The Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0144-3577.htm IJOPM 24,10 Learning to evolve A review of contemporary lean thinking Peter Hines, Matthias Holweg and Nick Rich Lean Enterprise Research Centre, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff, UK Keywords Lean production, Learning organizations Abstract The application of lean thinking has
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produce good quality cars that were affordable to the people. The car for the people was a blue ocean market in Germany, and the company quickly grew. Despite WWII and the effects it had on Germany and its economy, Volkswagen survived and soon became a symbol of hope for the German future. In 1969, Volkswagen merged with what is now called Audi, to grow and expand the company. As Volkswagen grew and became more profitable they continued to expand globally and acquire new companies becoming the
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method is also called the Toyota Production System. To meet JIT objectives, the process relies on signals or Kanban (看板 Kanban?) between different points in the process, which tell production when to make the next part. Kanban are usually 'tickets' but can be simple visual signals, such as the presence or absence of a part on a shelf. Implemented correctly, JIT focuses on continuous improvement and can improve a manufacturing organization's return on investment, quality, and efficiency. To achieve
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1 INTRODUCTION The research on the academic field of international business (IB) is a bit latter-day. Starting with the pioneering works of Dunning (1958) and Vernon (1965) on firm internationalization, the field has grown momentously churning out some time-tested theories. Unlike its counterpart business disciplines which focus on narrow subject areas, IB research is broader focused and draws on multidiscipline approaches (Aggarwal 2004) to explain the reasons why businesses go international.
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environment facing most companies today. As trade barriers fall and transaction costs decline, new global competitors are entering previously more isolated domestic markets. In response to this intensified competitive pressure, local companies are pushed to enhance performance by innovating and adopting process and product improvements. This domestic sector dynamic leads to higher productivity, which, in turn, can create sustainable competitive advantages for companies, as well as being the most
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Number Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………1 Vision Statement ………………………………………………………………………......1 Mission Statement………………………………………………………………………….1 The Role of the Marketing Plan………………………………………………………….1 The Role of marketing Information and Research…………………………………...2 The Marketing Audit……………………………………………………………………….4 A SWOT Analysis The Internal Environment…………………………………………………………………5 Strengths……………………………………………………………………………………..5 Weaknesses…………………………………………………………………………………5 The External Environment…………………………………………………………………6
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Re-Structure of General Motors | |Behavior in Organizations | Outline I. Introduction II. Definition a. Downsizing b. Restructuring III. Primary Issues (Part One) a. How to Downsize Effectively IV. Company Background V. Primary Issues (Part Two) a. General Motors: Restructuring VI
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wider society (ORB, n.d.). Besides, business responsibilities also known as Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR), it was actually a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental will be more concern in business operation and interaction with stakeholders. According to Starbucks (2004), a responsible company is the one who always listen to the stakeholders and response honestly with concern. Stake holders can be categorise as a person, organisation or a group that has
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Honda Motor Co, Ltd. The Beginning From a young age, Honda's founder, Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō) (November 17, 1906 – August 5, 1991) had a great interest in automobiles. He worked as a mechanic at a Japanese tuning shop, Art Shokai, where he tuned cars and entered them in races. A self-taught engineer, he later worked on a piston design which he hoped to sell to Toyota. The first drafts of his design were rejected, and Soichiro worked painstakingly to perfect
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