DocumentCode
3448145
Title
The UK´s performance in the international auto components industry
Author
Oliver, Nick ; Delbridge, Rick ; Lowe, Jim
Author_Institution
Judge Inst. of Manage. Sci., Cambridge Univ., UK
fYear
1995
fDate
34967
Firstpage
42401
Lastpage
212
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to address three questions: compared to their counterparts in Japan and the rest of Europe, how do UK autocomponents plants perform? How `lean´ are UK plants? What are the obstacles to performance improvement in the UK? Eight countries were covered by the study, but the main focus in this paper is on Europe, and specifically on how UK performance compares to other European countries. For comparison purposes, Japan is included as the top benchmark
Keywords
automobile industry; production; Europe; Japan; UK performance; human resources; international auto components industry; lean production; performance improvement obstacles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Setting Standards for Quality and Delivery in the Automotive Parts Industry, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/ic:19950954
Filename
494798
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