LEADER 03938nam 22006492 450 001 9910458861803321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-21024-0 010 $a0-511-85004-2 010 $a1-282-61992-6 010 $a9786612619922 010 $a0-511-72869-7 010 $a0-511-72964-2 010 $a0-511-72635-X 010 $a0-511-72493-4 010 $a0-511-73028-4 010 $a0-511-72774-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000018674 035 $a(EBL)515871 035 $a(OCoLC)635291124 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000421287 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11295709 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421287 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10406440 035 $a(PQKB)10706214 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511730283 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC515871 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL515871 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10392915 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL261992 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000018674 100 $a20100308d2010|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJapan and the global automotive industry /$fKoichi Shimokawa$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (xix, 327 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-41268-4 311 $a0-521-86687-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aComparing productivity of the Japanese and US automobile industries -- The internationalization of the Japanese automotive industry and local production overseas -- The recovery of European and US auto makers, and relocating and changing lean production -- Early 1990s : the Japanese automotive industry loses international competitiveness, and the development of restructuring strategies -- The restructuring of the global automotive and auto-parts industries -- The restructuring of the world's auto-parts industry and the transfiguration of the keiretsu parts transaction -- Global M & A and the future of the global auto industry : the light and dark sides of merger and re-alignment -- The Asian and ASEAN automotive industries in the global era -- China's automotive industry in the global era, Japanese auto makers, and their China strategies -- Conclusion : the global automotive industry's perspective on the twenty-first century and tasks for the Japanese automotive industry. 330 $aThe Japanese automotive industry enjoyed spectacular success in the 1980s. This was largely due to the so-called 'Lean Production System' - the combination of an efficient production system, an effective supplier system, and a product development system. In the 1990s the industry fell on hard times because of the Japanese asset price bubble and extreme currency appreciation. In this book, eminent industry specialist Koichi Shimokawa draws on his thirty years of research and fieldwork with Japanese and American firms, to show how the Japanese automotive industry has managed to recover from this difficult period. He shows how firms like Toyota were able to transfer Japanese systems to overseas plants and how they have changed in order to compete in increasingly globalized markets. In addition, the book also addresses the two major challenges to the current industry model: the rise of China and the environmental and energy supply situation. 517 3 $aJapan & the Global Automotive Industry 606 $aAutomobile industry and trade$zJapan 615 0$aAutomobile industry and trade 676 $a338.4762920952 700 $aShimokawa$b Ko?ichi$f1930-$01050644 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458861803321 996 $aJapan and the global automotive industry$92480587 997 $aUNINA