The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota

The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota

by Takahiro Fujimoto
ISBN-10:
0195123204
ISBN-13:
9780195123203
Pub. Date:
08/12/1999
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0195123204
ISBN-13:
9780195123203
Pub. Date:
08/12/1999
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota

The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota

by Takahiro Fujimoto

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780195123203
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 08/12/1999
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 9.21(w) x 6.14(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Harvard Business School

Table of 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
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