Standard-Maintaining and Continuous-Improvement Systems: Experiences and Comparisons

Arlyn Melcher, William Acar, Paul DuMont and Moutaz Khouja
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Arlyn Melcher: Department of Management, College of Business and Administration, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-4627
William Acar: Graduate School of Management, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242
Paul DuMont: Graduate School of Management, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242
Moutaz Khouja: Graduate School of Management, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242

Interfaces, 1990, vol. 20, issue 3, 24-40

Abstract: Accelerating competitive pressures are placing increasing burdens upon business management, particularly in manufacturing enterprises. The typical Western response has been to develop some major new product or process technology. The Japanese responded to the same situation by focusing on organizational structure and processes. While both approaches have merit, the organization resulting from the Japanese approach appears better able to cope with today's environmental dynamics.

Keywords: inventory/production: policies; organizational studies: design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990
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