Continuous Improvement Strategies [electronic resource] : Japanese Convenience Store Systems /
Marutschke, D.author.
This book discusses continuous improvement strategies of Japanese convenience store operators. The study highlights the efforts of companies operating under lean management systems to identify new, dynamic, firm-specific capabilities in highly competitive markets.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; General considerations on continuous improvement; Japanese lean systems and the role of convenience store chains; Structure of the book; 2 Theory and research methodology; Organizational capabilities; Continuous improvement as a dynamic approach; Selection of an exemplary business model; Existing literature on Japanese CS; 3 Historical overview and the CS system; Historical overview; Elements of the CS system; Lean management as a continuous improvement initiative
4 New challenges in a dynamic environmentRetail trends and structural changes in the market environment; Impact on efficiency using DEA; Survey on internal improvement infrastructure; 5 New developments in recent years; Industry-wide developments; New initiatives in recent years: cases of the three industry leaders; 6 Discussion of rigidities and new approaches; Rigidities of organizational capability building?; New approaches in capability building; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book discusses continuous improvement strategies of Japanese convenience store operators. The study highlights the efforts of companies operating under lean management systems to identify new, dynamic, firm-specific capabilities in highly competitive markets.
Ethnology—Asia.
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