Modularization in the Auto Industry: Interlinked Multiple Hierarchies of Product, Production, and Supplier Systems
This paper analyzes the modularization in the world auto industry. The modularization in the industry has involved architectural changes in product, production, and supplier systems with each region (Japan, Europe and the U.S.A.) emphasizing different purposes and aspects. As an attempt to unders...
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| author | Takeishi, Akira |
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| description | This paper analyzes the modularization in the world auto industry. The modularization
in the industry has involved architectural changes in product, production, and supplier
systems with each region (Japan, Europe and the U.S.A.) emphasizing different
purposes and aspects. As an attempt to understand such multi-faceted, complex
processes coherently, this paper proposes a conceptual framework that sees
development / production activities as interlinked, multiple hierarchies of products,
processes, and inter-firm boundaries. With this framework, drawing on case studies and
questionnaire survey data, the paper examines the on-going processes of modularization
in the industry. It is argued that tensions exist among the three hierarchies, and such
tensions may lead to further changes in product, production and supplier-system
architectures in the auto industry, in a dynamic and path-dependent manner. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/7412019-04-10T12:16:37Z Modularization in the Auto Industry: Interlinked Multiple Hierarchies of Product, Production, and Supplier Systems Takeishi, Akira path-dependent manner modularization hierarchies This paper analyzes the modularization in the world auto industry. The modularization in the industry has involved architectural changes in product, production, and supplier systems with each region (Japan, Europe and the U.S.A.) emphasizing different purposes and aspects. As an attempt to understand such multi-faceted, complex processes coherently, this paper proposes a conceptual framework that sees development / production activities as interlinked, multiple hierarchies of products, processes, and inter-firm boundaries. With this framework, drawing on case studies and questionnaire survey data, the paper examines the on-going processes of modularization in the industry. It is argued that tensions exist among the three hierarchies, and such tensions may lead to further changes in product, production and supplier-system architectures in the auto industry, in a dynamic and path-dependent manner. 2002-06-12T20:15:54Z 2002-06-12T20:15:54Z 2001-02-28 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/741 en_US 206132 bytes application/pdf application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | path-dependent manner modularization hierarchies Takeishi, Akira Modularization in the Auto Industry: Interlinked Multiple Hierarchies of Product, Production, and Supplier Systems |
| title | Modularization in the Auto Industry: Interlinked Multiple Hierarchies of Product, Production, and Supplier Systems |
| title_full | Modularization in the Auto Industry: Interlinked Multiple Hierarchies of Product, Production, and Supplier Systems |
| title_fullStr | Modularization in the Auto Industry: Interlinked Multiple Hierarchies of Product, Production, and Supplier Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modularization in the Auto Industry: Interlinked Multiple Hierarchies of Product, Production, and Supplier Systems |
| title_short | Modularization in the Auto Industry: Interlinked Multiple Hierarchies of Product, Production, and Supplier Systems |
| title_sort | modularization in the auto industry interlinked multiple hierarchies of product production and supplier systems |
| topic | path-dependent manner modularization hierarchies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/741 |
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