to understand the system if US marketers are to make successful inroads in Japan’s markets. Develops a globally …

/value – The report is the first one outside Japan that details the new technology.  …

. Contrasts these two areas with the comparable US functions. Reviews channel inefficiencies in Japan with attention to historical …

. Covers in turn logistics in China and Japan, including a profile of Braun Electric; methods of improving the supply chain …, including direct mail in Japan, home shopping and distribution networks; and applications of the Internet in the logistics field …

Administrative counselling (AC) is a unique feature of Japan’s public sector. Comparable to a decentralised “shop front … program evaluation at a time when Japan’s public sector is in crisis and probably at a turning point in its history. A central … standing may mean that it is not capable of implementation outside of Japan. While implementation of AC in non‐Japanese public …

Research on quality in Japan has emphasized technical issues, but there is much to be learned from more organizational … training, and long‐term planning for quality. The research was carried out over four visits to Japan between 1989 and 1992 …. Emphasizes that there are still quality lessons to be learned from Japan.  …

judgmental to an integrative method in demand forecasting at Kao Corporation in Japan and extracts useful implications from the …

even points and lower profits. Explains how Japan’s recent recession has caused the cycle to be broken and considers how … factors relating to the external and internal environment have influenced the viability of lean production within Japan …