Buyer‐supplier relations in the UK ‐ automotive industry: Strategic implications of the Japanese manufacturing model
研究了日本制造模式在英国汽车行业的应用，分析了整车厂与供应商的内部发展，指出该模式要求极高的组织间依赖，而英国汽车行业的结构对此构成严重障碍，可能导致现有优势丧失。
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.