The end of the end of good work? : work organisation or lean production in the Volvo organisation /
In recent years, assembly lines have been reintroduced in the Swedish automotive industry and, in many cases, have replaced those so-called alternative assembly systems which had their roots in the 1970s. This paper reviews and evaluates some explicit reasons given for the return to the assembly lin...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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[Bradford, England] :
Emerald,
2004.
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Series: | International journal of operations & production management ;
v. 24, no. 8. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- EDITORIAL BOARD; Abstracts and keywords; Editorial; Some considerations relating to the reintroduction of assembly lines in the Swedish automotive industry; The sustainability of teamwork under changing circumstances; The birth of the individualised team; Innovation and hybridization; Reconstructing the history of the main Volvo Tuve plant; Design or development? Beyond the LP-STS debate; inputs from a Volvo truck case