The machine that changed the world

Author

• Womack, James P.

Additional Author(s)

• Roos, Daniel
• Jones, Daniel T.

Publisher

New York: The Free Press, 2007

Language

English

ISBN

9780743299794

Series

Subject(s)

• AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY AND TRADE-FORECASTING
• AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY AND TRADE-JAPAN
• PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Notes

. . Index: p. 327-336

Abstract

Based upon MIT's five-million-dollar, five-year study on the future of the automobile, a groundbreaking analysis of the worldwide move from mass production to lean production".The fundamentals of this system are applicable to every industry across the globe...[and] will have a profound impact on human society--it will truly change the world". "--New York Times Magazine"

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

viii, 339 p.

Dimension

21 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

The industry of industries in transition --
The rise and fall of mass production --
The rise of lean production --
Running the factory --
Designing the car --
Coordinating the supply chain --
Dealing with customers --
Managing the lean enterprise --
Confusion about diffusion --
Completing the transition

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