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| Author: | Oliver, N. Davies, A. |
| Title: | Adopting Japanese-style manufacturing methods: a tale of two (UK) factories. |
| Journal: | Journal of Management Studies
1990 : SEP, VOL. 27:5, p. 555-570 |
| Index terms: | MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY JAPAN JUST-IN-TIME PRODUCTION QUALITY CONTROL CASE STUDIES UNITED KINGDOM |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Japanese manufacturing methods such as just-in-time production and total quality control are serving as a model of manufacturing organization which many UK manufacturers are currently following. The implementation of just-int-time production and its supporting practices in two factories are described. The conditions required by just-in-time systems are discussed. Statistical process control and other techniques place an emphasis on error prevention rather than error detection, a necessary condition for production to occur successfully with minimal buffer stocks. A political dimension to these innovations is demonstrated which requires rewriting of organizations' political and cultural maps. |
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