The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota.
Title:
The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota.
Author:
Fujimoto, Takahiro.
ISBN:
9780195352634
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (391 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- PART I: Emergence and Functions of the Total Manufacturing System -- 1. An Evolutionary Framework for Manufacturing -- 2. System Emergence at Toyota: History -- 3. System Emergence at Toyota: Reinterpretation -- 4. The Anatomy of Manufacturing Routines: An Information View -- PART II: Emergence and Functions of the Three Subsystems: Supplier, Development, and Production -- 5. Evolution of the Black Box Parts Supplier System -- 6. Evolution of Product Development Routines -- 7. Evolution of Toyota's New Assembly System -- 8. Conclusion: Toyota as a "Prepared Organization" -- Appendix A. The Evolutionary Framework: Generic and Specific -- Appendix B. The Basics of Toyota-style Manufacturing -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
What is the true source of a firm's long-term competitive advantage in manufacturing? Through original field studies, historical research, and statistical analyses, this book shows how Toyota Motor Corporation, one of the world's largest automobile companies, built distinctive capabilities in production, product development, and supplier management. Fujimoto asserts that it is Toyota's evolutionary learning capability that gives the company its advantage and demonstrates how this learning is put to use in daily work.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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