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International Assembly Plant Study: " Management of the Extended Enterprise" Research Team - Chu, Wujin; Nobeoka, Kentaro; Pil, Frits; MacDuffie, John
During the past fiscal year, we have worked closely with a number of researchers from around
the world to develop a questionnaire that will provide us with a fuller understanding of the value-chain
issues that surround current automobile manufacturing.
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Project Report to International Motor Vehicle Program (IMVP), M.I.T.International Assembly Plant Study - Chu, Wujin; Pil, Frits; Nobeoka, Kentaro; MacDuffie, John Paul
INTRODUCTION:
During the past fiscal year, we have worked closely with a number of researchers from around
the world to develop a questionnaire that will provide us with a fuller understanding of the value-chain
issues that surround current automobile manufacturing.
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Life Cycle Analysis and Temporal Distributions of Emissions: Limitations of Product-Centered Emission Analyses - Field, Frank; Kirchain, Randolph; Clark, Joel
The
fleet-centered analysis shows that the "crossover time" (i.e., the time required before the fuel
economy benefits of the lighter aluminum vehicle offset the energy-intensity of the processes
used to manufacture the aluminum in the first place) can be dramatically longer than that
predicted by conventional life cycle analyses.
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Different Paths for Automakers at the Turn of the Century - Freyssenet, Michel; Boyer, Robert
Introduction:
Are lean production and globalization the necessary conditions for future success
of car industry firms, as affirm numerous commentators and experts, or is it possible to
discern several paths possible.
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International Motor Vehicle Program Globalization Research Program Fiscal Year 1999 Summary Report - Sturgeon, Tim
Program Summary:
One of the key drivers of change in the automotive industry can be summed up by the word
"globalization." Globalization is driving industry consolidation, the expanding role of
suppliers, underbody commonalization, product diversification, and efforts to reduce
minimum scale economies in final assembly plants.
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Modular strategies in cars and computers - Murray, Fiona; Sako, Mari
Summary
The focus of many European and American companies is currently on "modular"
strategies in product design and production.
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