New Information Technology and Industrial Change : the Italian Case
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1988
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
IX, 157 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
14.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Hd28-70
Table of Content
1 -- A New Industrial Organization Approach.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Production Functions and Governance Functions.- 1.3. The Effects of Telematics on the Governance Function.- 1.4. Telematics and Alternative Modes of Governance.- 2 -- The Emergence of the Network Firm.- 2.1. The Adoption of Telematics.- 2.2. The Uses of Telematics.- 2.3. The Network Firm.- 2.4. A Generalization.- 3 -- Manufacturing Networks: Telematics in the Automotive Industry.- 3.1. From Mass Production to Flexible Production.- 3.2. The Fiat Group Case.- 3.3. Telematics in the Logistic Function.- 3.4. Telematics in the Engineering and Production Planning Functions.- 4 -- Networks Between Manufacturing and Demand: Cases From Textile and Clothing Industries.- 4.1. Manufacturing Flexibility and Interaction with Consumers.- 4.2. Manufacturing Networks and Market Networks: The Benetton Case.- 4.3. Internationalization of Technological Assets and Demand Monitoring: The Miroglio Case.- 4.4. Shrinking Idle Times, Decreasing Working Capital and Growing Flexibility: The GFT Case.- 4.5. Problems and Perspectives.- 5 -- Area Networks: Telematic Connections in a Traditional Textile District.- 5.1. The Role of Telematics in Industrial Districts.- 5.2. Telematic Experiments in the Prato District.- 5.3. Problems and Perspectives.- 6 -- Interorganizational Networks and Market Structures.- 6.1. The Interorganizational Networks.- 6.2. The Impact of Telematics on Competitive Strategies and Market Structures.- 6.3. The Econornic Role of Standards.- 6.4. Voluntary versus Compulsory Standards.- 7 -- Supply Conditions of Telematic Network Services and Public Policy Implications.- 7.1. Technological and Supply Push versus Demand Pull in Telematic Diffusion.- 7.2. Information Quality, Supply Conditions and Demand Factors in Telematic Diffusion: A Matrix.- 7.3. Technological Factors.- 7.4. Institutional Context, Telecornmunication Supply and Marketing Factors.- 7.5. The Structure of Value Added Network and Services in Some Industrial Countries: The Italian Paradox.- 7.6. Conclusions and Policy Implications.