1995 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

The Japanese Production System and Flexibility of the Labor Process

Research Project

Project/Area Number	06630098
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Business administration
Research Institution	RIKKYO UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	MARUYAMA Yoshinori RIKKYO UNIV.DEPT.of Economics PROF, 経済学部, 教授 (70062594)
Project Period (FY)	1994 – 1995
Keywords	Multi-functionalism / Toyota production system (JIT) / Japanese production system / Multi-Processe Handiing / Flexibility / Job-Rotation Schedule / Shojinka / Management-by-Stress
Research Abstract	In the Toyota production system (JIT) 'multi-function workers' differ to the original meaning of 'skilled workers'. Here, 'multi-function workers' means the adaptive capacity to achieve many tasks in a short time such as one minute. Moreover, 'multi-function workers' are strictly, instructed by the 'standard operations routine' in regards to work procedures, time to be taken and work quotas in their given tasks. This is in content a form of 'Super Taylorism'. Therefor, it can be seen that the meaning of QWL in the Japanese production system is limitted. I am learning about these problem for two years. These research putted the book as "The Japanese Production System and Flexibility of the Labor Process" (1995, Nihonsyoron)

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