Radical Change of Japanese Business Architecture
Japanese Business Architectures are very specific. Several analyses on architecture of the organisation and processes within Japanese companies define them as ‘closed and integral’ – as opposed to ‘open and modular’ which constitute especially American companies. These central characteristics of the Japanese firm will be dramatically affected by the introduction of standardized ERP-software. The so-called ‘Toyota Production System’ in the Japanese Automotive Supplier Industry is a good case to analyze the conflicts that arise between firm-specific, flexible processes (e.g. Kanban) and the standard processes of ERP software.
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