Implementation of corporate production systems in the Brazilian auto industry: Managing knowledge through practice

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 153-167

  Miyake, Dario Ikuo ^a   Nakano, Davi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

KM; Knowledge management; Knowledge as action; Knowledge as object; Lean production; Manufacturing; Production systems

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COMPETITION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

CORPORATE PRODUCTION SYSTEM (CPS); DYNAMIC CAPABILITY; KNOWLEDGE-AS-ACTION; KNOWLEDGE-AS-OBJECT;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 35548995946     PISSN: 14709511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2007.014972     Document Type: Article

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