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Chapter 8
Advanced Total
Development System,
Total Production
System, and Total
Marketing System
Key to Global Manufacturing
Strategy
8.1 High-Linkage Model: Advanced Total
Development System, Total Production
System, and Total Marketing System
8.1.1 Introduction
At present, leading companies are promoting global production strategies to real-
ize international quality standards and simultaneous production startup worldwide
(Amasaka, 2004a). Advanced companies in particular are eagerly looking for a
new quality management method to supply new attractive product models ahead
of their competitors to ensure their survival in the worldwide ma