The Changing U.S. Auto Industry

A Geographical Analysis
1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-415-05544-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 665 g

In recent years car production in the United States has undergone changes on a scale unknown since the pioneering era prior to World War One. New plants have been opened in the interior of the country, while most of those located along the east and west coast have been closed. The Changing U.S. Auto Industry uses concepts drawn from geography, such as access to markets and shipments of parts, to understand some of the reasons for the recent changes. Also critical is the changing role of labour in the production process, including the search by Japanese firms for a union-free environment, the re-location of some production to Mexico and the debate over the appropriate level of union-management cooperation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rubenstein, James M.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Fahrzeugtechnik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Wirtschaftsgeographie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Transport- und Verkehrswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Changing Geography of Automobile Production Part 1. Development of the Geography of US Automotive Production 2. Automobile Production Concentrates in Michigan 3. Ford Revolutionizes the Geography of Production 4. General Motors Builds Branch Assembly Plants 5. Components Plants locate in the Southern Great Lakes Region Part 2. Reasons for Recent Locational Changes: Regional Scale 6. Market Fragmentation 7. Just-in-time Delivery Part 3. Reasons for Recent Locational Changes: Community Scale 8. Governmental Impact on Locational Decisions 9. Avoiding Militant Workers 10. Whipsawing Existing Plants Conclusion Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

James M. Rubenstein