• DocumentCode
    1361077
  • Title

    Quality control: U.S. and Japan: Results are mixed as U.S. firms adopt Japanese techniques ¿ techniques based originally on American methods ¿ for involving workers in quality controls

  • Author

    Lerner, E.J.

  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    97
  • Lastpage
    101
  • Abstract
    Discusses the mixed results as US electronics firms adopt Japanese techniques-techniques based originally on American methods-for involving workers in quality controls.
  • Keywords
    management; quality control; Japan; Japanese techniques; USA; management; quality circles; quality control; worker involvement; Companies; Force; Process control; Production; Quality control; Reliability engineering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1981.6369647
  • Filename
    6369647