Fujimoto, Takahiro,  1955- <br/><br/>
The evolution of a manufacturing system at Toyota / 
Takahiro Fujimoto. 
 - x, 380 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-364) and index. 
<br/><br/> An Evolutionary Framework for Manufacturing --  System Emergence at Toyota: History --  System Emergence at Toyota: Reinterpretation --  The Anatomy of Manufacturing Routines: An Information View --  Evolution of the Black Box Parts Supplier System --  Evolution of Product Development Routines --  Evolution of Toyota's New Assembly System --  Conclusion: Toyota as a "Prepared Organization" --  The Evolutionary Framework: Generic and Specific --  The Basics of Toyota-style Manufacturing --  Notes --  References --  Index.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  App. A.  App. B. 
<br/><br/> "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."--Publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195123204 9780195123203 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98038201 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Toyota Jidōsha Kabushiki Kaisha--Management.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Automobiles--Design and construction<br/>Industrial efficiency<br/>Operations research.<br/>Toyota automobiles
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL278  / .F83 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.234