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The ‘Japanisation’ of production and industrial relations at Lucas Electrical
Author(s) -
Turnbull Peter J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1986.tb00537.x
Subject(s) - production (economics) , productivity , product (mathematics) , quality (philosophy) , industrial organization , business , style (visual arts) , industrial production , industrial relations , economics , management , microeconomics , economic growth , mathematics , macroeconomics , geography , philosophy , geometry , archaeology , epistemology
Depressed product markets and severe financial constraints have recently prompted many firms to reappraise their production methods and industrial relations structures. This article examines a new Japanese style’ module production system at Lucas Electrical which management introduced to boost labour productivity and improve product quality.