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Introduction: Analytical Perspectives on Japanese Factories in Europe

In: The Hybrid Factory in Europe

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  • Hiroshi Kumon

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The present volume evaluates the international transfer of the Japanese-management and production system by analysing two surveys of plants owned by Japanese manufacturing companies with footholds in Europe.1 We shall also investigate ‘hybrid factories’, which combine elements of the Japanese system with elements of European systems, and look at the intriguing competitive — cooperative relationship between the Japanese and European management and production models. We shall observe that Japanese companies have often adopted a cautious strategy when extending their manufacturing operations into Europe. Finally, we shall discover elements of the European system that, while not identical to those found in Japan, are compatible with the Japanese system.

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  • Hiroshi Kumon, 2004. "Introduction: Analytical Perspectives on Japanese Factories in Europe," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Hiroshi Kumon & Tetsuo Abo (ed.), The Hybrid Factory in Europe, chapter 1, pages 1-31, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-52365-4_1
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230523654_1
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    1. Bayari, Celal, 2010. "Japanese Manufacturers in Australia: Analysing Their Quality Evaluation and Employee Participation," MPRA Paper 104045, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 01 Jul 2010.
    2. Bayari, Celal, 2010. "Japanese Hybrid Factories in Australia: Analysing Labor Relations and Reflecting on the Work of Tetsuo Abo," MPRA Paper 101832, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 01 Feb 2010.
    3. Bayari, Celal, 2011. "The Japanese Management and Production System in Australia Recruitment, Training and Bonus in Japanese Hybrid Factories," MPRA Paper 103683, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 04 Aug 2011.

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