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Transferring Japanese
Katsuki Aoki
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
2008
518 - 539
10.1108/01443570810875340
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine management practices in transferring Japanese
Design/methodology/approach – Case studies of nine medium- and large-sized Japanese auto-parts overseas plants in China were conducted. The data were analysed by comparing the successful cases of management practices concerning the transfer of Japanese
Findings – The results of the comparative analysis show some common characteristics of management practices in successful cases: they actively used team-based rather than individual-based suggestion schemes; they had human resource practices that emphasised the importance of having workers who could do more than one job and long-term employment; and the managers of successful cases conducted shop floor visits to check the work processes every day.
Originality/value – This study suggests the necessity for the researchers and practitioners of
Automotive components industry,
China,
Continuous improvement,
Japan,
Manufacturing systems
Research paper
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