TY  - BOOK
AU  - Watanabe, Ichigen ;
TI  - World-class management practices : enduring methods for competitive success
SN  - 9781560525516
U1  - 658 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Viva Books Private Limited
KW  - Management
N1  - Japanese Management --
Background and Heritage --
Characteristics of Japanese Companies --
Structure and Strategy --
Acceptance of Difference --
Comparison of Japanese and Western Management --
Management Philosophy and Behavior --
People and Job Management --
Need for Hybrid Practices --
Group Management --
Traditional Group Management --
New Type of Group Management --
Total Quality Management (TQM) --
Quality Management in Japan --
Quality Management in the United States --
Quality Management in Europe --
What is Quality Control? --
Major Elements of Total Quality Control --
Total Quality Control as a Management System --
Kaizen --
Kaizen and QC Circles --
Innovation --
Combination of Kaizen and Innovation --
Hybrid Management of Kaizen and Innovation --
Problem Solving Using Kaizen and Innovation --
Kaizen as a Management Practice --
Limitations of Kaizen --
Just-in-Time --
Beat the Cost --
The Just-in-Time Concept --
Just-in-Time at Work --
Limitations of Just-in-Time --
Lean Production --
The Lean Production Concept --
Obstacles to Lean Production --
The Outlook for Lean Production --
Strategies for Lean Production --
The Origin and Essence of Japanese Management --
Ideas to Think About --
A Final Word for Global Executives
ER  -