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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 658
• Soggetto topico: Industrial management - Japan; Corporations, Japanese - United States - Management; Corporations, Japanese - North America - Management; Production management - Japan; Production management - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KawamuraTetsuji <1951->
• 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...
• Titolo autorizzato: The hybrid factory in the United States
• ISBN: 0-19-025852-7; 1-283-13429-2; 9786613134295; 0-19-971852-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460893403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II