Postwar industrial relations and the origins of lean production in Japan (1945-1973)

This thesis examines the evolution of postwar industrial relations in postwar Japan from 1945 to 1973. It analyzes the impact of postwar industrial relations institutions on the origins and development of “lean production” or, as it is otherwise known, the Toyota production system. It uses three...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Price, John
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7023