The Japanese Automobile Industry : Technology and Management at Nissan and Toyota / Michael A. Cusumano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cusumano, Michael A., author.

Series:

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 122.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 122

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toyota Jidōsha Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha.

Nissan Jidōsha Kabushiki Kaisha.

Automobile industry and trade--Japan.

Automobile industry and trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Distribution:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1985.

Other Title:

Technology and Management at Nissan and Toyota

Place of Publication:

Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 1985.

Summary:

A detailed study of the history of the Japanese automotive industry, focusing primarily on the rise of Toyota and Nissan. The study seeks to understand how Japan started manufacturing motor vehicles and eventually passed the U.S. manufactures in terms of productivity and Europeans in terms of small car design. Provided numerous details on the Japanese production process and analyzes the role of Japanese government policy, including protectionism and technology transfer.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

A Half Century of Growth, Protection, and Promotion

Company Origins and Truck Technology Transfer

The Postwar Transition: Trucks to Cars

The Human Drama: Management and Labor

Manufacturing: Strategy, Implementation, Performance

Production Management: Large Variety in Small (or Large) Volumes

Quality Control: Manufacturing and Design

Conclusion

Four-Wheel Vehicle Supply, 1916-1939

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Harvard East Asian Monographs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-68417-259-4

OCLC:

568758968

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684172597 DOI