Automotive Production Systems and Standardisation From Ford to the Case of Mercedes-Benz /

• Main Author: Clarke, Constanze (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2005.
• Series: Contributions to Management Science,
• Subjects: Business.; Leadership.; Personnel management.; Production management.; Business and Management.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Operations Management.; Human Resource Management.

The introduction of the Mercedes-Benz Production System (MPS) is exemplary of a trend within the automotive industry: the creation and introduction of company-specific standardised production systems. This book contributes to the debate about production systems by examining the social and economic i...

Table of Contents:

• The evolution of standardisation
• The history of production systems in the automotive industry
• The case of the Mercedes Benz Production System
• The results of implementing the Mercedes-Benz Production System
• Conclusion.