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The discussion and analysis of the assembly line, as practised in the automotive industry, tends to be dominated either by researchers from a “human-centred” orientation or by writers who have adopted a point of view inspired by economic models, organisation theory and management literature. In our view, this has led to a bias in defining problems and their considering solutions.
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Ellegård, K., Engström, T., Jonsson, D., Nilsson, L., Medbo, L. (1997). Developing Unique Production and Work Structuring Principles through a Creative Search and Learning Process: The Volvo Uddevalla Final Assembly Plant. In: Docherty, P., Nyhan, B. (eds) Human Competence and Business Development. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0915-0_8
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