Life on the Line in Contemporary Manufacturing: The Workplace Experience of Lean Production and the "Japanese" Model

Much is stated and written about the new world of work, but how much do we know about the contemporary workplace? What influence have Japanese management techniques had on the way work is organized? Have the systems and mechanisms of control changed radically in recent years, or are they much the same as they have always been?  Rick Delbridge sought an answer to these questions at first hand by working on the shopfloor in a Japanese consumer electronics transplant and a European automotive components supplier in order to witness and experience life on the line in contemporary manufacturing. Not only does his book offer rich empirical data on the lived reality of work and a management practice that may share little in common with that found in the textbooks; he also raises a number of important issues about the best ways to understand the complex and changing nature of work.

Business & Money

Delbridge, Rick

Economics

Oxford University Press

The Exceptional Manager: Making the Difference

Most businesses face the choice of either competing on the 'low road' of cost, or the 'high road' of innovation and value. Much the same goes for national economies and the UK is no exception. But how do businesses - and the people who manage them - go beyond the policy prescription and the easy exhortation to make that shift, to manage change and go well beyond business as usual? This ground-breaking book - the combined insight of some of the best minds in management, grouped together in the Advanced Institute of Management Research - does just that. It presents a clear and crisp analysis of the context and the challenge; and offers managers a range of ideas on how to develop the competences, practices and values that can make a difference. It is essential reading for policy makers, analysts, academics, and managers to be who want to make a different future.

Gratton, Lynda

JOHNSON, Gerry

The AIM Fellows

Management & Leadership

Much is stated and written about the new world of work, but how much do we know about the contemporary workplace? What influence have Japanese management techniques had on the way work is organized? Have the systems and mechanisms of control changed radically in recent years, or are they much the same as they have always been? Rick Delbridge sought an answer to these questions at first hand by working on the shop floor in a Japanese consumer electronics transplant and a European automotive components supplier in order to witness and experience life on the line in contemporary manufacturing. Not only does his book offer rich empirical data on the lived reality of work and a management practice that may share little in common with that found in the textbooks; he also raises a number of important issues about the best ways to understand the complex and changing nature of work.

How do businesses go beyond the prescriptive policies and make the shift from the "low road" of cost to the "high road" of innovation and value? This ground-breaking book, the combined insight of some of the best minds in management, presents a clear analysis of the context and the challenges and offers managers and consultants a range of ideas that could take their companies well beyond "business as usual."

Manufacturing in Transition looks at the current state of British manufacturing within the global economy and asks whether manufacturing matters in the twenty first century.

Manufacturing in Transition (And Business Studies; 7)

Lowe, James

Routledge

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Life on the Line in Contemporary Manufacturing: The Workplace Experience of Lean Production and the "Japanese" Model

The Exceptional Manager: Making the Difference

Life on the Line in Contemporary Manufacturing: The Workplace Experience of Lean Production and the "Japanese" Model

The Exceptional Manager: Making the Difference

Manufacturing in Transition (And Business Studies; 7)