1995 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The Japanese Production System and Flexibility of the Labor Process
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06630098
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Business administration
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| Research Institution | RIKKYO UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
MARUYAMA Yoshinori RIKKYO UNIV.DEPT.of Economics PROF, 経済学部, 教授 (70062594)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1994 – 1995
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| Keywords | Multi-functionalism / Toyota production system (JIT) / Japanese production system / Multi-Processe Handiing / Flexibility / Job-Rotation Schedule / Shojinka / Management-by-Stress |
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| 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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