Special issue: High performance processes and systems in the automotive industry

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management 9(3) 2009

• A long-term investigation on global automakers' patents and quality
• Implementing mass customisation in the automotive industry: an analysis of requirements for procurement and procurement objects
• Real options evaluation of financial investment in flexible manufacturing systems in the automotive industry
• The role of technology and people in the diffusion of lean production in the automotive supplier industry
• Coopetition as a way to reinterpret distribution relationships with emerging automotive dealer groups
• High performance in after-sales support services in the automotive industry