Japanese automobile manufacturing in an American setting

Hiraoka, Leslie S.

doi:10.1016/0040-1625(89)90045-0

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“…In the 1980s Japanese automakers made direct investments alone or through joint ventures in the USA and Europe. These investments helped to overturn the belief that Japanese management practices would not be transferable to other cultural contexts (Hiraoka, 1989) and, according to Smith (2006), made worker participation part of the North American management objective.…”

Section: Lean Managementmentioning

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“…In the years 2016, 2018 and 2019, only one study. It can be seen that interest in the subject emerged in this decade, so it is relatively recent and there is potential to be explored in the theme involving Lean management, tied to education; Hiraoka (1989), Smith (2006), Powell (1991), Dimaggio and Powell (2005), Meyer and Rowan (1991), Kacar (2017) Basic Education LDB (1996), BNCC (2018), RCNEI (2010), PCN (1997), Libâneo (2002), Álvarez (2004), Veiga (1998) Lean Philosophy and Basic Education Tofte (1995), Flumerfelt (2008), Bergman (1995), Engelen (2014), Hunter (2004) Source: The authors (2021)…”

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confidence: 99%

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Underutilization of workers: an analysis according to the lean management philosophy in basic education

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Oliveira

2021

Ind. Jour. Manag. & Prod.

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One of the eight wastes that Lean production, inspired by the Toyota Production System, proposes to study is the underutilization of workers, that is, the inadequate use of their intelligence. The sense is to provide listening and participation in improvement projects, of professionals who have experience in daily life and, in many cases, consistent academic qualifications. The objective of this work is to study the importance of the participation of teachers and employees of a basic education school in the construction of new routines and work methods, in the context of the Lean management philosophy, justified by the scarcity of scientific literature on the subject. Brazil has about 184,000 basic education schools with one million four hundred thousand teachers working from kindergarten to the ninth grade of elementary school, and of these, 83.2% have a college degree, a percentage that grows every year. About the schools, 21.7% are private, 61.3% municipal, 16.6% state, and 0.4% are federal schools. As a research methodology, a systematic review of the literature was adopted, based on the PRISMA protocol, allowing the identification of 53 records, 14 of which were included in the literature review, due to their adherence to the researched subject. The main contribution of this paper is the identification of a research gap involving the underutilization of workers and adoption of the Lean management philosophy in the education sector, as well as a conceptual proposal of the positive impact on the educational organization results by not underutilizing workers, without wasting their intelligence.

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Underutilization of workers: an analysis according to the lean management philosophy in basic education

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Oliveira

2021

Ind. Jour. Manag. & Prod.

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“…7 Tais características produtivas adequavamse perfeitamente à conjuntura econômica de baixo crescimento e instabilidade cambial advinda da crise dos anos 1970 e, uma vez acelerada a abertura das fronteiras comerciais nacionais a partir dos anos 1980, a difusão do toyotismo foi relativamente rápida, 8 tendo à frente a indústria automotiva, mesmo porque o maior mercado do ramo no mundo, os EUA, já havia sido invadido, nessa época, pelos japoneses. (Amin; Malmberg, 1994;Hiraoka, 1989;Garrahan;Stewart, 1994;Rachid, 1994;Womack;Jones;Roos, 1992).…”

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O Toyotismo E a Mercantilização Do Trabalho Na Indústria Automotiva Do Brasil

