Post Fordism Just‐In‐Time

摘要

ABSTRACTIndustrial geographers working from a labour process and organisation of production perspective argue that the production process is being transformed by post Fordism and flexible specialisation. An alternative interpretation is that a shift from just‐in‐case to Just‐in‐time systems is taking place. A review of these ideas and case studies of two New Zealand‐based manufacturing companies concludes that the shift to just‐in‐time is the more useful conceptualisation of changing workplace relations. Some directions for geographical research interested in the diffusion and impact of just‐in‐time met