A country with Cournot competition and free entry experiences an increase of its market size either due to economic growth or international integration of goods markets. The implied increase in competition leads to shrinking mark-ups and forces firms to reduce overhead costs relative to output....

Lean production has become an integral part of the manufacturing landscape as its link with superior performance and its ability to provide competitive advantage is well accepted among academics and practitioners. Lean production helps producers in overcoming the challenges organizations face...

How do local labour market structures, in tandem with workforce dispositions and attitudes, influence the way multinational companies localise their standardised work and production systems? This article investigates the conflict-ridden factory regime of a lean automotive plant in provincial...

Die Produktionsnivellierung nach dem Vorbild der Heijunka- Methode bekommt sowohl in der wissenschaftlichen Betrachtung als auch der industriellen Anwendung eine zunehmende Bedeutung. Nur durch die konsequente Anwendung der Methodik bekommt ein PULL-System seine eigentliche Effizienz. Die...