Pinto

2013

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O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o avanço de conceitos e práticas de gestão do trabalho designados como “flexíveis” na indústria automotiva do Brasil, em especial os oriundos do Sistema Toyota de Produção. Por meio de uma investigação bibliográfica e de um estudo de caso empírico numa planta pertencente a um grupo transnacional do setor de autopeças, situada em Campinas, SP (Brasil), demonstra-se como foram efetuadas alterações na organização do trabalho, concomitantes à exigência de novos perfis de qualificação profissional e educacional aos trabalhadores. Em termos conclusivos, a presente análise evidencia como tais perfis – articulados a métodos gerenciais de avaliação em processos de contratação e promoção – têm fragmentado o coletivo de trabalhadores nas empresas, mercantilizando as relações que estabelecem entre si no cotidiano de trabalho, uma vez que se baseiam na introjeção e manipulação de princípios de conduta entre eles, no sentido de servilizá-los ao propósito da acumulação capitalista. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Sistema Toyota de Produção. Sociologia do Trabalho. Indústria Automotiva – Brasil. TOYOTISM AND THE MERCANTILIZATION OF LABOR IN THE BRAZILIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Geraldo Augusto Pinto The aim of this article is to analyze the advancement of concepts and practices in labor management called “flexible” in the Brazilian automotive industry, particularly those rooted in the Toyota Production System. Through bibliographical research and an empirical case study of a Campinas, SP (Brazil) plant belonging to a transnational group in the auto parts sector, the author shows how changes in the organization of labor were brought about, together with the demand for the workers to have new professional and educational profiles. This analysis conclusively shows how these profiles – articulated with management’s methods of evaluation in the contracting and promoting processes – have fragmented workers’ collectivity in companies, putting monetary value on the relationships that they establish with one another in the workplace since they are based on the introjection and manipulation of their principles of conduct, in the sense of making them subservient to the purpose of accumulation of capital. KEY WORDS: Toyota Production System. Labor Sociology. Automotive Industry – Brazil. LE TOYOTISME ET LA MERCANTILISATION DU TRAVAIL DANS L’INDUSTRIE AUTOMOBILE AU BRÉSIL Geraldo Augusto Pinto L’objectif de cet article est d’analyser l’état d’avancement des concepts et des pratiques de gestion du travail appelées “flexibles” dans l’industrie automobile au Brésil, et en particulier celles provenant du Système Toyota de Production. Grâce à une recherche bibliographique et à une étude de cas empirique dans le cadre d’un groupe transnational de pièces détachées automobiles situé à Campinas (Etat de Sao Paulo/Brésil), nous démontrons comment des changements ont eu lieu dans l’organisation du travail, changements liés à l’exigence de nouveaux profils de qualification professionnelle et d’éducation des travailleurs. En conclusion, l’analyse montre bien comment de tels profils – articulés à des méthodes de gestion pour l’évaluation en cours de contrats et de promotions - ont fragmenté le collectif des travailleurs au sein des entreprises, monnayant les relations qui s’établissent au quotidien dans l’ambiance de travail étant donné l’introjection et la manipulation des principes de conduite entre eux afin de servir à l’accumulation capitaliste. MOTS-CLÉS: Système Toyota de Production. Sociologie du Travail. Industrie Automobile – Brésil. Publicação Online do Caderno CRH no Scielo: http://www.scielo.br/ccrh Publicação Online do Caderno CRH: http://www.cadernocrh.ufba.br

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“…• Honda was the first-mover among Japanese manufacturers and had nearly sole access to the made-in-the-USA, foreign car market until 1984 as indicated on 1988, and Suzuki in Ontario, Canada in 1989(Hiraoka, 1989. Competition especially from Toyota then began and its Lexus luxury car overtook Honda's Acura and its Camry family sedan, made in Lexington, Kentucky, surpassed sales of the Accord.…”

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Reconfiguring Supply Chains for a Global Automotive Industry

Hiraoka

2011

International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management

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As the industrial landscape is altered by emerging markets like China and India and the bankruptcy of Detroit automakers and their parts suppliers, motor vehicle firms are reconfiguring their supply chains in order to be cost-competitive on a global basis. Backup capacity and cross-docking are being incorporated into just-in-time delivery systems in an attempt to keep car prices affordable for first-time buyers. This will entail a rebuilding of the global alliances between automakers and key component suppliers that lead to stringent quality standards, adhered-to-delivery schedules, and productivity increases which are needed to keep operating, procurement, and distribution costs under control.

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Japanese automobile manufacturing in an American setting

Cited by 11 publications

References 8 publications

Underutilization of workers: an analysis according to the lean management philosophy in basic education

Underutilization of workers: an analysis according to the lean management philosophy in basic education

O Toyotismo E a Mercantilização Do Trabalho Na Indústria Automotiva Do Brasil

Reconfiguring Supply Chains for a Global Automotive Industry

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