Work Organization Practices for Lean Production: A Study in Spanish and Brazilian Manufacturers

This work aims to discuss particular work organization practices in human resources reported as successful by companies adopting lean production principles, and investigate them through real examples observed on manufacturing plants in Spain and Brazil. A set of work organization practices was previ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Cattani Rentes, Victor
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/2242
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/2242
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Automotive industry
Management--Brazil
Lean production
Work organization
Work teams
Spain
Brazil
Organització en el treball
Automòbils -- Control de producció
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Política industrial i tecnologia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d’operacions::Sistemes productius
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Sumario:This work aims to discuss particular work organization practices in human resources reported as successful by companies adopting lean production principles, and investigate them through real examples observed on manufacturing plants in Spain and Brazil. A set of work organization practices was previously established by one of the authors, through interviews with practitioners of lean production and review of the literature. A series of visits and informal interviews at Spanish and Brazilian automotive parts manufacturers that follow lean production were conducted to verify that the set of policies are indeed practiced.