This book aims at analyzing the trajectory of the automotive industry in Latin America, focusing on the social, economic, and political implications inherent to the establishment of this sector in countries such as Argentina, ...

The automotive sector has great competitiveness and the reduction of production costs is important factor for companies to remain in the market. Using lean thinking, waste can be reduced, and productivity increased, ...

The Metropolitan Accumulation of Curitiba faces a new reality characterized for the insertion to the local economies of great groups in the dynamic sectors, especially to the automobile industry, segment of light vehicles. ...

Accidents and illness at work have been an issue of great importance to public institutions associated to social security, university researchers and professional associations as trade unions. Especially, when it comes to ...