Download or read book Knowledge Works written by W. Mark Fruin and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-06-19 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The key to this success, Fruin explains, is the continuous creation and application of knowledge throughout the whole factory complex, from the assembly workers to top management, a process facilitated from the start by Japanese culture and history.