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| Author: | Lieberman, M. B. Demeester, L. |
| Title: | Inventory reduction and productivity growth: linkages in the Japanese automotive industry. |
| Journal: | Management Science
1999 : APR, VOL. 466-485 |
| Index terms: | Productivity Inventory control Car industry Japan |
| Freeterms: | Auto industry |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors use historical data for 52 Japanese automotive companies to evaluate the inventory-productivity relationship. They find that firms increased their productivity rank during periods of substantial inventory reduction. More detailed tests suggest that inventory reductions stimulated gains in productivity. On average, each 10 % reduction in inventory led about a 1 % gain in labor productivity. |
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