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Book SynopsisThrough original field studies, historical research, and statistical analyses, this book shows how the Toyota Motor Corporation built - and continues to build - distinctive capabilities in production, product development, and supplier management as part of a total system. Fujimoto reinterprets the resource-capability view of the firm and uses an evolutionary perspective to show how an effective total manufacturing system creates sustainable competitive advantages. Scholars and students of strategy, operations, and technology management, as well as practitioners in the automobile industry, will find the Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota insightful and informative.
Trade ReviewThis is much more than a book about Toyota or a book about manufacturing....The book contains important contributions to the theory and practice of organizational learning that will be equally interesting to the practitioner and the academic. * Journal of Product Innovation Management *
Table of ContentsPART I: Emergence and Functions of the Total Manufacturing System 1: An Evolutionary Framework for Manufacturing 2: System Emergence at Toyota: History 3: System Emergence at Toyota: Reinterpretation 4: The Anatomy of Manufacturing Routines: An Information View PART II: Emergence and Functions of the Three Subsystems: Supplier, Development, and Production 5: Evolution of the Black Box Parts Supplier System 6: Evolution of Product Development Routines 7: Evolution of Toyota's New Assembly System 8: Conclusion: Toyota as a "Prepared Organization" Appendix A. The Evolutionary Framework: Generic and Specific Appendix B. The Basics of Toyota-style Manufacturing Notes References Index
