Designed for Learning: A Tale of Two Auto Plants
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Designed for Learning: A Tale of Two Auto Plants
Abstract/Description
The Toyota-GM joint venture, NUMMI, and Volvo's Uddevalla plant represent two different ways of organizing the labor-intensive production of standardized products, in this case, auto assembly. NUMMI is based on the Japanese lean-production model, whereas Uddevalla has been called a human-centered model. Which model can best stimulate continuous improvement while maintaining worker morale? The authors argue that the answer is, emphatically, NUMMI.
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Date
In publication
Volume
34
Issue
3
Pages
85-94
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
Published Text
Scholarship genre
Synthesis/Overview
Open access/full-text available
Yes
Peer reviewed
Yes
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Citation
Adler, P. S., & Cole, R. E. (1993). Designed for Learning: A Tale of Two Auto Plants. MIT Sloan Management Review, 34(3), 85–94.
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