Hybrid Factories in the United States
Author: Tetsuji Kawamura
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 2011-07-07
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0195311965
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book assesses the transferability of Japanese-style management and production systems to 81 factories in North America owned by Japanese companies. All of the book's investigations are based on an original methodology, "hybridization analysis", which quantifies the degree to which features of the Japanese system have been transplanted, using an elaborate checklist and scoring system. With its wealth of data, it should serve as a handy reference volume to anyone interested in the issue of international management and the impact of globalization upon production models.