RT Journal Article
T1 Analysis of the effects of the modular design model of car production on working conditions: the cases of VW Navarra and PSA Vigo
A1 López Calle, Pablo
A1 Rísquez Ramos, Mario
A1 Ruiz-Gálvez Juzgado, María Eugenia
AB 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 análisis 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.
PB Centre of Sociological Research,
SN 2306-3459
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115579
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115579
LA eng
NO López, P.; Rísquez, M.; Ruiz-Gálvez, M.E. (2020): Analysis of the effects of the modular design model of car production on working conditions: the cases of VW Navarra and PSA Vigo, Economics and Sociology, 13(1), 90-101.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 jun 2025