Inventory Reduction and Productivity Growth: Evidence from the Japanese Automotive Sector

The literature on JIT production suggests a causal link between work-in-process inventory and manufacturing productivity. Such a connection has been described in numerous case studies but never tested statistically. This paper uses historical data for 52 Japanese automotive companies to evaluate...

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Main Authors: Lieberman, Marvin B., Demeester, Lieven
Language:en_US
Published: 2002
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1643