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Fordism Transformed: The Development of Production Methods in the Automobile Industry
By Haruhito Shiomi, Kazuo Wada
336 pages
- Contributors:
- Includes content by:
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Kazuo Wada
Haruhito Shiomi
David A. Hounshell
Timothy R. Whisler
Nils Kinch
Izumi Nonaka
Patrick Fridenson
Takahiro Fujimoto
Wayne A. Lewchuk
Stefano Muss
Kazuo WadaShow more
Haruhito Shiomi
David A. Hounshell
Timothy R. Whisler
Nils Kinch
Izumi Nonaka
Patrick Fridenson
Takahiro Fujimoto
Wayne A. Lewchuk
Stefano Muss
Werner Abelshauser
Chunli Lee
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Subjects:
Synopsis
* Topical * Leading Japanese, American, and European scholars * Based on proceedings of prestigious international conference Japan is now the world's largest producer of cars but it only began to catch up with its competitors after the Second World War by studying and modifying the Ford system of mass production implemented first in the USA in the early 20th century. Other countries have also developed the system in their own ways with varying degrees of success. The papers in this volume will examine ...
* Topical * Leading Japanese, American, and European scholars * Based on proceedings of prestigious international conference Japan is now the world's largest producer of cars but it only began to catch up with its competitors after the Second World War by studying and modifying the Ford system of mass production implemented first in the USA in the early 20th century. Other countries have also developed the system in their own ways with varying degrees of success. The papers in this volume will examine and compare the experiences of different countries in modifying the system, and the impact of the "quality control movement" and lean production in Japan.
Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v
- CONTENTS vii
- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ix
- Introduction 1
- NOTES 6
- PART I - THE VARIOUS FORD SYSTEMS 9
- 1 - The Emergence of the 'Flow Production' Method in Japan 11
- NOTES 25
- 2 - The Formation of Assembler Networks in the Automobile Industry: The Case of Toyota Motor Company (1955-80) 28
- NOTES 45
- 3 - Planning and Executing 'Automation' at Ford Motor Company, 1945-65: The Cleveland Engine Plant and Its Consequences 49
- NOTES 79
- 4 - Design, Manufacture, and Quality Control of Niche Products: The British and Japanese Experiences 87
- NOTES 103
- 5 - The Road from Dreams of Mass Production to Flexible Specialization: American Influences on the Development of the Swedish Automobile Industry, 1920-39 107
- Title Page iii
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v
- CONTENTS vii
- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ix
- Introduction 1
- NOTES 6
- PART I - THE VARIOUS FORD SYSTEMS 9
- 1 - The Emergence of the 'Flow Production' Method in Japan 11
- NOTES 25
- 2 - The Formation of Assembler Networks in the Automobile Industry: The Case of Toyota Motor Company (1955-80) 28
- NOTES 45
- 3 - Planning and Executing 'Automation' at Ford Motor Company, 1945-65: The Cleveland Engine Plant and Its Consequences 49
- NOTES 79
- 4 - Design, Manufacture, and Quality Control of Niche Products: The British and Japanese Experiences 87
- NOTES 103
- 5 - The Road from Dreams of Mass Production to Flexible Specialization: American Influences on the Development of the Swedish Automobile Industry, 1920-39 107
- NOTES 133
- References 134
- PART II - THE FORD SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT 137
- 6 - The Development of Company-Wide Quality Control and Quality Circles at Toyota Motor Corporation and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. 139
- NOTES 156
- 7 - Fordism and Quality: The French Case, 1919-93 160
- NOTES 179
- 8 - A Note on the Origin of the 'Black Box Parts' Practice in the Japanese Motor Vehicle Industry 184
- NOTES 214
- References 215
- PART III - THE FORD SYSTEMS AND SOCIO ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 217
- 9 - Men and Mass Production: The Role of Gender in Managerial Strategies in the British and American Automobile Industries 219
- NOTES 236
- 10 - Production Methods and Industrial Relations at Fiat (1930-90) 243
- NOTES 265
- 11 - Two Kinds of Fordism: On the Differing Roles of the Industry in the Development of the Two German States 269
- NOTES 293
- References 294
- 12 - Adoption of the Ford System and Evolution of the Production System in the Chinese Automobile Industry, 1953-93 297
- NOTES 310
- INDEX 315