Description
Product ID: | 9781032252728 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Routledge Focus on Business and Management |
Title: | Work Organizational Reforms and Employment Relations in the Automotive Industry |
Subtitle: | American Employment Relations in Transition |
Authors: | Author: Kenichi Shinohara |
Page Count: | 96 |
Subjects: | Regional / International studies, Regional studies, Economics, Production and quality control management, Manufacturing industries, Vehicle and transport manufacturing industries, Engineering: general, Other manufacturing technologies, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Automotive technology and trades, Economics, Production & quality control management, Manufacturing industries, Road vehicle manufacturing industry, Engineering: general, Other manufacturing technologies, Environmental science, engineering & technology, Automotive technology & trades, Japan, USA |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This book sheds insights on GM's failed attempt through the analysis of work organization reforms and labor-management relations on production-system efficiency. The book will be a useful reference for those interested in comparative study of management styles and better understanding of Japanese manufacturing practices. General Motors (GM)''s attempt to adapt the renowned Toyota production system for its own automotive manufacturing plants had historically produced disappointing results. Why was it not sufficiently successful? This book aims to shed insights into GM''s failed attempt through the analysis of work organization reforms and labor-management relations on production-system efficiency. The book examines collective bargaining agreements between automakers and the United Auto Workers union and the arbitration rulings in retrospect to illuminate the critical role continuous improvement activities initiated by production workers would play in enhancing performance management. It also looks at the impact of the meritocratic system in Japanese auto plants on performance success. As GM begins operations at its new electric vehicle assembly plant, Factory Zero, the book analyses the challenges of such production for both employment relations and workforce deployment. The book will be a useful reference for those interested in a comparative study of management styles and a better understanding of Japanese manufacturing practices. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2024-01-29 |