LEADER 03265nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910962698203321 005 20251116204150.0 010 $a1-134-98794-3 010 $a1-134-98795-1 010 $a1-280-05190-6 010 $a0-203-16870-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203168707 035 $a(CKB)1000000000443089 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000277495 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11205014 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277495 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10240919 035 $a(PQKB)10179502 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC179033 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL179033 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10017403 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL5190 035 $a(OCoLC)475883249 035 $a(OCoLC)228040542 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000443089 100 $a19881213d1990 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBritain's competitiveness $ethe management of the vehicle component industry /$fChristopher Carr 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1990 215 $axiv, 320 p. $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-415-00409-8 311 08$a0-203-28479-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $achapter 1 Britain's Competitiveness: Background to the Issue -- chapter 2 Achieving Competitiveness: Fundamental Principles -- chapter 3 The Vehicle Industry -- chapter 4 The Vehicle Components Industry: Roots of Decline -- chapter 5 The Vehicle Components Industry Today: Seeds of Recovery? -- chapter 6 Britain's Competitiveness Today -- chapter 7 Restoring Competitiveness. 330 $aThis book addresses the widespread concern regarding British industry's ability to compete internationally. Through an analysis of the UK automotive components sector, the author examines the central issues at the core of the competitiveness debate and outlines why there has been such a widespread and severe decline in the performance of British manufacturing. It draws on findings from visits to thirty British manufacturers and also to thirty overseas manufacturers in Germany, the USA and Japan, matched on a product basis to allow comparisons and a genuine international perspective. The author concludes that competitive decline is due, in part, to a weakness in the strategic management capability of many UK companies, and also to the lack of adequate co-ordination and co-operation between customer and supplier industries. Dr Carr identifies the remaining areas of vulnerability and priorities for action, and finally considers the implications for Britain's overall competitiveness. 606 $aAutomobile industry and trade$zGreat Britain 606 $aInternational division of labor 606 $aCompetition, International 615 0$aAutomobile industry and trade 615 0$aInternational division of labor. 615 0$aCompetition, International. 676 $a338.4/76292/0941 700 $aCarr$b Christopher$f1951-$01873467 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962698203321 996 $aBritain's competitiveness$94497678 997 $aUNINA