TPSs process design in American automotive plants and its effects on the triple bottom line and sustainability

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 374-384

  Bergenwall, Amy L ^a   Chen, Chialin ^a   White, Richard E ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile industry; Case study; Manufacturing process design; Sustainability; Toyota Production System; Triple bottom line

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE PLANTS; CURRENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; JAPANESE MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURING PROCESS DESIGN; PERFORMANCE GAPS; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PRODUCTION PROCESS; THREE DIMENSIONS; TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE; WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOBILES; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PROCESS DESIGN; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROFITABILITY; RESEARCH;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84865695402     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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