Continuous Improvement Strategies [[electronic resource] ] : Japanese Convenience Store Systems / / by D. Marutschke
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| Autore: |
Marutschke D
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| Titolo: |
Continuous Improvement Strategies [[electronic resource] ] : Japanese Convenience Store Systems / / by D. Marutschke
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 381.1470952 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ethnology - Asia |
| Culture | |
| Business | |
| Management science | |
| International business enterprises | |
| Marketing | |
| Industrial organization | |
| International economic relations | |
| Asian Culture | |
| Business and Management | |
| International Business | |
| Organization | |
| International Economics | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 initiative |
| 4 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; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Continuous Improvement Strategies |
| ISBN: | 1-283-38119-2 |
| 9786613381194 | |
| 0-230-35566-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789891403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series, . 2661-8443