Combining case studies with accessible but rigorous production models and historical background, this provocative book … challenges accepted views on Japanese production methods in the world car industry. The book argues that the 'lean and flexible …' production model popularly associated with Toyota MC is a myth, but one which sheds light on cultural responses to the attendant …

Introducing the myth of Japanese efficiency -- Wide selection : a myth encountered -- Production malapropisms : the BMW …-Rover group controversy -- Lean production : the dog that did not bark -- Back to the future : the reorganization of work at …