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Fordism transformed : the development of production methods in the automobile industry

Author: Haruhito Shiomi; Kazuo Wada
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Series: Fuji conference series, 1.
Edition/Format:   Book : Conference publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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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