Pathways to industrialization and regional development

The paradigm of mass production has given way to radically new forms of organizing industrial production based primarily on the need to foster continuous redesign of products and processes in the face of intensified competition. This change, which is designed to engender continuous adaptive learning...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Scott, Allen J. (-)
Otros Autores: Storper, Michael, Scott, Allen John
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Routledge 1992.
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Sumario:The paradigm of mass production has given way to radically new forms of organizing industrial production based primarily on the need to foster continuous redesign of products and processes in the face of intensified competition. This change, which is designed to engender continuous adaptive learning in production systems, requires considerable organizational flexibility. The mass production systems constructed in the early post-war period foundered in the face of new forms of competition which put a premium on learning and flexibility.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (387 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781134882731
9781134882748
9781280221330
9786610221332
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