Just In Time Systems And Euro-japanese Industrial Collaboration

by Malcolm Trevor

Overview

Just In Time (JIT) systems in the context of the relations between Japanese manufacturers in Europe and European suppliers of parts and materials have so far received little attention. Yet Japanese involvement in local production is having an impact on European companies in this area. Whether in cooperation or competition with Japanese companies,

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429710070
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/03/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	110
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Dr. Malcolm Trevor is Chairman of the Euro:Japanese Management Studies Association at the Policy Studies Institute London, Britain's largest independent research institute for the study of economic, industrial and social policies and the institutions thereof. He previously edited The lntemational (Japanese Business Campus/Westview 1987)

Table of Contents

Foreword -- Introduction -- Euro-Japanese Industrial Collaboration: Experiences and Prospects -- Toshiba's Approach to Purchasing -- Experiences of a British Firm Supplying Components to Japanese Companies -- A British Trade Union View of Organisation and JIT in the UK -- Application of Just-in-Time Manufacturing Techniques in the United Kingdom* -- Integrating JIT into a Total Production and Marketing System -- JIT in Large Complex Companies -- A Trade Union View on Jit in Germany -- A Comparison from a Japanese Point of View -- Conclusions -- Application of Just-in-Time Manufacturing Techniques in the United Kingdom -- Just in Time Symposium Cologne, 10-11 September 1986 -- The Internationalization of Japanese Business

Editorial Reviews

Proceedings of a conference held at the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft, Cologne, Sept. 1986. Primarily British and German views, but two Japanese executives also contribute. No bibliography or index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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