Title :
A survey of manufacturing practice and organisational change within the automotive rubber industry
Author :
Hooper, M.J. ; Winters, C.N.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Coventry Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper reports on the findings of a survey carried out between 1997 and 1998 of automotive rubber component manufacturers within the UK, USA and Germany. The survey reports on the pattern of implementation of a number of tools and techniques of modern manufacturing management, production and systems
Keywords :
automobile industry; management of change; manufacturing industries; production; rubber; Germany; UK; USA; agile manufacturing; automotive rubber industry; lean manufacturing; manufacturing practice; manufacturing systems; modern manufacturing management; organisational change; production; tool implementation patterns; world class manufacturing; Agile manufacturing; Automotive engineering; Lean production; Mass production; Production management; Production systems; Pulp manufacturing; Quality management; Rubber industry; Total quality management;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.787851
