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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961132403321

Autore

Fujimoto Takahiro <1955->

Titolo

The evolution of a manufacturing system at Toyota / / Takahiro Fujimoto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-770288-0

1-280-76109-1

9786610761098

0-19-535263-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

629.2/34

Soggetti

Automobiles - Design and construction

Industrial efficiency

Operations research

Toyota automobiles

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Emergence and functions of the total manufacturing system -- pt. 2. Emergence and functions of the three subsystems: supplier, development, and production.

Sommario/riassunto

Through original field studies, historical research, and statistical analyses, this book shows how Toyota Motor Corporation, one of the world's largest automobile companies, built distinctive capabilities in production, product development and supplier management.