Toyota's Assembly Line A View from the Factory Floor |
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Author:
| Ihara, Ryoji |
Translator:
| Clarke, Hugh |
Series title: | Japanese Society Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-876843-42-7 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2007 |
Publisher: | Trans Pacific Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $34.95USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Anybody who is a dedicated Toyota driver and admirer of the Toyota Production System would be shocked to read of Ryoji Iharas experience as a casual worker in a Toyota factory, Japan. As the Toyota Motor Company continues on its inexorable march to become the worlds biggest and most profitable carmaker, workers on the factory floor are still making sacrifices under the appalling conditions so graphically described here. Iharas book is both a fearless expos and a meticulous academic...
More DescriptionAnybody who is a dedicated Toyota driver and admirer of the Toyota Production System would be shocked to read of Ryoji Iharas experience as a casual worker in a Toyota factory, Japan. As the Toyota Motor Company continues on its inexorable march to become the worlds biggest and most profitable carmaker, workers on the factory floor are still making sacrifices under the appalling conditions so graphically described here. Iharas book is both a fearless expos and a meticulous academic study firmly situated within the context of the sociology of labor.