Agile Against Lean

An Inquiry into the Production System of Hyundai Motor
2023
ISBN: 978-981-99-2041-9
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 267 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 493 g

This book attempts to pry open the ‘black box’ of compressed growth for Hyundai Motor since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, with the company’s being on the verge of falling in the ‘middle-ranked carmaker’s trap in the 1990s, and critically examines the dual and contradictory nature of this leapfrogging catch-up instead of simply focusing on the company’s success story. This book presents the novel theoretical and empirical characteristics of Hyundai Motor’s ‘agile’ production system based on ‘authoritarian experimentalism’ characterized by the ability of engineers to solve problems in an improvisational manner, skill-saving work organization and segmented labor, and extended quasi-vertical suppliers’ relationships under the chaebol corporate governance.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jo, Hyung Je

Kim, Chulsik

Jeong, Jun Ho

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Produktionsmanagement, Qualitätskontrolle
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Unternehmensgeschichte, Einzelne Branchen und Unternehmer
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Automobilindustrie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part ?: Conceptual Blocks and Overview. Chapter 1: Introduction - Building Conceptual Blocks for an Understanding of Catching Up, Chaebols, and Production Systems.- Chapter 2: An Overview of Hyundai Motor’s Production System.- Part ?: Empirical Anatomy.- Chapter 3: Skill Formation in Engineers - Learning by Improvisation.- Chapter 4: Work Organization and Shop-Floor Workers - Flexible Automation, Skill-Saving and Segmented Labor.- Chapter 5: Supplier Relations - Extended Quasi-Vertical Integration.- Chapter 6: The Overseas Production Network - ‘Model Factories’ and Global Transfer of Hyundai Motor’s Production System.- Part ?: Reflections and Prospects.- Chapter 7: Conclusions - Theoretical and Empirical Reflections and Future Prospects.

Über Autor(innen)

Hyung Je Jo is an emeritus professor of social science at the University of Ulsan, South Korea.

Jun Ho Jeong is a professor in the college of social sciences at Kangwon National University, South Korea.

Chulsik Kim is an assistant professor in the division of social science at the Academy of Korean Studies, South Korea

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