Publications
Publications
- October 1994
- HBS Case Collection
Olympus Optical Company, Ltd. (B): Functional Group Management
Abstract
Documents the emergence of the functional group management system at Olympus's camera manufacturing facility. This system increases the pressure on the work force to decrease costs and improve output by treating the facility's 10 autonomous groups as profit centers, not cost centers. This case illustrates how Japanese firms use profit pressure to improve performance.
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Citation
Cooper, Robin. "Olympus Optical Company, Ltd. (B): Functional Group Management." Harvard Business School Case 195-073, October 1994.