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Productivity: Learning from the Japanese
Takeuchi, Hirotaka
23/4  (Summer 1981): 5-19

Analyzes the Japanese productivity system and considers its applicability to United States companies. Efforts undertaken by U.S. companies to improve their productivity; Description of five major idiosyncrasies of the Japanese productivity system; Strategies and problems of Japanese companies operating in the United States; Increased adoption of Japanese quality control circles among U.S. companies.

 

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