Automotive Supplier's Product Development

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380501
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Yokohama National University
• Principal Investigator: Manabe Seiji 横浜国立大学, 大学院国際社会科学研究院, 教授 (10346249)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 自動車産業 / サプライヤー・システム / 信頼

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We examined new product development process of auto-parts suppliers from the perspective “customer adaptation” and “development efficiency.”
As for customer adaptation, we have found that relationship-based mutual trust is required to enhance the effective adaptation from an investigation of Keiretsu supplier system.
For development efficiency, we have focused on JKK. Toyota calls the practice of autonomation in white-collar departments, Ji Koutei-Kanketsu (Own Process Completion. or JKK). JKK means that each and every employee considers the subsequent process step (the immediate “customer”) first and foremost and never produces a defective product. If defective output is accidently produced, it must not be sent on to the subsequent process step (“customer”). We have found that it’s important for both car makers and suppliers to apply JKK to a new product development process.

Free Research Field

経営学