'Lean Manufacturing' is a production practice that aims to reduce shop floor inventory in a manufacturing firm. Its origins extending deep into Japanese history, manufacturing works on tight material control policies and aims to achieve as close to 'stockless production' and 'zero inventories' as possible. The goals of Lean Manufacturing or the seven zeroes (zero defects, setup time, breakdowns, handling, lead time and surging) hence all strive to achieve zero inventory by producing what is needed when needed, thereby eliminating storage costs and capital tied up in inventory. The history of manufacturing in America is explored and compared to that of far eastern societies. This thesis then introduces the development of JIT, Lean Manufacturing and their immediate vii effects on the world. Techniques are explored for implementing lean methods in an automobile manufacturing firm – whether (and how) an automobile manufacturer can bring down his costs using the same and what changes will need to be done to their existing manufacturing processes. Advantages, disadvantages and possible setbacks one may encounter while attempting to implement lean methods are also explored. / text

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Thesis (DBusinessAdministration)--University of South Australia, 2005.

Thesis (MEducation)--University of South Australia, 2003.

Thesis (MRes)--University of South Australia, 2000

After more than three decades of country-of-origin (COO) research, product origin has become a more complicated construct. With the trend towards multi-national production and sourcing structures, oftentimes products can be associated with more than just one COO cue -- making them so-called hybrids. This paper presents the first detailed literature review of the related new research stream in the COO arena. In this context, the shaping of new trade regimes within the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) provides an interesting hybrid research setting, given that all major regional car segments are dominated by such hybrids -- both for country-of-brand (COB), country-of-assembly (COA), and country-of-components (COC). Taking cars 'made in and for' the three main markets of ASEAN, namely Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, the research covers perceived quality and image of such hybrids. / thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2005.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 191-201).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2006. / Title from title screen (viewed 28 May 2007). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Discipline of Government and International Relations, Faculty of Economics and Business. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued in print.

Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.) in Resource Economics and Policy--University of Maine, 2008. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 48-53).