Japan's big six: case studies of Japan's largest contractors
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Preface xi
Chapter 1. This Shrinking World 1
The Global Community 1
The Big Six 1
Japan—The Country 4
Japan—Its History 4
The Meiji Restoration 6
Japan s Entrance into the Twentieth Century 6
Postwar Japan 7
The Japanese People 9
The Influence of the Village 10
The Construction Industry in Japan 10
The Ministry of Construction 10
Building Codes in Japan and the Building Center of Japan (BCJ) 11
Contractors and Subcontractors 13
The Construction Contract in Japan 13
Bill of Quantities Contract 15
Contractors Licensing Requirements 16
Public Works Projects and the Contractor Rating System 16
Factors in Ranking or Rating 16
Advance Payments and Bonds 18
Bonding Requirements in Japan 18
Public Works Bonds 19
Private Sector Bonding 19
Overseas Bonding Requirements 20
Bonding Sources 21
The Darker Side of the Industry 21
Amakudari 21
Japanese Experience in Overseas Construction Work 22
Japanese Business Philosophy 23
Japanese Research and Construction 26
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vi Contents
Chapter 2. Kajima Corporation—A Century and a Hall of Integrity 27
Corporate History 27
The Early Years 27
The Next Generation 28
Pre War Activity 29
The War Years 31
Postwar Activities 31
The Age of Construction Technology 32
Postwar Work with the U.S. Government 33
The Ensuing Boom 34
Kajima in the Sixties 35
Kajima s Sales Activity in 1991 36
Kajima s Worldwide Operations 39
Kajima International, Inc. (Kll) 40
Design Build and Kll 42
Kll s Business Philosophy 44
Kajima Corporation Today—Celebrating Its 150th Anniversary 46
The Kobori Research Complex, Inc. 50
California Universities for Research and Earthquake Engineering—CUREE 50
Kajima Evolution 21—KE 21 51
Kajima s Personnel Policies and Company Benefits 54
Quality Control—A Bulwark of the Corporation 58
Chapter 3. Takenaka Corporation: A Japanese Dynasty 63
In the Beginning 63
The Postwar Period 69
Takenaka at Age 381 70
Takenaka s Major Works Today 73
Kobe s Harbor Land Waterfront Revitalization Program 76
Takenaka in the United States 81
Design Build and Its Reliance on Quality Control 83
Total Quality Control 84
Takenaka Pays Homage to Its Past 87
The Carpentry Tools Museum 87
With Reverence for the Past, Takenaka Looks to the Future 90
Super Cargo 90
Sky City 1000 91
The Development of Underground Space 93
The Quest for Robotics and Automation 94
The Roof Push up Construction Method 95
Chapter 4. Obayashi Corporation—Renaissance for the Twenty First
Century 1«1
A New Generation Enters the Business 104
The Taisho Period 104
TheShowaEra 106
Contents vii
Obayashi Today 107
Renaissance III 107
Obayashi s Corporate Structure 109
Obayashi Financial Statistics 110
The Obayashi Corporate Environment 111
The New Recruits 111
Training and Education at Obayashi 112
Promotions—Salaries—Bonuses 112
The Company s Fringe Benefit Package 112
Obayashi s Presence in the United States 114
A Few Obayashi Projects 117
In Osaka 117
The Tokyo Broadcasting System Building Project 121
The Field Staff 124
Differences Between U.S. and Japanese Change Orders 127
Quality Control at Obayashi 128
What Niche Will Obayashi Fill in Its Second Century? 130
OWS Solentanche 130
Chapter 5. Kumagai Gumi Company, Ltd.—Creating the Buildings
and Infrastructure Society Requires 133
Kumagai s Unique Marketing Strategy 142
Kumagai s Global Approach 142
The International Privatization Marketplace 146
Build Operate Transfer (BOT); Build Own Operate (BOO) 146
Kumagai Gumi and BOT 148
The Eastern Harbor Project—BOT and Kumagai Gumi 149
Financial Packaging 151
The Construction of the Project 151
