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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Main Author: Sako, Mari
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: MIT-Japan Program 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10938