The hybrid factory in the United States : the Japanese-style management and production system under the global economy

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

Synopsis: Since the early 1980s, 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 diffe...

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Other Authors: Kawamura, Tetsuji, 1951- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Industrial management > Japan.
Corporations, Japanese > United States > Management.
Corporations, Japanese > North America > Management.
Production management > Japan.
Production management > United States.
Industrie automobile.
Industrie électronique.
Gestion d'entreprises.
Corporations, Japanese > Management
Industrial management
Production management
Japon.
Amérique du Nord.
Japan
North America
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • 1: Introduction: Japanese-Style Management And Production System In The United States / Tetsuji Kawamura:
  • 1-1: Japanese and US production systems in the United States: the significance of the hybrid model analysis
  • 1-2: Evaluation criteria for the hybrid model
  • 2: Japanese Management System And The Corporate Strategies Of Japanese Companies / Hiroshi Itagaki:
  • 3: Hybrid Analysis Of Japanese Transplants In The United States:
  • 3-1: General features of Japanese hybrid factories in North America: temporal and regional comparisons / Wooseok Juhn and Hiroshi Itagaki
  • 3-2: Automobile industries
  • 3-2-1: Automobile industry in North America / Hiroshi Kumon
  • 3-2-2: Japanese automobile firms in North America / Shinya Orihashi
  • 3-2-3: Auto assembly / Kunio Kamiyama
  • 3-2-4: Auto parts and components / Katsuo Yamazaki
  • 3-3: Electronics industries
  • 3-3-1: Electronics assembly / Tetsuji Kawamura and Yanshu Hao
  • 3-3-2: Other electronics / Hiroshi Itagaki
  • 4: Case Reports Of Hybrid Factories In The United States:
  • 4-1: Toyota Indiana: new attempts to implement TPS in the American environment / Kunio Kamiyama
  • 4-2: Toshiba: the three-base television production framework / Tetsuo Abo
  • 4-3: Hansen Corporation: a locally managed, Japanese-owned country factory / Zhijia Yuan
  • 4-4: GM Lansing: production system innovations in a traditional U S plant / Tetsuji Kawamura
  • 5: Case Reports Of Hybrid Factories In Mexico And Canada:
  • 5-1: Auto and electronics industries and the maquiladora in Mexico: limits of maquila-type development strategies / Koji Serita
  • 5-2: Honda in Canada and Mexico / Hiroshi Kumon
  • 5-3: Ford Hermosillo: a case of local adaptation / Jorge Carrillo and Yolanda Montiel
  • 5-4: Delphi Mexico: from an assembly model to a centralized coordination model / Jorge Carrillo
  • 6: Conclusion: Characteristic Patterns Of Japanese Transplants In The United States And Their Implications / Tetsuji Kawamura:
  • Index.

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