| Between Imitation and Innovation: The Transfer and Hybridization of Productive Models in the International Automobile Industry Contributor(s): Boyer, Robert (Editor), Charron, Elsie (Editor), Jürgens, Ulrich (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198293682 ISBN-13: 9780198293682 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $251.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1999 Annotation: Recent years have seen intense debates among management and academics on the rise of "lean production" and "Japanization." This book examines in detail the actual practice of transfer and adaptation of productive models into the auto industry. Case studies cover the Japanese transplant experience in North America, and the global experience of hybrid production systems in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Automotive - General - Business & Economics | Industries - Automobile Industry - Business & Economics | Production & Operations Management |
| Dewey: 338.476 |
| LCCN: 98028081 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.68" W x 9.44" (1.63 lbs) 414 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recent years have seen intense debates among management and academics on the rise of lean production and Japanization. This book examines in detail the actual practice of transfer and adaptation of productive models into the auto industry. Case studies cover the Japanese transplant experience in North America, and the global experience of hybrid production systems in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. |