Evolution of product development in Japanese automobile firms

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 343-359

  Muffatto, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automobile industry; Japan; Lean design; New product development; Product variety

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; COMPETITION; MARKETING; MODELS; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; AUTOMOBILE PRODUCT STRUCTURE; JAPAN; LEAN DESIGN; PRODUCT VARIETY;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0029721932     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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