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Marek Szwejczewski and Malcolm Jones
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Marek Szwejczewski: Cranfield University
Malcolm Jones: Productivity Europe

Chapter Chapter 11 in Learning From World-Class Manufacturers, 2013, pp 198-215 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In this book we have described how World-Class Manufacturing processes have evolved over the last century, since Henry Ford introduced his moving assembly line in 1913 and Toyota began automotive production in the 1930’s. We have also shown how each individual company’s approach has evolved, building on initial implementations and developing it further. The question is whether there is a model for managing this developmental process, or whether we must just let evolution take its course. Does an implementation always start with the same few steps or is it more complex than that?

Keywords: Supply Chain; Developmental Approach; Line Balance; Maintenance Task; Good Factory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137292308_11

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