Suppliers' Associations in the Japanese Automobile Industry
This paper analyzes the structure and functions of suppliers' associations (kyoryokukai) in the automobile industry in Japan. The bilateral assembler-supplier relationship has received much attention recently as a source of Japanese industrial competitiveness. However, this paper argues that...
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2005
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| author | Sako, Mari |
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| description | This paper analyzes the structure and functions of suppliers' associations (kyoryokukai) in the
automobile industry in Japan. The bilateral assembler-supplier relationship has received much
attention recently as a source of Japanese industrial competitiveness. However, this paper
argues that the hitherto neglected area of inter-supplier coordination in technology diffusion is
at least as important as the bilateral assembler-supplier relationship in accounting for the overall performance of the Japanese automotive industry. On the basis of company visits and a largescale survey of first-tier suppliers conducted by the author, the paper analyzes the reasons why suppliers' associations were established, why they continue to exist today, and their effects on economic performance. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/109382019-04-12T11:30:11Z Suppliers' Associations in the Japanese Automobile Industry Sako, Mari automobile This paper analyzes the structure and functions of suppliers' associations (kyoryokukai) in the automobile industry in Japan. The bilateral assembler-supplier relationship has received much attention recently as a source of Japanese industrial competitiveness. However, this paper argues that the hitherto neglected area of inter-supplier coordination in technology diffusion is at least as important as the bilateral assembler-supplier relationship in accounting for the overall performance of the Japanese automotive industry. On the basis of company visits and a largescale survey of first-tier suppliers conducted by the author, the paper analyzes the reasons why suppliers' associations were established, why they continue to exist today, and their effects on economic performance. 2005-03-28T19:47:48Z 2005-03-28T19:47:48Z 1997 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10938 en_US MITJP (Series); 2970139 bytes application/pdf application/pdf MIT-Japan Program |
| spellingShingle | automobile Sako, Mari Suppliers' Associations in the Japanese Automobile Industry |
| title | Suppliers' Associations in the Japanese Automobile Industry |
| title_full | Suppliers' Associations in the Japanese Automobile Industry |
| title_fullStr | Suppliers' Associations in the Japanese Automobile Industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suppliers' Associations in the Japanese Automobile Industry |
| title_short | Suppliers' Associations in the Japanese Automobile Industry |
| title_sort | suppliers associations in the japanese automobile industry |
| topic | automobile |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10938 |
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