| Description |
viii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Fuji conference series ; 1 |
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Fuji conference series ; 1
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| Contents |
Introduction / Haruhito Shiomi -- 1. The Emergence of the 'Flow Production' Method in Japan / Kazuo Wada -- 2. The Formation of Assembler Networks in the Automobile Industry: The Case of Toyota Motor Company (1955-80) / Haruhito Shiomi -- 3. Planning and Executing 'Automation' at Ford Motor Company, 1945-65: The Cleveland Engine Plant and Its Consequences / David A. Hounshell -- 4. Design, Manufacture, and Quality Control of Niche Products: The British and Japanese Experiences / Timothy R. Whisler -- 5. The Road from Dreams of Mass Production to Flexible Specialization: American Influences on the Development of the Swedish Automobile Industry, 1920-39 / Nils Kinch -- 6. The Development of Company-Wide Quality Control and Quality Circles at Toyota Motor Corporation and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. / Izumi Nonaka -- 7. Fordism and Quality: the French Case, 1919-93 / Patrick Fridenson |
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8. A Note on the Origin of the 'Black Box Parts' Practice in the Japanese Motor Vehicle Industry / Takahiro Fujimoto -- 9. Men and Mass Production: The Role of Gender in Managerial Strategies in the British and American Automobile Industries / Wayne A. Lewchuk -- 10. Production Methods and Industrial Relations at Fiat (1930-90) / Stefano Musso -- 11. Two Kinds of Fordism: On the Differing Roles of the Automobile Industry in the Development of the Two German States / Werner Abelshauser -- 12. Adoption of the Ford System and Evolution of the Production System in the Chinese Automobile Industry, 1953-93 / Chunli Lee |
| Analysis |
Cars Production Management History |
| Notes |
"Papers ... presented at the 21st International Conference on Business History, which took place 5-8 January 1994 at the foot of Mt. Fuji"--Acknowledgements |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Automobile industry and trade -- Management -- Congresses.
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Automobile industry and trade -- Production control -- Congresses.
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Automobile industry and trade -- Japan -- Management -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Shiomi, Haruhito, 1943-
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Wada, Kazuo, 1949-
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International Conference on Business History (21st : 1994)
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| LC no. |
95018021 |
| ISBN |
0198289618 |
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