American Firms Adopt Japanese Manufacturing Techniques
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Asian History
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: The 1980’s
Article abstract: American firms, in response to gaps in productivity and quality, adopted various techniques developed in Japan.
Summary of Event
The adoption of just-in-time inventory practices by American firms in the early 1980’s helped American industry to respond to the Japanese challenge. Firms were making vigorous efforts to close gaps in their productivity and quality, which had both fallen behind the performance of Japanese firms. The United States had been directly confronted by the productivity and quality levels achieved by Japanese...
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