Product Development in the World Auto Industry

Authors

• Kim B. Clark, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
• Bruce Chew, Deloitte & Touche Llp
• Takahiro Fujimoto, The University of Tokyo

Keywords

productivity, product development, competition

Abstract

Changes in international competition in the past decade, and particularly the competitive problems of once-dominant U.S. firms and industries, have heightened interest in what causes international differences in productivity and product quality. Although analysis of macroeconomic data has produced some important insights, recent research has focused increasingly on the comparative behavior of industries, firms, and factories.¹ Such research raises in a direct way the issue of management efficiency. Especially at the factory level, a growing body of evidence indicates that international differences in internal operations-most notably quality control and inventories-are important in explaining variations in productivity in a number of industries.

Original Publication Citation

"""Product Development in the World Auto Industry"" (1987). Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 3, 729-771. (With W.B. Chew and T. Fujimoto)"

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Clark, Kim B.; Chew, Bruce; and Fujimoto, Takahiro, "Product Development in the World Auto Industry" (1987). Faculty Publications. 8987.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/8987

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

1987

Publisher

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Marketing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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