Radically new production systems

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 8-19

  Karlsson, Christer ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Learning organizations; Motor industry; Production; Strategy; Systems design

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030490150     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579610131429     Document Type: Review

References (10)

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2. Monden, Y., Toyota Production System - Practical Approach to Production Management, Industrial Engineering and Management Press, Atlanta, GA, 1983.
3. Karlsson, C., "Knowledge and material flow in future industrial networks", International Journal of Operations & Productions Management, Vol. 12 Nos 7/8, 1992, pp. 10-23.
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6. One example of a study of the development of one concept is Mair, A., "Honda's global flexifactory network", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 14 No. 3, 1994. The style of that article has to some extent inspired the author to this article.
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10. Schonberger, R.J., Building a Chain of Customers - Linking Business Function to Create a World Class Company, Hutchinson Business Books, London, 1990.