• DocumentCode
    1520856
  • Title

    Survival strategy: Go global: International alliances, quality, and efficiency mark the winners in the high-stakes automobile-manufacturing game

  • Author

    Jurgen, Ronald K.

  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    34
  • Lastpage
    38
  • Abstract
    Today´s “Ford” car may have been assembled in either the United States or West Germany by the Ford Motor Co.; in South Korea by Kia Motor Corp.; in South Korea, Japan, or the United States by Mazda Motor Corp.; or in Taiwan by Lio Ho Motor Co. Ltd. The car may have an engine from Volkswagen AG of West Germany or Peugeot S.A. of France, as well as parts from other worldwide suppliers. Globalization of the automotive industry is well under way.
  • Keywords
    Biological system modeling; Companies; Engines; Industries; Manufacturing; Production; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1987.6448897
  • Filename
    6448897