TY - BOOK AU - Katzan, Harry Jr. TI - A manager's guide to productivity, quality circles, and industrial robots SN - 0442248237 AV - HD 56 .K38 1985 PY - 1985/// CY - New York PB - Van Nostrand Reinhold Company KW - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Productivity Concepts -- 2. Quality Concepts -- 3. Quality Circle Principles -- 4. Quality Circle Methods -- 5. Strategic Planning for Quality Circles -- 6. Robot Principles -- 7. Advance Topics in Robotics N2 - Japanese business is in the news these days, because of its high productivity. This success is largely the result of two important factors: quality control and industrial robotics. Although Japanese culture and management style are unique, the underlying technology is not ER -