Japanese Economic Studies · 1982 · 113 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesEconomicsEconomic DevelopmentIndustrial OrganizationProduction SystemsIndustrial Energy SystemsIndustrial PolicyEconomic Production SystemsJapanese EconomyOil IndustryOil Production EconomicsOil Supply DisruptionPolitical Economy Of OilToyota Production System
The oil crisis of the autumn of 1973 first led the public to take a strong interest in the Toyota production system. Anyway you look at it, the oil crisis had a great influence on government and industry, and even on personal lifestyles. The following year, the Japanese economy slid down to zero growth, and all of a sudden the entire industrial sector seemed to plunge into a profound panic.