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Inventory Reduction and Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Japanese and US Automotive Sectors
| dc.contributor.author | Lieberman, Marvin B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Asaba, Shigeru | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2002-09-04T15:19:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2002-09-04T15:19:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996-04-25 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1620 | |
| dc.description | Revised: June 30, 1996 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This study assesses the inventory and productivity performance of the Japanese and US automotive industries in recent decades. Within each country we distinguish between vehicle assemblers and parts suppliers. In Japan, assemblers and suppliers made dramatic inventory reductions and productivity gains, particularly during the 1970s. By comparison, we find an unbalanced pattern for the United States: American assembly plants have been streamlined, but parts suppliers have stagnated. In both countries our findings suggest a strong association between inventory reduction and productivity growth. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The MIT International Motor Vehicle Program, the UCLA Center for International Business Education and Research, and the Institute for International Economic Studies in Tokyo, Japan. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 125630 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Managerial and Decision Economics; special issue on Japanese Technology | |
| dc.subject | productivity growth | en |
| dc.subject | Japan | en |
| dc.subject | United States | en |
| dc.subject | inventory reduction | en |
| dc.subject | automotive sector | en |
| dc.title | Inventory Reduction and Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Japanese and US Automotive Sectors | en |
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Research on automotive industry dynamics from assembly to the extended enterprise, from e-business to sustainability