A comparison of US and Japanese technology management and innovation

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US small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) are inclined to utilize computer equipment to meet their technical requirements while Japanese SMEs tend to utilize people and production techniques for improving processes, says a study on a comparison of US and Japanese technology management and innovation. Sources and application of new technologies by SMEs and what prompted the implementation have also been compared in the course of the study.

Research, Industrial research, Technological innovations

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EDI performance in the automotive supply chain

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The results of a survey of the use of Electronic Data Exchange (EDI) by first and second tier suppliers of automotive products in the US is presented, with focus on the impact of the usage of EDI on the supply chain.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Automobiles, Automobile Manufacturing, Automobile equipment and supplies industry, Automotive parts industry, Surveys, Electronic data interchange, EDI (Electronic data interchange)

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The impact of information systems technology on operations management

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A study of the effect that information technology (IT) is having on service and manufacturing functions is presented, with focus on the contrast between Japanese and Western approaches to the use of IT.

Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing, Construction and Related Machinery, Automated Materials Handling Eqp, Management, Planning, Japan, Information technology, Manufacturing processes, Manufacturing, Materials handling equipment, Services industry, Service industries, Automation, Just in time inventory systems, Just in time systems

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