TY - JOUR
AU1 - Abernathy, William J.
AB - ABSTRACT A descriptive life cycle model of process development and innovation, as previously reported, is used as a framework to analyze historical trends in the technological development of U.S. automotive engine plants. Using the plant as the unit of analysis, the author examines trends in product diversity, equipment development, backward integration, and productivity improvement. Results support the original research framework and help to clarify the important impact of process changes on the sources of productivity improvement, the capability for product innovation, and the cost of change.
TI - PRODUCTION PROCESS STRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
JF - Decision Sciences
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1976.tb00705.x
DA - 1976-10-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/production-process-structure-and-technological-change-0Pvlxdcar3
SP - 607
VL - 7
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve