Cycles of Production: From Assembly Lines in the Volvo Cab Plant

Cycles of Production: From Assembly Lines in the Volvo Cab Plant

This paper analyses changes in work organisation at the Volvo Cab Plant in Umea, 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
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Decision making
Motor car industry
Plants
Sweden
Technology
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Zusammenfassung:This paper analyses changes in work organisation at the Volvo Cab Plant in Umea, 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. References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0268-1072