Cooperation and conflict in modular production and supplier parks: The case of Volvo Cars' modular assembly system

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 298-314

  Fredriksson, Peter ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conflict; Cooperation; Modular production; Supplier parks; Volvo cars

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOBILES; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION;

MODULAR PRODUCTION; SUPPLIER PARKS; VOLVO CARS;

PARKS;

EID: 33847097209     PISSN: 14709511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2006.012122     Document Type: Article

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