Book contents
- The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
- The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures and Sidebars
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- 1 Lean Production as the Dominant Division of Labor
- Part I Theories of Lean Production
- 2 Lean Production from the View of Management Theory
- 3 Lean Production – Perspectives from its Primary Caretaker, Industrial Engineering
- Introduction
- What, Then, Is Lean Production?
- Doing It – With and Without Industrial Engineering Concepts
- The Essence of JIT?
- Standard Times, Standard Costs, and Performance Management
- More Lean Production Practices
- From Efficiency and Utilization to Customer-Focused Effectiveness
- Brief Summary: Lean Flow Production Still Tilted Toward Industrial Engineering
- Appendix
- 4 The Industrial Relations Perspective on Lean Systems, Workers, and Unions
- 5 Contested Views of Lean Production from the Social Sciences Perspective
- 6 The Lean Labor Process
- Part II Lean Production across Industries
- Part III Lean Production Around the World
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
Appendix
from 3 - Lean Production – Perspectives from its Primary Caretaker, Industrial Engineering
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 March 2021
- The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
- The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures and Sidebars
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- 1 Lean Production as the Dominant Division of Labor
- Part I Theories of Lean Production
- 2 Lean Production from the View of Management Theory
- 3 Lean Production – Perspectives from its Primary Caretaker, Industrial Engineering
- Introduction
- What, Then, Is Lean Production?
- Doing It – With and Without Industrial Engineering Concepts
- The Essence of JIT?
- Standard Times, Standard Costs, and Performance Management
- More Lean Production Practices
- From Efficiency and Utilization to Customer-Focused Effectiveness
- Brief Summary: Lean Flow Production Still Tilted Toward Industrial Engineering
- Appendix
- 4 The Industrial Relations Perspective on Lean Systems, Workers, and Unions
- 5 Contested Views of Lean Production from the Social Sciences Perspective
- 6 The Lean Labor Process
- Part II Lean Production across Industries
- Part III Lean Production Around the World
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
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- The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean ProductionDiverging Theories and New Industries around the World, pp. 86 - 91Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021