TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fujimoto,Takahiro
TI  - The evolution of a manufacturing system at Toyota
SN  - 0195123204
AV  - TL278 .F83 1999
U1  - 629.234 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Toyota Jidōsha Kabushiki Kaisha
KW  - Management
KW  - Automobiles
KW  - Design and construction
KW  - Industrial efficiency
KW  - Operations research
KW  - Toyota automobiles
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-364) and index; 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 --; 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" --; App. A; The Evolutionary Framework: Generic and Specific --; App. B; The Basics of Toyota-style Manufacturing --; Notes --; References --; Index
N2  - "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
ER  -