The Evolution of Manufacturing Systems at Toyota
Published on 30. September 1999
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-19-512320-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
This is much more than a book about Toyota or a book about manufacturing....The book contains important contributions to the theory and practice of organizational learning that will be equally interesting to the practitioner and the academic. * Journal of Product Innovation Management *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous line figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
752 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-512320-3 (9780195123203)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Takahiro Fujimoto
The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota
E-Book
12/1999
1st Edition
Oxford University Press
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Content
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
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