Flexible Automation in Developing Countries
Author : Ludovico Alcorta
Publisher :
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 27,84 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Automation
ISBN :
Author : Ludovico Alcorta
Publisher :
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 27,84 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Automation
ISBN :
Author : Ludovico Alcorta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 27,90 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134653557
This book examines the extent of, and motives for, the diffusion of flexible automation (FA) at global level and then turns to the local and firm level, bringing together in-depth studies of sixty-two firms in Brazil, India, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela. Research focuses on the impact of computer-numerically-controlled machine tools on scale and scope by exploring changes in lot sizes and product variety (product scale and scope), total plant output (plant scale) and total firm output (firm scale). Barriers to setting up FA-based operations are discussed, as are factors which may affect a decision to locate in a developing country. The contributed studies reveal a relatively slow diffusion of FA in developing countries and it is demonstrated that while FA possibly increases scope, it also requires that plant output be increased in order to maintain efficiency. Alcorta concludes that the location in developing countries will probably only be viable for large domestic firms, multinationals seeking to relocate simple but labour intensive assembly processes and firms in countries with significant domestic markets. This work is unique in addressing the scale and scope issues in developing countries and in the wealth of information regarding machine tools which it provides. The data provided in the appendix includes official United Nations data, previously unpublished. This will be of use for all research into trends in the use of machine tools.
Author : Ludovico Alcorta
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 38,52 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Automation
ISBN :
Author : Ludovico Alcorta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 41,1 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134653565
This book examines the extent of, and motives for, the diffusion of flexible automation (FA) at global level and then turns to the local and firm level, bringing together in-depth studies of sixty-two firms in Brazil, India, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela. Research focuses on the impact of computer-numerically-controlled machine tools on scale and scope by exploring changes in lot sizes and product variety (product scale and scope), total plant output (plant scale) and total firm output (firm scale). Barriers to setting up FA-based operations are discussed, as are factors which may affect a decision to locate in a developing country. The contributed studies reveal a relatively slow diffusion of FA in developing countries and it is demonstrated that while FA possibly increases scope, it also requires that plant output be increased in order to maintain efficiency. Alcorta concludes that the location in developing countries will probably only be viable for large domestic firms, multinationals seeking to relocate simple but labour intensive assembly processes and firms in countries with significant domestic markets. This work is unique in addressing the scale and scope issues in developing countries and in the wealth of information regarding machine tools which it provides. The data provided in the appendix includes official United Nations data, previously unpublished. This will be of use for all research into trends in the use of machine tools.
Author : Claude Diebolt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 26,70 MB
Release : 2016-06-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3319327445
This book presents a comprehensive study of adoption and diffusion of technology in developing countries in a historical perspective. Combining the development of growth trajectories of the Indian economy in general and its manufacturing industry in particular, the book highlights the effective marriage between qualitative and quantitative methods for a better understanding and explaining of many hidden dynamic behaviors of adoption and diffusion trend in manufacturing industry. The use of various econometric methods is aimed to equip readers to make a judgement of the current state of diffusion pattern of new technologies in India and simulate a desirable future pattern in view of the various pro-industrial growth policies.
Author : Markus Maurer
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 40,3 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Clothing trade
ISBN : 9783631600207
In the face of accelerated economic globalisation, many of the industries in economically less developed countries have become more technology-intensive. Skill formation processes, both inside and outside firms, are therefore changing. This study scrutinises such transformations by comparing - from the perspective of historical institutionalism - the skill formation regimes of the garment industries in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It sheds light on the differences between the trajectories of the in-firm skill formation regimes of the two countries, and reveals the important part that varying paths of educational development in both countries have played in shaping these trajectories. At the same time, the study shows how, in both countries, state-led skill formation regimes have been transformed not only by market forces and the growing importance of corporate business interests, but also by the social demand for educational credentials.
Author : Ludovico Alcorta
Publisher :
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 13,57 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Production (Economic theory)
ISBN :
Author : A. D'Costa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 13,6 MB
Release : 2005-06-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230502032
The author captures the evolution of Indian industrial capitalism by extending the 'models of capitalism' and 'regulation framework'. Using principally the auto industry and anchoring the analysis to the expansion of markets, he demonstrates that the Indian state and businesses have been important institutions for creating markets. He acknowledges significant market growth, but also underscores several contradictions arising from such capitalist development. There is a wealth of data, which scholars, policymakers, and businesses will find very useful.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,94 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Engineering
ISBN :
Author : Centre on Transnational Corporations (United Nations)
Publisher : New York : United Nations
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 39,94 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN :