The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
The Cambridge International Handbook of Lean Production
$245.00
USDThis handbook focuses on two sides of the lean production debate that rarely interact. On the one hand, management and industrial engineering scholars have presented a positive view of lean production as the epitome of efficiency and quality. On the other hand, sociology, industrial relations, and labor relations scholars focus on work speedups, management by stress, trade union positions, and self-exploitation in lean teams. The editors of this volume understand the merits of both views and present them accordingly, bridging the gaps among five disciplines and presenting the best of each perspective. Chapters by internationally acclaimed authors examine the positive, negative and neutral possible effects of lean, providing a global view of lean production while adjusting lean to the cultural and political contexts of different nation-states. As the first multi-lens view of lean production from academic and consultant perspectives, this volume charts a way forward in the world of work and management in our global economy.
- Provides an interdisciplinary and multi-industry approach to lean production as the new division of labor
- Explains how cultural differences around the world affect lean implementation
- Offers vital insights to academics in management and the social sciences as well as managers, labor leaders, and workers
Product details
May 2021Hardback
9781108424318
688 pages
260 × 181 × 42 mm
1.4kg
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. Lean Production as the Dominant Division of Labor: Theories, Industries and National Contexts Thomas Janoski and Darina Lepadatu
- Part I. Theories Of Lean Production:
- 2. Lean Production from the View of Management Theory: Functional, Critical and Paradox Approaches Katsuki Aoki
- 3. Lean Production-Perspectives from its Primary Caretaker: Industrial Engineering Richard Schonberger
- 4. The Industrial Relations Perspective on Lean Systems and Unions John Paul MacDuffie
- 5. Contested Views of Lean Production from the Social Sciences Perspective Thomas Janoski, Darina Lepadatu and Andrea Signorelli
- 6. The Labor Process Theory Critique of Lean Production Chris Smith and Matt Vidal
- Part II. Lean Production Across Industries:
- 7. Challenges to Lean Implementation from a True Lean Perspective (TPS) Michael Abbot McGinnis, William R. Cooper and David M. Parsley
- 8. Varieties of Lean Production in the Auto Industry Tommaso Pardi
- 9. The Innovation Process and Impact of New Technologies on Lean Production James Morgan and Durward Sobek II
- 10. Lean Production in the Telecommunications Industry Roy Andersson
- 11. Evidence-Based Services and Lean in Hospitals and Service Industries John Toussaint
- 12. The Adoption of Lean Thinking by Legal Services Providers Kenneth Grady
- 13. The Implementation of Lean Production in Government Pär Åhlström and Niklas Modig
- 14. Mass Merchandizing and Lean Production at Walmart, Costco and Amazon Thomas Janoski and Darina Lepadatu
- 15. Lean Management Systems and the Use of Financial Information Jean Cunningham
- 16. Lean Production and Quality Control in Software and Programming Mary Poppendieck
- Part III. Lean Production Around The World:
- 17. Lean in Europe and the US – A New Dominant Division of Labor? Timo Anttila, Tomi Oinas and Armi Mustosmäki
- 18. The Implementation of Lean Production in Korea Byoung-Hoon Lee
- 19. Transferring Lean to North America James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones
- 20. Lean Production in the United Kingdom Daniel T. Jones
- 21. Strong Alternative Models and Lean Production in Germany Michael Krzywdzinski
- 22. Tricolore: Traditionalists, Taylorists and Toyotism and the Historical Perspective of Lean in France Michael Ballé, Godefroy Beauvallet and Florian Magnani
- 23. The Partial Implementation of Lean Production in China Lu Zhang
- 24. Lean or Fordist Processes in India and Australia Reynold James
- 25. The Four Stages of Lean in Mexico Jorge Carrillo and Redi Gomis
- 26. Lean Production in former Communist Russia Elena Shulzhenko.
