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Less pain but what gain?: a comparison of the effectiveness and effects of Japanese and non-Japanese car assemblers' buyer-supplier relations in the UK automotive industry

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In this paper, a national survey of UK-based automotive component firms, supported by interviews with suppliers and car makers, is used to compare the effectiveness of Japanese and non-Japanese car assemblers' buyer-supplier relations in a western context. The survey indicates that buyer-supplier relationships with Japanese car assemblers are regarded by component suppliers as better than their relationships with non-Japanese car assemblers in passing information about new working practices and creating better relationships through the supply chain. However, although a majority of suppliers of the Japanese believe their competitiveness and consequently their chances of gaining orders from other car assemblers have increased, other evidence from suppliers and car assemblers also highlights potential structural and attitudinal barriers to these new orders actually being realised. The findings are generalised in order to speculate on the future for the UK-based automotive component industry.

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  • Pickernell, David, 1997. "Less pain but what gain?: a comparison of the effectiveness and effects of Japanese and non-Japanese car assemblers' buyer-supplier relations in the UK automotive industry," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 25(4), pages 377-395, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:25:y:1997:i:4:p:377-395
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