Industrial subcontracting in the UK and Japan:
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1992
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| Physical Description: | IX, 152 S. |
| ISBN: | 185628347X |
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Preface viii
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Subcontracting, flexible specialization, and
Britain s international competitiveness 1
1.2 Subcontracting and the economics of transactions
costs 3
1.3 How do external pressures on firms lead to more
subcontracting? 6
2. Subcontracting in the United Kingdom and Japan
A Preliminary Account 12
2.1 Subcontracting in the UK 12
2.2 Subcontracting in Japan 16
3. The Industries and Firms 27
3.1 The choice of industries and firms 27
3.1.1 The choice of industries 27
3.1.2 The company interviewing programme 32
3.2 Introduction to the industries 33
3.2.1 Engineering 33
3.2.2 The motor industry 38
3.2.3 The electronics industry 42
4. The Engineering Companies 54
4.1 The companies 54
4.2 The subcontracting decision 57
4.2.1 The British principals 57
4.2.2 The Japanese principals 59
4.3 Supply chain management 61
4.3.1 Subcontractor selection, development and
monitoring 61
4.3.2 Contractual arrangements and the
subcontracting relationship 64
4.3.3 Sub subcontracting 65
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4.4 The subcontractors experience of subcontracting 66
4.4.1 Subcontractors perceptions of their
competitive advantage 66
4.4.2 Subcontractor selection and monitoring 67
4.4.3 Contractual relations 68
4.4.4 Technology transfer and other help 69
4.4.5 Dependence, dualism and opportunism? 70
5. The Motor Industry Companies 73
5.1 The companies 73
5.2 The subcontracting decision 74
5.2.1 The British principals 74
5.2.2 The Japanese principals 77
5.3 Supply chain management 77
5.3.1 Subcontractor selection, development and
monitoring 77
5.3.2 Contractual arrangements and the
subcontracting relationship 79
5.3.3 Sub subcontracting 80
5.4 The subcontractors experience of subcontracting 82
5.4.1 Subcontractors perceptions of their
competitive advantage 82
5.4.2 Subcontractor selection and monitoring 82
5.4.3 Contractual relations 83
5.4.4 Technology transfer and other help 84
5.4.5 Dependence, dualism and opportunism? 84
i. The Electronics Companies 86
6.1 The companies 86
6.2 The subcontracting decision 89
6.2.1 The British principals 89
6.2.2 The Japanese principals 92
6.3 Supply chain management 93
6.3.1 Subcontractor selection, development and
monitoring 93
6.3.2 Contractual arrangements and the
subcontracting relationship 95
6.3.3 Sub subcontracting 96
6.4 The subcontractors experience of subcontracting 97
6.4.1 Subcontractors perceptions of their
competitive advantage 97
6.4.2 Subcontractor selection and monitoring 98
6.4.3 Contractual relations 99
6.4.4 Technology transfer and other help 100
6.4.5 Dependence, dualism and opportunism? 100
The Japanese Subcontracting Relationship 103
7.1 Introduction 103
7.2 Japanese subcontracting relationships in practice 107
7.2.1 The basis of subcontract trading a code
of faith 109
7.2.2 Ahum no kokyuu breathing in harmony1,
or maintaining a cooperative attitude 113
7.2.3 Joint development, technical assistance and
other support: frequent personal communication 115
7.2.4 Hagakoro and shimbou (sincerity and patience)
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the essence of the Japanese subcontracting
system 119
| 7.2.5 Towards the coexistence of hierarchical
; organisations and network organizations the
result of technical advance in small and medium
firms 120
8. Conclusions 125
8.1 Pressures for change 126
8.1.1 Market volatility 126
8.1.2 Increased competition 128
i 8.1.3 Technical change 129
8.2 The present reasons for subcontracting 130
8.3 The economic basis of increased subcontracting 131
8.4 Supply chain management 133
8.5 Subcontractors experiences dependence and
opportunism? 136
, 8.6 Conclusion: how can British subcontracting be
improved in the light of Japanese experience? 137
References 144
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