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Japanese Trade in International Perspective

Green, Robert T.; Larsen, Trina L. - In: International Marketing Review 8 (1991) 5

Examines the USA‐Japan trade controversy, arising from the extended trade imbalance between them, with respect to the …

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Managerial Decision Making:Japan vs. the US

Jones, Coy A.; Miller, Thomas R.; Bernard Keys, J. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 85 (1985) 5/6, pp. 16-19

The major reason for the success of Japanese decision making is the understanding, acceptance and support of techniques by managers and employees, the various stages of the decision‐making process being utilised, alongside the unofficial politics, in direction, subtlety and patience which are...

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US‐Japan distribution channel cost structures: is there a significant difference?

Pirog, Stephen F.; Lancioni, Richard - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 27 (1997) 1, pp. 53-66

The Japanese distribution system is often accused of being inefficient and responsible for high consumer prices. Discusses some critical dimensions that make distribution appear to be less efficient in Japan than the US. An empirical study compares distribution costs at all levels of the channel...

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Comparative Analysis of Japanese Just‐In‐Time Purchasing and Traditional US Purchasing Systems

Lee, Sang M.; Ansari, A. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 5 (1985) 4, pp. 5-14

The contrast between Japanese purchasing practices and US traditional purchasing practices provides a good insight into the relative importance of JIT for US firms. Since the initial implementation of JIT purchasing in late 1980 by Kawasaki Motors (Lincoln plant), at least 50 companies in the US...

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Job Rotation and Public Policy: Theory with Applications to Japan and the USA

Mourdoukoutas, Panos; Roy, Udayan - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 6, pp. 57-71

Argues that the high job mobility observed most prominently among workers in Japanese firms is consistent with the behaviour of risk‐averse individuals when neither private nor public income insurance is widely available to displaced workers. Laissez faire is suboptimal and involves higher job...

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Commerce at light speed – an international comparative evaluation of CALS strategy and implementation in the USA and Japan

Holden, Tony; Schmidt, Ruth A. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 101 (2001) 1, pp. 32-40

This article reports on and compares early activity in the area of electronic business in the USA and Japan arising … from the introduction of the Continuous Acquisition and Lifecycle Support (CALS) initiative developed in the USA in 1985 …

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Japan′s Quest for Global Leadership in IT

Hsieh, Chang‐tseh - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 94 (1994) 2, pp. 23-28

Over the past three decades, the Japanese information technology industry has been questing for global leadership. With the help of keiretsu , a special social organization, and government agencies, those giant information technology companies such as NEC, Fujitsu, etc. have become the leaders...

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New developments in fuzzy logic computers

Stotts, Linda; Kleiner, Brian H. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 95 (1995) 4, pp. 22-27

Sets out to provide an understanding of the theory of fuzzy logic by supplying background details concerning its evolution in mathematics and computer science. Once a basic understanding of the theory is obtained, then it is easier to understand the implications for computer applications. Fuzzy...

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Innovation ‐ Japanese style

Herbig, Paul A.; Palumbo, Frederick A. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 96 (1996) 5, pp. 11-20

capita income basis and second only to the USA in GNP. Contends that Japan has virtually conquered the US consumer …

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The Great Recession: a comparison of recession magnitudes in Europe, USA and Japan

Mazurek, Jiří - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

In this article recession magnitudes in Europe, the USA and Japan during the Great Recession are compared. The … strongest recessions (of severe category) occurred in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, while recessions in Japan and the USA were …-1933 in the USA. Hence, comparisons of the Great Recession to the Great Depression in the literature are somewhat exaggerated. …

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