ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF THE MODULAR DESIGN MODEL OF CAR PRODUCTION ON WORKING CONDITIONS: THE CASES OF VW NAVARRA AND PSA VIGO

Following the implementation of new systems of automobile manufacturing based on modular design, we undertook the study of changes in the working conditions of this sector. We choose to further explore these models of productive organization and their effects on working conditions in the automotive...

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Published inEconomics & sociology Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 90 - 101
Main Authors López Calle, Pablo, Rísquez Ramos, Mario, Ruiz-Gálvez, Maria Eugenia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ternopil Centre of Sociological Research 01.01.2020
Fundacja Centrum Badań Socjologicznych
Centre of Sociological Research (NGO)
Centre of Sociological Research, Szczecin, Poland
Subjects
Adjustment
Automobile industry
automotive sector
Business Economy / Management
Case studies
Collective bargaining
Costs
Economic crisis
Factories
Homogenization
labor conditions
Labor relations
Labor unions
Manufacturing
production model
Profitability
Questionnaires
salaries
Spain
Specialization
Strategic planning
Transport / Logistics
Working conditions
Europe
Spain
automotive sector
labor conditions
production model
salaries
Spain
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Summary:Following the implementation of new systems of automobile manufacturing based on modular design, we undertook the study of changes in the working conditions of this sector. We choose to further explore these models of productive organization and their effects on working conditions in the automotive sector in Spain. Specifically, we focused on two of the most important plants in the Spanish automotive sector, PSA Vigo and VW Navarra, where new assembly systems have been applied on modular platforms. In our research, we adopted an analytical approach that would allow us address the complexity of this new production model, combining variables (profitability strategy, productive specialization, technical and social organization) and dimensions (within the Group, intra-company, inter-firm) through comparison of the two case studies. Our analysis represents a useful, functional way of studying the intrinsic organizational and productive aspects of current manufacturing processes, reflected in the working conditions and in the factors determining them.
ISSN:2071-789X
2306-3459
DOI:10.14254/2071-789X.2020/13-1/6