An international comparative study on supply chain systems in Japanese manufacturing industries

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24530490
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Business administration
• Research Institution: Meiji University
• Principal Investigator: AOKI Katsuki 明治大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (20318893)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: サプライチェーン・マネジメント / 発展途上国 / 自動車産業 / 系列 / 改善活動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The following three points were provided as the results of this research project. First, through a comparative study between Japanese and German automakers' supply chain systems, this study showed that Japanese makers' monozukuri capability depends on the structure of product variety provided by them. Second, Japanese supply chain systems in emerging economies depend on the development of local suppliers from a long-term viewpoints, while this method sacrifices short-term benefits. Third, Japanese automakers face a challenge of providing management support to tier 2 and 3 suppliers in emerging economies.

Free Research Field

経営学