[单项选择]Japanese firms have achieved the highest levels of manufacturing efficiency in the world automobile industry. Some observers of Japan have assumed that Japanese firms use the same manufacturing equipment and techniques as United States firms but have benefited from the unique characteristics of Japanese employees and the Japanese culture. However, if this were true, then one would expect Japanese auto plants in the United States to perform no better than factories run by United States companies. This is not the case, Japanese run automobile plants located in the United States and staffed by local workers have demonstrated higher levels of productivity when compared with factories owned by United States companies.
Other observers link high Japanese productivity to higher levels of capital investment per worker. But a historical perspective leads to a different conclusion. When the two top Japanese automobile makers matched and then doubled United States productivity levels in the m
A. Japanese and United States automakers differ in their approach to production processes.
B. Japanese automakers have perfected the use of single-function equipment.
C. Japanese automakers invest more capital per employee than do United States automakers.
D. United States-owned factories abroad have higher production levels than do Japanese-owned plants in the United States.