BOT in Thailand 156
Kumagai Gumi s Toyokawa Works—Another Competitive Edge 156
Kumagai Gumi s Construction Vessels 157
What the Future Holds for Kumagai Gumi 158
Shield Tunneling—Another Kumagai Gumi Advantage 159
Chapter 6. Taisei Corporation—Building for a Lively World 163
Taisei s Origins 165
Postwar Changes Within the Corporation 168
Taisei Today 170
Creating a Lively World 173
Contributions to the Public Domain 174
Involvement with Higher Education in the U.S. 175
The Personnel Policies of the Corporation 175
Salaries and Bonuses 176
Normal Work Week and Vacation Time 177
Retirement Benefits 178
Other Company Provided Benefits 178
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A Close Look at a Taisei Construction Project 179
Quality Assurance System 184
Taisei s Commitment to Safety, and Its Implementation 185
Subcontractor Oath of Safety and Sanitation 186
KY Working Manual 187
Daily Safety Routine 187
New Product and Construction Technology 188
The T Up Approach 192
Taisei s X Seed 4000 Concept 193
Taisei s Robots 195
Chapter 7. Shimizu Corporation—Striving for Excellence 197
The Beginning 197
Shimizu s New Corporate Headquarters 199
Amenity Demonstration Room 201
Hi Tech and the Shimizu Job Site 202
A Day in the Life of a Shimizu Construction Project 202
Scheduling Updates at the Job Site 206
From Inner Space to Outer Space 209
SC Research Center, Inc. 212
Shimizu s U.S. Operations 213
Shimizu s Cooperation with Academia in North America 216
Shimizu Looks to the Twenty First Century 217
Is the Future Here Today? 218
The Nagoya Bank SMART Building Project 222
TRY 2004 222
Chapter 8. Big Six Research and Development 227
Construction Industry R D 228
Public Sector Construction Research 229
The Building Research Institute 229
The Public Works Research Institute 230
The Big Six Research and Development Institutes 230
KaTRI—Kajima Technical Research Institute 230
Taisei Corporation Technology Research Center 234
Obayashi Corporation Technical Research Institute 236
Takenaka Technical Research Laboratory 239
Shimizu s Institute of Technology 242
Kumagai Gumi and Its Tsukuba Science City Technical R D Institute 243
A Word About Tsukuba Science City 247
From Research to Robotics to Reality 249
The Impetus Behind Robotics and Automated Building Systems 250
The Fully Automated Building Cycle 252
Ultra High Rise Buildings 252
The Ultra High Rise Building Contest 254
Super High Rise by the Kajima Corporation 254
Underground Structures 257
Contents ix
The Kajima Pneumatic Caisson 258
Less Exotic Projects 258
High Strength Concrete 258
Super Durable Concrete 258
Roller Compacted Dam Concrete (RCD) 260
Controlling the Heat of Hydration 260
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Concrete (CFRC) 260
Intelligent Concrete 262
New Concrete Forming Techniques 263
Chapter 9. What Does It All Mean? 265
The Trade Issues 266
Japan s Direct Investment in the United States 267
Japan s Investment in U.S. Construction Companies 268
The Big Six and Their U.S. Presence 268
U.S. Japanese Relations in the Construction Industry 270
U.S. Attempts to Legislate an Open Market 271
The MPA (Major Project Arrangement) 272
We Have Met the Enemy and He May Be Us 273
What Can Builders Learn from Carmakers? 274
The Japanese Method of Automaking 275
How Does All of This Relate to Construction? 276
Communication 276
Quality Control 276
The Changing Nature of the Business 278
How Japan and the U.S. Compare in Construction Technology 278
The U.S. Japan Alliance 280
Formulation of a Rational Policy 280
How This Could Affect Both Countries Construction Industries 280
How Can We Start the Process? 281
Index 283
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