Life on the Line in Contemporary Manufacturing : The Workplace Experience of Lean Production and the "Japanese" Model

Delbridge, Rick

ISBN 10: 0198292333 / ISBN 13: 9780198292333

Published by Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1998

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Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life on the Line in Contemporary Manufacturing : The Workplace Experience of Lean Production and the "Japanese" Model
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198292333
• ISBN 13: 9780198292333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.146 pounds

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Synopsis

Much is stated and written about the new world of work, but how much do we know about the contemporary workplace? What influence have Japanese management techniques had on the way work is organized? Have the systems and mechanisms of control changed radically in recent years, or are they much the same as they have always been?

Rick Delbridge sought an answer to these questions at first hand by working on the shopfloor in a Japanese consumer electronics transplant and a European automotive components supplier in order to witness and experience life on the line in contemporary manufacturing. Not only does his book offer rich empirical data on the lived reality of work and a management practice that may share little in common with that found in the textbooks; he also raises a number of important issues about the best ways to understand the complex and changing nature of work.

About the Author

Rick Delbridge is at University of Wales.