On Tue, 5 Dec 1995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tony: > > For an account of "lean production" in the world automobile industry, see: > > -- James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones & Daniel Roos _The Machine that > Changed the World_, NY, Rawson Associates, 1990 (this work is based on > the MIT multi-year study on "The Future of the Automobile"). > > For a technical description of "just-in-time" (kanban) production, from a > pro-management perspective, see: > > -- Richard J. Schonberger _Japanese Manufacturing Techniques_, NY, The > Free Press, 1982 > > Jerry > I cannot give the full references now, and for the next few days. There are however some important books in English on this topic by Jurgens-Malsch-Dohse, Kenney-Florida, and Appelbaum-Baut; in French there is a report to the Commisariat General du Plan by Jacot. On lean production more generally there is also a volume by Parker-Slaughter and a book in French by Coriat (Penser a l'envers). On the so-called 'end of the division of labor' there is a research in German by Kern-Schumann. Something was published also in the International Journal of Political Economy. If someone wants more details, I can send them next monday. riccardo ================================================================== Riccardo Bellofiore e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Economics Tel: (39) -35- 277505 (direct) University of Bergamo (39) -35- 277501 (dept.) Piazza Rosate, 2 (39) -11- 5819619 (home) I-24129 Bergamo Fax: (39) -35- 249975 Italy ==================================================================
