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100 1 0 _aGorgeu, Armelle
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700 1 0 _a Mathieu, René
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245 0 0 _aImplications of Supplier Proximity in the French Automotive Industry
260 _c2009.
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520 _aCarmakers increasingly source globally, but when close coordination between workers is required, it is preferable for plants to be geographically close to each other. French carmakers have encouraged their suppliers to set up plants near their assembly lines for just-in-time delivery. This trend has taken on a new dimension with the recent creation of supplier parks inside carmakers' assembly plants. Daily contact increases the pressure on suppliers' employees, and the relationship between the client and the supplier is more akin to subcontracting than partnership.
690 _asubcontracting
690 _aglobal sourcing
690 _asupplier parks
690 _aproximity
690 _aautomotive
786 0 _nL’Espace géographique | 38 | 2 | 2009-06-05 | p. 110-123 | 0046-2497
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-espace-geographique-2009-2-page-110?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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