The Japanese Automobile Industry: Technology and Management at Nissan and Toyota

Preliminary Material -- A Half Century of Growth, Protection, and Promotion -- Company Origins and Truck Technology Transfer -- The Postwar Transition: Trucks to Cars -- The Human Drama: Management and Labor -- Manufacturing: Strategy, Implementation, Performance -- Production Management: Large Variety in Small (or Large) Volumes -- Quality Control: Manufacturing and Design -- Conclusion -- Four-Wheel Vehicle Supply, 1916-1939 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs.