Old ways, new game

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author). Hedrick Smith Productions. (Added Author).

Summary: In very human ways, this program shows the stakes of the global economic competition for individual Americans and for the nation. It also shows how major American companies are faring in their battles with Japanese and German competition. The program moves from a look at mass production, craft production, and lean production in the auto industry to races for "voice" computers and laptops, as well as the Japanese drive to challenge America's lead in basic research by setting up labs in the U.S. and hiring top American scientists.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (58 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2005], c1994.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Sept. 19, 2005. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Decline of IBM (4:09) -- IBM Refuses to Change (3:44) -- IBM's Marketing Problems (6:34) -- New Jobs or Downsizing (4:32) -- American Inventiveness Exploited (3:57) -- Japanese Develop Flat Panel Screen (4:11) -- American Automobile Industry (4:12) -- Japanese Automobile Industry (3:12) -- How the Japanese Stay Competitive (2:51) -- Toyota's Supply System (5:04) -- Germany's Ancient Tradition (4:50) -- GM's Scramble to Catch Up (6:28)
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Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.