Technology Convergence and System Divergence : Toyota and Uddevalla, Volvo

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: Uddevalla Production System and its socio-technical conditions -- Chapter 2: Alternatives to Assembly Line and Assembly Line Work: An exposé of the Swedish lines of development with focus on the author’s experience and insights -- Chapter 3: Application of Certainprinciples for Education and Shop-Floor Learning Practices for Assembly Work at the Volvo Uddevalla Plantt—A Brief Overview -- Chapter 4: Characteristics of the New Production Concept in Sweden Based on the Uddevalla Plant: Cognition and Action -- Chapter 5: Operators’ work situation in Volvo Uddevalla -- Part II: Toyota Production System and its socio-technical conditions -- Chapter 6: Labor Management/Labor Relations and Toyota Production Systems -- Chapter 7: Toyota Production System and Modern Society -- Chapter 8: Cell Production System and Its Conditions -- Part III: Analytical Comparison of renewals of production systems between Sweden and Japan -- Chapter 9: An analytical comparison of learning strategy -- Chapter 10: Comparative Analysis of the Division of Labour in the Assembly Workshop -- Chapter 11: The analytical comparison of work-focused improvement -- Chapter 12: The summary and points of discussion for the future.