Monozukuri capability to address product variety: A comparison between Japanese and German automotive makers

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 147, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 373-384

  Aoki, Katsuki ^a   Staeblein, Thomas ^b   Tomino, Takahiro ^c  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Germany; Japan; Monozukuri capability; Product variety

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT-SENSITIVE; GERMANY; JAPAN; MONOZUKURI CAPABILITY; ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS; POWER BALANCE; PRODUCT VARIETY;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 84889650413     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.026     Document Type: Article

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