Fordism Transformed: The Development of Production Methods in the Automobile Industry (Fuji Conference Series) - Hardcover

 
9780198289616: Fordism Transformed: The Development of Production Methods in the Automobile Industry (Fuji Conference Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0198289618 ISBN 13: 9780198289616
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1996

Synopsis

BL Topical
BL Written by leading Japanese, America, and European scholars
BL Based on proceedings of prestigious international conference

Japan is now the world's largest producer of cars but it only began to catch up with its competitors after World War II by studying and modifying the Ford system of mass production implemented first in the USA in the early part of the century. Other countries have also developed the system in their own ways with varying degrees of success. The papers in this volume will examine and compare the experiences of different countries in modifying the Ford system, and the impact of the `quality control movement' and lean production in Japan.

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About the Author

Haruhito Shiomi is at Nagoya City University. Kazuo Wada is at University of Tokyo.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198289618
ISBN 13 
9780198289616
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
332
Editor
Shiomi Haruhito, Wada Kazuo