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- Title
BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONS IN THE UK AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE JAPANESE MANUFACTURING MODEL.
- Authors
Turnbull, Peter; Oliver, Nick; Wilkinson, Barry
- Abstract
This paper documents the adoption of the Japanese model of manufacturing in the U.K. motor industry. Internal developments by the vehicle assemblers and their suppliers are examined. It is argued that the Japanese model involves very high intra- and interorganizational dependencies. Although this does not cause problems in Japan due to the structure of the Japanese motor industry, the structure of the UK vehicle industry presents severe obstacles to the successful use of Japanese methods. Pursuit of the pure Japanese model within the existing industry structure appears to be fraught with problems. Moreover, such an exercise risks sweeping away potential strengths of the existing structure.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; JAPAN; INNOVATION adoption; AUTOMOBILE engines; INTERORGANIZATIONAL relations; SUPPLY chains; MANUFACTURERS' agents; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; BRITISH corporations; JAPANESE corporations
- Publication
Strategic Management Journal (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) - 1980 to 2009, 1992, Vol 13, Issue 2, p159
- ISSN
0143-2095
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/smj.4250130207