This paper provides a case study of the effect of labor relations on product quality. We consider whether a long, contentious strike and the hiring of permanent replacement workers by Bridgestone/Firestone in the mid-1990s contributed to the production of an excess number of defective tires....

The U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed steep anti-dumping duties on Chinese passenger and light truck tires. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USICT) invoked a China-specific safeguard to apply punitive duties ranging from 25 to 35 percent on imports of Chinese passenger and light...

The ever-increasing concerns of the growth in the volume of waste tires and new strict government legislations to reduce the environmental impact of the end-of-life (EOL) tires have increased interest among companies to design a sustainable and efficient closed-loop supply-chain (CLSC) network....

This paper makes an attempt to provide an insight into the profitability performance of leading tyre manufacturers in India. It also makes an endeavour to observe and test the inter firms industry position. Profitability ratios are ranked and selected into a uniform boundary to compare their...

The ever-increasing concerns of the growth in the volume of waste tires and new strict government legislations to reduce the environmental impact of the end-of-life (EOL) tires have increased interest among companies to design a sustainable and efficient closed-loop supply-chain (CLSC) network....

This paper provides a case study of the effect of labor relations on product quality. We consider whether a long, contentious strike and the hiring of replacement workers at Bridgestone/Firestone's Decatur plant in the mid-1990s contributed to the production of defective tires. Using several...

The purpose of this paper is to study the evolution of environmental management controls of the Michelin Company, and see how they achieve- or not, to bring Michelin closer to a contribution to sustainability. By putting Michelin’s environmental management controls in perspective with the...

Operational safety is the major aspect of a counterbalanced forklift’s design. A new test was introduced with the standard DIN EN 16203 to test the lateral dynamic safety of forklifts. The measurements involve high costs and effort to achieve reproducible re-sults. Multibody simulations (MBS)...

Primé par le prix de la meilleure thèse HEC Entrepreneurs, ce texte explique à partir de l'exemple de François Michelin commment un management centré sur l'homme est non seulement éthique mais aussi performant

The tyre industry in India grew slowly until the 1970's when there was a spurt of companies entering the market. During 1920's a few multinationals like Firestone, Goodyear and Dunlop entered the market as trading companies. There were no manufacturing facilities in India. Subsequently after...

The main objective of the "Quick Appraisal" of this large project applying for EU co-financing is to verify how well the project has been planned and whether the application submitted to the Commission is compliant with the requirements established in the relevant regulations governing the use...

This paper examines the determinants of international technology agreements in the global tire industry between 1985 and 1996. The empirical investigation combines firm level data on establishment, patenting, and alliance activity with dyad and country specific variables to explain the observed...

Technology generation in the Indian tyre industry has witnessed a fair amount of expertise and versatility to absorb, adapt and modify international technology to suit Indian conditions. This is reflected in the swift technology progression from cotton (reinforcement) carcass to high-performance...

New nanomaterials offer promising avenues for future innovation, which can contribute towards the sustainability and resource efficiency of the tyre industry. Yet uncertainty over environmental health and safety (EHS) risks appears to be a main and continuous concern for the development of new...

During its early and formative years, the U.S. tire industry was heavily concentrated around Akron, Ohio. We test the extent to which entrants in Ohio were attracted to the Akron area by agglomeration benefits, contributing to a self-reinforcing process envisioned in many modern theories of...

During its early and formative years, the U.S. tire industry was heavily concentrated around Akron, Ohio. We test the extent to which entrants in Ohio were attracted to the Akron area by agglomeration benefits, contributing to a self-reinforcing process envisioned in many modern theories of...

This paper provides a case study of the effect of labor relations on product quality. We consider whether a long, contentious strike and the hiring of replacement workers at Bridgestone/Firestone?s Decatur plant in the mid-1990s contributed to the production of defective tires. Using several...

This paper provides a case study of the effect of labor relations on product quality. We consider whether a long, contentious strike and the hiring of permanent replacement workers by Bridgestone/Firestone in the mid-1990s contributed to the production of an excess number of defective tires....