Comparative Analysis of Automotive Plants in Japan, the United States, Thailand and China
E-Book, Englisch, 59 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Business
ISBN: 978-981-10-1959-3
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
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Particularly influential are the persistent differences at these plants in the extent to which workers learn how to combine and integrate their production skills with troubleshooting skills. Supervisors play a key role in developing this integration in Japan, while worker skills remain separated in the other countries. Integrated skill development is promoted in Japan throughthe trusting relationships that first-line supervisors enjoy with their workforce. In the plants abroad, in contrast, the persistence of workers’ control over their individual skill development and careers impedes the development of integrated skills. Manufacturing engineers at the Japanese mother plant also play key linking roles, thereby enhancing communications and problem-solving on the shop floor, whereas manufacturing engineers at the US, Thai, and Chinese plants play more limited and compartmentalized roles. As a result, productivity remains high in Japan and lags in the other plants. Surprisingly, Japanese managers remain reluctant to introduce these more productive work practices in the offshoot plants.
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1. Introduction.- 2. The Mother Plant in Japan and Its Transplants in the United States.- 3. The Transplants in Thailand and China.- 4. Conclusion.