04033nam 22008655 450 991078989140332120230810132518.01-283-38119-297866133811940-230-35566-810.1057/9780230355668(CKB)2670000000132164(EBL)832166(OCoLC)769139699(SSID)ssj0000629850(PQKBManifestationID)11359737(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000629850(PQKBWorkID)10742814(PQKB)11415519(DE-He213)978-0-230-35566-8(MiAaPQ)EBC832166(EXLCZ)99267000000013216420151221d2012 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrContinuous Improvement Strategies[electronic resource] Japanese Convenience Store Systems /by D. Marutschke1st ed. 2012.London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2012.1 online resource (217 p.)Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series,2661-8443Description based upon print version of record.1-349-34517-2 0-230-34793-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; General considerations on continuous improvement; Japanese lean systems and the role of convenience store chains; Structure of the book; 2 Theory and research methodology; Organizational capabilities; Continuous improvement as a dynamic approach; Selection of an exemplary business model; Existing literature on Japanese CS; 3 Historical overview and the CS system; Historical overview; Elements of the CS system; Lean management as a continuous improvement initiative4 New challenges in a dynamic environmentRetail trends and structural changes in the market environment; Impact on efficiency using DEA; Survey on internal improvement infrastructure; 5 New developments in recent years; Industry-wide developments; New initiatives in recent years: cases of the three industry leaders; 6 Discussion of rigidities and new approaches; Rigidities of organizational capability building?; New approaches in capability building; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book discusses continuous improvement strategies of Japanese convenience store operators. The study highlights the efforts of companies operating under lean management systems to identify new, dynamic, firm-specific capabilities in highly competitive markets.Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series,2661-8443EthnologyAsiaCultureBusinessManagement scienceInternational business enterprisesMarketingIndustrial organizationInternational economic relationsAsian CultureBusiness and ManagementInternational BusinessMarketingOrganizationInternational EconomicsEthnologyAsia.Culture.Business.Management science.International business enterprises.Marketing.Industrial organization.International economic relations.Asian Culture.Business and Management.International Business.Marketing.Organization.International Economics.381.1470952Marutschke Dauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1584706BOOK9910789891403321Continuous Improvement Strategies3868657UNINA