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Management article
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Reference no. SMR3436
Published by: MIT Sloan School of Management
Published in: "MIT Sloan Management Review", 1993
Length: 12 pages

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.

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