From Fixed to Flexible: Automation and Work Organization Trends from the International Assembly Plant Survey

The paper is organized into seven sections. First, we define how we measure automation in the assembly plant study. Second, we describe the overall regional trends in the use of automation from 1989 to 1993/94. Third, we explore the patterns of usage for robotic equipment across regions, emphasiz...

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Main Authors: MacDuffie, John Paul, Pil, Frits K.
Language:en_US
Published: 2002
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1623