Documents the emergence of a functional group on the management capacity of the camera Olympus. This system increases the pressure on the workforce, to reduce costs and increase production by 10 treatment facility autonomous groups as profit centers, not cost centers. This case illustrates how Japanese firms use profits pressure to improve performance. "Hide
by Robin Cooper Source: Harvard Business School 13 pages. Publication Date: October 14, 1994. Prod. #: 195073-PDF-ENG
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