A Dutch Treat A Tale Of Daf Cars Trucks

Stories and History of DAF cars and trucks made in Holland. A great collection for the DAF enthusiast or anyone interested in auto history.

Frank Reisner, a Hungarian-born American, turned a youthful passion for cars into one of the world's most famous small sports car building companies. From modest beginnings in Turin, Intermeccanica designed and produced a dozen different but exciting models that shook the motoring world in the 60s & 70s.

This text aims to present and discuss the innovative Volvo Uddevalla plant, comparing it to other plants - Japanese lean ones and others. The starting point for the book is Volvo's dramatic decision to close its Uddevalla and Kalmar plants, and the debate that followed this decision, both in Sweden and abroad. Both plants were pioneers of the possibilities to unite productivity and the good work, but, following the announcement of their closure, researchers and practitioners in the field of industrial organization from many countries asked why they closed, how they compared with other production concepts, and whether we now see an end of an alternative to Japanese lean production.

This report identifies potential improvements in terms of more effective safety and environmental regulation for trucks, backed by better systems of enforcement, and identifies opportunities for greater efficiency and higher productivity.