Supply chain development for the lean enterprise : interorganizational cost management / by Cooper, Robin, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…* Executive Summary* How Firms Compete Using the Confrontation Strategy* The Role of Cost Management in Confrontation Strategy* The Research Project* Lean Buyer-Supplier Relations* Lean Supplier Networks* An Overview of Interorganizational Cost Management* Target Costing* Interorganizational Implications of Target Costing* Chained Target Costing and Functionality-Price-Quality* Interorganizational Cost Investigations* Concurrent Cost Management* Kaizen Costing* Interorganizational Implications of Kaizen Costing* Increasing the Efficiency of the Buyer-Supplier Interface* Interorganizational Cost Management in Action* Lessons for Adopters Case Studies * Citizen Watch Company: Cost Reduction for Mature Products* Kamakura Ironworks Company, Ltd* Komatsu, Ltd: Target Costing System* Miyota Company, Ltd* Olympus Optical Company, Ltd: Cost Management for Short-Life Cycle Products* Omachi Olympus Company, Ltd* Tokyo Motors Works, Ltd: Target Costing System* Toyo Radiator Company, Ltd* Yokohama Corporation, Ltd: The Yokohama Production.…”