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"* Topical * Leading Japanese, American, and European scholars * Based on proceedings of prestigious international conference Japan is now the world's largest producer of cars but it only began to catch up with its competitors after the Second World War by studying and modifying the Ford system of mass production implemented first in the USA in the early 20th century. Other countries have also developed the system in their own ways with varying degrees of success. The papers in this volume will examine and compare the experiences of different countries in modifying the system, and the impact of the ""quality control movement"" and lean production in Japan."

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Author:   Haruhito Shiomi ,  Kazuo Wada
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.733kg
ISBN:  

9780198289616

ISBN 10:   0198289618
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   01 January 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"1. Men and Mass Production: The Role of Gender in Managerial Strategies in the British and American Automobile Industries; 2. The Road From Dreams of Mass Production to Flexible Specialisation: American Influences on the Development of the Swedish Automobile Industry 1920 - 1939; 3. The Development of Company-Wide Quality Control and Quality Circles at Toyota Motor Corporation and Nissan Motor Co Ltd; 4. Fordism and Quality; 5. Two Kinds of Fordism: On the Differing Roles of the Auto-mobile Industry in the Devlopment of the Two German States; 7. Production Methods and Industrial Relations at Fiat 1930 - 1990; 8. The Emergence of ""Flow Production"" methods in Japan; 9. Design, Manufacture, and Quality Control of Niche Products: The British and Japanese Experiences; 10. The Origin and Evolution of the ""Black Box Parts"" Practice in the Japanese Auto Industry; 11. Planning and Executing ""Automation"" at Ford Motor Company, 1945 - 1960: The Cleveland Engine Plant and its Consequences"

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.,. Fordism Transformed provides much information about the history of car manufacture in the major automobile-producing nations....the book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of industrial processes in general and of automobile manufacture in particular. --Technology and Culture<br>

<br>. ..Fordism Transformed provides much information about the history of car manufacture in the major automobile-producing nations....the book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of industrial processes in general and of automobile manufacture in particular. --Technology and Culture<br>

.. .Fordism Transformed provides much information about the history of car manufacture in the major automobile-producing nations....the book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of industrial processes in general and of automobile manufacture in particular. --Technology and Culture

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