A new era of flexibility? Some evidence and problems from the petrochemicals industry

Auteurs :
GIBBS, D.
JENKINS, T.

Description :
In that industry, there is evidence of both a move towards flexible production and organisation and a move towards the retention of commodity production. Three problems in the flexibility argument are dealt with : the breakup of mass markets, the potential for small firms, and the engineering-derived nature of the approach.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Environment and planning A, issn : 0308-518X, 1991, vol. 23, n°. 10, p. 1429-1446, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 62 réf.

Date :
1991

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Pion