Factors analysis of automobile supplier network changes over time

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K23210
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0107:Economics, business administration, and related fields
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: Kobayashi Mizuki 立命館大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (90757832)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-08-30 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: サプライヤー関係 / 自動車産業

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project adopts a literature review and interview survey, and two papers were published in academic journals for social dissemination. Paper (1) was a review of the top 100 most cited articles in google scholar for definitions of interdependence among buyers and suppliers. Paper (2) examined the competitive strategies of three companies: one Chinese state-owned automobile company, one private automobile company, and one foreign automobile company.

Free Research Field

サプライヤー関係

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、数多くなされてきたサプライヤー・ネットワークの構造に関する考察ではなく、サプライヤー・ネットワークの中に起きている変化を探る点が独創的である。また、中国の電気自動車業界での競争実態を調べることは、日本の自動車企業に示唆を与えると考えられる。