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MIT Sloan School of Management
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Abstract
The Toyota-GM joint venture, NUMMI, and Volvo''s Uddevalla plant represent two different ways of organizing the labor-intensive production of standardized products, in this case, auto assembly. NUMMI is based on the Japanese ''lean production'' model, whereas Uddevalla has been called a ''human-centered'' model. Which model can best simulate continuous improvement while maintaining worker morale? The authors argue that the answer is, emphatically, NUMMI.
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Abstract
The Toyota-GM joint venture, NUMMI, and Volvo''s Uddevalla plant represent two different ways of organizing the labor-intensive production of standardized products, in this case, auto assembly. NUMMI is based on the Japanese ''lean production'' model, whereas Uddevalla has been called a ''human-centered'' model. Which model can best simulate continuous improvement while maintaining worker morale? The authors argue that the answer is, emphatically, NUMMI.