Inventory reduction and productivity growth: linkages in the Japanese automotive industry

Management Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 466-485

  Lieberman, Marvin B ^a   Demeester, Lieven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mergers and Acquisitions Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY;

INVENTORY REDUCTION; JAPAN; JUST IN TIME MANUFACTURING;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0032667962     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.45.4.466     Document Type: Article

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