Cycles of production: from assembly lines to cells to assembly lines in the Volvo Cab Plant

Cycles of production: from assembly lines to cells to assembly lines in the Volvo Cab Plant

This paper analyses changes in work organisation at the Volvo Cab Plant in Umeå, Sweden in order to identify those contingent elements that impact upon the choices made in selecting specific production technologies. It suggests that managerial decision making is not necessarily located within ration...

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Veröffentlicht in:New technology, work, and employment work, and employment, 2008-03, Vol.23 (1-2), p.111-124
1. Verfasser: Wallace, Terry
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Assembly lines
Automobile industry
Decision making
Factories
Industrial plants
Industrial production
Management
Production management
Studies
Sweden
Volvo
Work organization
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Zusammenfassung:This paper analyses changes in work organisation at the Volvo Cab Plant in Umeå, Sweden in order to identify those contingent elements that impact upon the choices made in selecting specific production technologies. It suggests that managerial decision making is not necessarily located within rational or business enhancement paradigms.
ISSN:0268-1072
1468-005X
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.2008.00206.x