How far the production system of Korean automobile companies transferred to the ‘Lean’ production system?

The production system of world automobile industry is in the transition from traditional mass production system to the ‘Lean’ production system as the world automobile market and production environment has been changing. This paper reviews the development process of the production system of Korean automobile industry and identifies major characteristics of it in order to recognize Korean automobile industry having transferred to the flexible ‘Lean’ production system or staying still at the mass production system.