The Japanese Automobile Industry: Technology and Management at Nissan and Toyota (Harvard East Asian Monographs) (Paperback)

~ Michael Cusumano (Author)

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Cusumano's work ("a modest revision of a doctoral thesis") delineates and analyzes the development of the Japanese car industry by focusing on Nissan and Toyota. It is quite detailed, with a substantial amount of data presented in tabular form. The author considers various aspects of the industry: labor relations, manufacturing, quality control, and production management. He discusses, as well, the roles that managerial and technical skill, governmental policy, and timing have played in the success of the industry. This is a book for a sophisticated readership. Recommended for academic, larger public, and appropriate business libraries. Stuart Gudowitz, George Washington Univ. Lib.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Harvard University Asia Center (August 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067447256X
• ISBN-13: 978-0674472563
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,145,510 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I had read this first!, April 28, 2007

By	Mark Warren (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a "Must Read" if you are a serious student of 'Lean Manufacturing'. The book concentrates on factural information, not the myth building stories seen in so many other books on TPS.
A serious history of the Japanese auto industry, not just about Toyota.