Elaborates on smart designs in the automobile industry (spotlighting, in a panel, the Mercedes-Benz Smart Car in detail) in many companies and across the world — such as: Brazil's Volkswagen factory; Mlada Boleslav (Prague) in the Czech Republic for Skoda; Melfi, Italy for Fiat, plus other proposed developments for Ford, etc. Concludes that the more you break boundaries down — the less secure you may become! Sums up that lean production techniques, pioneered by Toyota, are the antithesis of mass production and this has forced giant car manufacturers to have a major rethink.
Smart ideas (Smart cars)
The Antidote ; 2 , 5 ; 35-36
1997-09-01
2 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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