This paper presents and discusses two case studies in the Portuguese motor vehicle industry – Salvador Caetano’s Ovar Industrial Division (SCOID), a ‘Brownfield site’ with minority Toyota ownership; and Autoeuropa, a ‘Greenfield site’ wholly owned by Volkswagen. Basically, it...

Судостроительно-судоремонтная промышленность оказывает значительное влияние на экономику Астраханского региона. Потенциал развития отрасли достаточно высок...

Статья посвящена совершенствованию производственных систем промышленных предприятий. Рассмотрены существующие стратегии совершенствования бизнес-процессов...

In the increasingly global marketplace, many manufacturers and service providers are applying lean manufacturing philosophy in order to optimize costs and quality gaining a competitive advantage. The paper summarises the advantages of application of lean philosophy in the manufacturing and...

L’organisation du travail, entendue comme la manière dont le travail est divisé et coordonné dans l’entreprise (Barreau, 2005), a connu de profonds bouleversements au cours de ces dernières années. Au modèle de l’organisation scientifique du travail de Taylor dominant pendant la...

This paper examines the effect of product variety on manufacturing performance, defined here as total labor productivity and consumer-perceived product quality. Using data from the International Motor Vehicle Program (M.I.T.) study of 70 assembly plants worldwide, the paper examines three...

An unexpected loss created due to outdated calculation methods can be avoided through contribution margin calculation. Contribution margin are great for sophisticated monitoring of up-to-date situation in the company and as well it provides much better information than the accounting system....

This exploratory study seeks to determine the interrelationship between sustainable manufacturing practices (SMP), sustaining lean improvements (SLI) and sustainable performance (SP) in Malaysian automotive industry. The specific goals are: 1) to identify the SMP, SLI and SP measures for...