%0 Journal Article %1 4 %A ?, %D 1985 %J Technouation %K TPS %T THE JAPANESE WAY OF MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT %X As Japan has achieved a stable economic growth, Japan and Japanese companies are currently receiving world-wide attention. In this article some characteristics of Japanese manufacturing methods and production management are introduced, including flexible automation, group technology, the Toyota production system, the QC circle, lifetime employment, and product development. In addition, some financial aspects of Japanese companies and the governmen t-industry relationship in Japan are also considered.

@article{4, abstract = {As Japan has achieved a stable economic growth, Japan and Japanese companies are currently receiving world-wide attention. In this article some characteristics of Japanese manufacturing methods and production management are introduced, including flexible automation, group technology, the Toyota production system, the QC circle, lifetime employment, and product development. In addition, some financial aspects of Japanese companies and the governmen t-industry relationship in Japan are also considered.}, added-at = {2008-01-28T14:56:09.000+0100}, author = {?}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/273f536095ee1da1624ac94f9641b01ed/toyota}, interhash = {00eab89929db621d403233ece465ca8f}, intrahash = {73f536095ee1da1624ac94f9641b01ed}, journal = {Technouation}, keywords = {TPS}, timestamp = {2008-01-28T14:56:09.000+0100}, title = {THE JAPANESE WAY OF MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT}, year = 1985 }