prato District.- 5.3. Problems and Perspectives.- 6 — Interorganizational Networks and Market Structures.- 6.1. The Interorganizational Networks.- 6.2. The Impact of Telematics on Competitive Strategies and Market Structures.- 6.3. The Econornic Role of Standards.- 6.4. Voluntary versus Compulsory Standards.- 7 — Supply Conditions of Telematic Network Services and Public Policy Implications.- 7.1. Technological and Supply Push versus Demand Pull in Telematic Diffusion.- 7.2. Information Quality, Supply Conditions and DemandFactors in Telematic Diffusion: A Matrix.- 7.3. Technological Factors.- 7.4. Institutional Context, Telecornmunication Supply and Marketing Factors.- 7.5. The Structure of Value Added Network and Services in Some Industrial Countries: The Italian Paradox.- 7.6. Conclusions and Policy Implications.

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