| USA/UK | Japan |
| Mass production | Port-fordist* |
| Mass consumption | |
| Bulk/Economies of scale | Economies of scope |
| Quick decision making(Only top decide) | Slow decision making(lower level considered) |
| Error occur due to lack of information | Minimizes error and brings consistency at all levels |
| Assembly line | T-working |
| Division of labour | |
| Specialisation | |
| * Post-Fordism is the name given by some scholars to what they describe as the dominant system of economic production, consumption and associated socio-economic phenomena, in most industrialized countries since the late 20th century | |
Lean production is a systematic method to eliminate waste when producing goods.
e.g. Just-in-time, kanban, Kaisen, TQM, QC, ISO
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