Hybrid factory : the Japanese production system in the United States /

This book describes the results of a ten-year research project by a joint US/Japanese study team focusing on Japanese automotive and electronics firms engaged in local production in the US. The project is concerned with the potential for effective international transfer of the Japanese management an...

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Other Authors: Abo, Tetsuo, 1937-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Japanese
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Series:OUP E-Books.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • The analysis of Japanese factories located overseas / Tetsuo Abo
  • Characteristics of the Japanese production system and its international transfer model / Tetsuji Kawamura
  • The typical Japanese overseas factory / Kunio Kamiyama
  • Questionnaire and survey / Duane Kujawa and Hiroshi Kumon
  • Correlation analysis between structural elements of the hybrid model / Hiroshi Itagaki
  • Industrial analysis by industry types ; Types of Japanese factories located overseas / Hiroshi Kumon [and others]
  • Overall evaluation and prospects / Tetsuo Abo
  • Epilogue : More than one hundred years : a historical overview of Japanese direct investment in the United States / Mira Wilkins.