Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Designed for learning : a tale of two auto plants

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Designed for learning : a tale of two auto plants / Paul S. Adler, Robert E. Cole

Sumario: The Toyota-General Motors joint venture and Volvo's Uddevalla Plant represent two different ways of organizing, the labor-intensive production of standardized products, in this case, auto assembly. The Toyota-General Motors joint venture is based on the Japanese "lean production" model, whereas Uddevalla has been called a "human-centered" model. Which model can best stimulate continuous improvement while maintaining worker morale? The authors argue that the answer is, emphatically, the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) plant in California

En: Sloan management review. - Boulder. - Spring 1993 ; p. 85-94

1. Toyota-General Motors . 2. Volvo . 3. Sistemas de producción . 4. Fábricas de automóviles . 5. Diseño de sistemas . 6. Productividad . 7. Formación . 8. Organización del trabajo . 9. Casos prácticos . I. Cole, Robert E. . II. Título. III. Título: Sloan management review.