"With a detailed discussion on the preparation and tools needed for an automotive process audit, this book addresses the fundamental issues and concerns by focusing on two objectives. Explaining the methods and tools used in the process for the organization, and to provide a ref…
"This book addresses the essentials of an automotive audit which is required by all automotive suppliers world-wide. They are based on customer specific requirements, ISO standards, and industry specifications. This book covers both the mandated documents and records that are ne…
Fastest man on earth -- Native sons -- The selden patent -- Meet me in St. Louis -- Sensation -- Bad behaviors, bad roads -- The horse loses power -- The West, still wild -- Victories and defeats -- Doubts subsiding -- "Equal to his weight in wildcats
"Jaguar Century is a lavishly illustrated large-format retrospective examining 100 years of Jaguar, one of the most acclaimed marques in automotive history"
Introduction -- Shortages and strikes, 1945-1948 -- The era of "The treaty of Detroit," 1949-1950 -- No longer the arsenal of democracy, 1951-1952 -- A post-Korean War boom, 1953 -- A "painfully inconvenient" recession, 1954 -- The fifties in one year, 1955 -- "A severe and prol…
The evolution of the Toyota production system
by Wada, Kazuo
fromStudies in economic history
The Detroit bureau chief for The New York Times takes readers inside the Big Three U.S. automakers for the rise and fall - and rise again? - of this quintessentially American industry.
Elon Musk ist der da Vinci des 21. Jahrhunderts. Seine Firmengründungen lesen sich wie das Who's who der zukunftsträchtigsten Unternehmen der Welt. Alles, was dieser Mann anfasst, scheint zu Gold zu werden. Mit PayPal revolutionierte er das Zahlen im Internet, mit Tesla schreckt…
This volume covers Honda's manufacture, research and development, sourcing of components, human resources and labour relations, collaboration with Western firms, political controversy and the role of concepts and ideas, in Japan, North America and Europe.
"The automotive industry is still one of the world's largest manufacturing sectors, but it suffers from being very technology-focused as well as being relatively short-term focused. There is little emphasis within the industry and its consultancy and analyst supply network on th…
