03261nam 2200661 a 450 991078942690332120230725031440.00-19-025852-71-283-13429-297866131342950-19-971852-0(CKB)2670000000095207(EBL)728927(OCoLC)732052473(SSID)ssj0000523313(PQKBManifestationID)12180017(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523313(PQKBWorkID)10539549(PQKB)10703338(StDuBDS)EDZ0001077851(MiAaPQ)EBC728927(Au-PeEL)EBL728927(CaPaEBR)ebr10477979(CaONFJC)MIL313429(EXLCZ)99267000000009520720090521d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe hybrid factory in the United States[electronic resource] the Japanese-style management and production system under the global economy /edited by Tetsuji KawamuraNew York Oxford University Press20101 online resource (320 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-531196-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexSince 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...Industrial managementJapanCorporations, JapaneseUnited StatesManagementCorporations, JapaneseNorth AmericaManagementProduction managementJapanProduction managementUnited StatesIndustrial managementCorporations, JapaneseManagement.Corporations, JapaneseManagement.Production managementProduction management658Kawamura Tetsuji1951-1539070MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789426903321The hybrid factory in the United States3789682UNINA