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| Genre/Form: | Congresses Congrès |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Conference publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Haruhito Shiomi; Kazuo Wada |
| ISBN: | 0198289618 9780198289616 |
| OCLC Number: | 32467593 |
| 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. |
| Description: | viii, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| 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. |
| Series Title: | Fuji conference series, 1. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Haruhito Shiomi and Kazuo Wada. |
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