Hybrid Factory : the Japanese Production System in The United States.

This study describes in detail the potential for the effective international transfer of Japanese management and production systems. It is the result of a ten-year research project by a joint US/Japanese study team.

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Main Author: Abo, Tetsuo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Foreword: Globalization and Production; Contributors; 1. The Analysis of Japanese Factories Located Overseas; 2. Characteristics of the Japanese Production System and Its International Transfer Model; 3. The Typical Japanese Overseas Factory; 4. Questionnaire and Survey; 5. Correlation Analysis Between Structural Elements of the Hybrid Model; 6. Industrial Analysis by Industry Types; 7. Types of Japanese Factories Located Overseas; 8. Overall Evaluation and Prospects; Epilogue: More than One Hundred Years: A Historical Overview of Japanese Direct Investment in the United States.
  • NotesBibliography; Index.