Sprague Revitalizing US Electronics

Lessons from Japan
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-9229-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Web PDF

Written by one of the few executives who have extensive experience in the electronics industry in both the US and Japan, this book compares market research, design, and manufacturing techniques as used in both countries. Unlike other books on theJapanese business culture, Sprague gives specific advice and recommendations about what companies can do now to compete with Japan, clearly pointing out what is and what is not adaptable from the Japanese approach to business.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sprague, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Revitalizing U.S. Electronics: Lessons From Japan;2
3;Copyright Page;3
4;Dedication;7
5;Table of Contents;4
6;Acknowledgments;8
7;Introduction;10
8;Chapter 1. Sprague in Japan: Expectations, Realities, and Some Lessons;12
9;Chapter 2. The History of the Electronics Industry: Myths vs. Facts;26
9.1;The Roots of Electronics;27
9.2;What About Japan?;34
9.3;U.S./Japan Semiconductor Competition Heats Up;37
9.4;The Role and History of Capacitors in Electronics;42
10;Chapter 3. The Process;48
10.1;Ceramics at Sprague;49
10.2;Manufacturing MLCs;52
10.3;Ceramic Variables and Quality;54
10.4;Other Devices, Other Processes;56
10.5;Success and Failure at Sprague Electric: Early Sources;59
11;Chapter 4. Sources of Competitive Advantage;62
11.1;Advantages: Japan;64
11.2;Advantages: United States;71
11.3;Lifetime Employment: Realities and Drawbacks;74
12;Chapter 5. From Basic Research to Actual Products;78
12.1;Gatekeeping;78
12.2;Licensing;80
12.3;Alliances;83
12.4;Other Sources;84
12.5;The Role and Management of Research and Development;85
12.6;The Commercialization of Technology;93
12.7;Allocation of Resources;93
12.8;Teamwork in Technology Commercialization;94
12.9;Personal Case Histories;96
13;Chapter 6. The Work Force;102
13.1;Education;103
13.2;The U.S. Manager;109
13.3;Management of Japanese-Owned American Companies;113
13.4;Managerial Compensation;115
13.5;Training;119
13.6;Labor Relations;121
14;Chapter 7. Total Company Quality;126
14.1;Learning from America: Japan and TQC;126
14.2;How Sprague Exploited a Quality Advantage;129
14.3;The United States and Quality Competitiveness;131
14.4;Quality and Reliability;139
14.5;Relations with Suppliers;142
14.6;Supplier Links, Quality, and the Shell Club;149
15;Chapter 8. The Manufacturing Floor;152
15.1;What is World Class Manufacturing?;153
15.2;Just in Time (JIT) Systems;156
15.3;Flexible Manufacturing;158
15.4;The Sprague Electric Experience;160
15.5;Manufacturing Management;163
15.6;Similarities and a Big Difference;165
16;Chapter 9. The Marketplace;168
16.1;Serving the U.S. Market: The Sprague Experience;171
16.2;Corporate Structure and the Marketplace;174
16.3;The United States Electronics Market;176
16.4;Serving the Japanese Market;180
16.5;American Successes in Japan;184
16.6;Penetrating the Japanese Market;187
17;Chapter 10. Government and Capital;192
17.1;The Costs of Government;192
17.2;Government Industrial Policy and Direction;194
17.3;Business/Government Relations;198
17.4;The Cost of Capital;202
18;Chapter 11. Challenges to Japan;208
18.1;The Other Japan;209
18.2;'The Tigers" and 'The Cubs";214
18.3;Europe;220
18.4;The Future;225
19;Chapter 12. Toward the Future;226
19.1;The Semiconductor Industry;226
19.2;Revitalizing the U.S. Electronics Industry: The Macro Perspective;233
19.3;Revitalizing the U.S. Electronics Industry: The Micro Perspective;234
20;Chapter 13. NEWCO;236
21;Epilogue: Sprague Electric Redux;260
22;Notes and Sources;264
23;Index;270