The Japanese automotive industry enjoyed spectacular success in the 1980s. This was largely due to the so-called 'Lean Production System' - the combination of a
As the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies reflected on the deteriorating position of the domestic auto industry in the fall of 1980, and the str
"In this authoritative account of the Japanese automobile industry, Professor Shimokawa focuses upon its business success as a relative latecomer to the worldwi
Type: BOOK - Published: 1985 - Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Published by the Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University and distributed by the Harvard University Press
Historical account of the motor vehicle industry in Japan since the 1930s, based on a case study of Toyota and Nissan - traces their origins; discusses specific