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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789426903321

Titolo

The hybrid factory in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : the Japanese-style management and production system under the global economy / / edited by Tetsuji Kawamura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-19-025852-7

1-283-13429-2

9786613134295

0-19-971852-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KawamuraTetsuji <1951->

Disciplina

658

Soggetti

Industrial management - Japan

Corporations, Japanese - United States - Management

Corporations, Japanese - North America - Management

Production management - Japan

Production management - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; 1. Introduction: The Japanese-Style Management and Production System in the United States; 2. The Japanese Management System and the Corporate Strategies of Japanese Companies; 3. Hybrid Analysis of Japanese Transplants in the United States; 4. Case Reports of Hybrid Factories in the United States; 5. Case Reports of Hybrid Factories in Mexico and Canada; 6. Conclusion: Characteristic Patterns of Japanese Transplants in the United States and Their Implications; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since the early 1980's, Japanese firms have massively globalized their production operations and have shown superb competitive powers in global markets. This meant, however, they had to establish their unique Japanese-style management and production system locally, taking into account different conditions in countries that had not originally nurtured their unique system. In each case, firms found ways to balance applications and adaptations, resulting in a hybridization of



their management and production systems. These experiences abroad dictated changes to the traditional system-in order to...