... not been well documented theoretically, and much less, empirically, in production and operations management. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Manufacturing industries Automotive components industry Production management Operations management Manufacturing strategy Technology...

... communication, and discipline workers. Katsuki Aoki can be contacted at: kaoki@kanto‐gakuin.ac.jp © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Japan China Continuous improvement Manufacturing systems Automotive components industry In contrast to the worldwide diffusion of the concept...

... enabling it to cope with the variety of changes and needs at the strategic level. Automotive components industry Supply chain management Flexible organizations Spain As diversity and uncertainty in the environment increases, companies are responding by adding flexibility as a dimension...

... to an identical itinerary of activity. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Kaizen Organizational structure Alliances Automotive components industry It has become increasingly recognized that innovation and change are constants in contemporary manufacturing. There have been various interpretations...

..., there seem to exist important synergies between JIT purchasing practices which make a holistic implementation more beneficial than the isolated introduction of selected practices. © MCB UP Limited 2000 JIT Purchasing Automotive components industry Spain Supply Implementation During...

... and theoretical implications of using this framework are considered. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Automotive components industry Manufacturing Continuous improvement Kaizen Case studies United Kingdom In selecting the case study, a number of approaches were taken. First, the UK suppliers from...

... because of the characteristics of the work processes. Automotive components industry Lean production Motivation Sociotechnical theory Employees Along with the Dutch Government and Volvo Car Sweden, Mitsubishi has recently become the third partner of NedCar. With regard to the influence...

... comparisons at the level of the firm argue[ 9 ] that explanations of comparative performance success or failure are grounded in a perspective which inevitably inflates the importance of some factors and ignores others: © MCB UP Limited 1995 Automotive components industry Benchmarking...