Industrial Subcontracting Research Articles

Subcontracting dimensions in the small and medium enterprises: Study of auto components’ manufacturing industry in India

Small and medium enterprises occupy a place of strategic importance in the economic development of India. Growth of these enterprises depends on the large enterprises or the original equipment manufacturers as significant proportions of the small and medium enterprises are linked with the large enterprises through industrial subcontracting. Although the large enterprises have registered rapid growth with the advent of globalization and flow of foreign direct investment, a similar growth is not observed in the small and medium enterprises. Most of the small and medium enterprises are unable to perform as per the expectation of the partner large enterprises and are finding it difficult to maintain healthy subcontracting relationship with the large enterprises as the small and medium enterprises are constrained in their infrastructural resources such as technology, finance, marketing and human resources. In order to improve their subcontracting relationships, the small and medium enterprises need to develop their capabilities in line with the needs and the requirements of the large enterprises. In this article, a resource-based view of strategy is adopted to identify the key factors for the small and medium enterprises that would improve their sustenance. A survey on Indian automotive component manufacturing industry reveals that technological and financial dimensions are more important and “fostering new components development,” “customized investments” and “market-oriented pricing” are the key variables for the small and medium enterprises to develop healthy subcontracting relationships with the original equipment manufacturer.

Gendering Industrial Subcontracting Work

The result of the implementation of export-oriented industrialization strategies has been the impressive growth of garment production in Turkey. Supported by flexible production and subcontracting relations, family-owned garment ateliers have become the prominent location of production and have opened up the doors of the global markets. As family-owned businesses, ateliers draw on inexpensive and often unpaid, flexible, and loyal immediate and extended kin to provide labour. Garment ateliers operate informally on the outskirts of big cities, such as Istanbul, where rural migrant families comprise a cheap labour pool for enterprising migrant business owners. The role of women’s unpaid and underpaid labour involvement in garment ateliers in Istanbul is a reflection of how these ateliers manage to integrate the social networks of extended kin relations into garment production. This study-through two case-studies-focuses on family labour and extended kin social networks to analyze the role of women’s unpaid and underpaid labour in these garment ateliers.

The Study of CSPX Information Support Technology

To promote international industrial subcontracting in China, this paper introduced the advanced information network technologies of international industrial subcontracting (SPX), and presented an information support system for china union of international industrial subcontracting (CSPX). The functions of the support system include technical information search, information retrieval, information dissemination, information exchange etc. In order to promote the service function of SPX and role in promoting enterprise development, we analyze the integration need of SPX system and other information systems and given and present an approach to realize the enterprise application integration between all these information systems.

Industrial subcontracting and structure in Japan: evolution and recent trends

Purpose – This paper aims to trace the evolution of industrial subcontracting in Japan, over a period of time. Subsequently, the transition in the spread and depth of subcontracting along with relative performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Japanese industry over a period of time are to be analyzed.Design/methodology/approach – First, a historical over view of the evolution of industrial subcontracting in Japan is discussed based on literature and discussion with experts. Secondly, based on secondary data, the industry‐wise trends of subcontracting and performance of small, medium and large enterprises are analyzed.Findings – Japanese industrial subcontracting and structure evolved over the period, particularly after World War II, represents integration and mutual coordination among small, medium and large enterprises across industries. Along with the growth of multi‐layered subcontracting, labour productivities of SMEs have improved as that of large though value added/value of output has r...

Incomplete Contracts, Risk, and Ownership

This paper develops a model of ownership based on incomplete contracts, specific investments, and risk and tests the model using data on industrial subcontracting in Mexico. The choice of ownership structure involves a trade-off between minimizing holdup risk and spreading natural risk. Concentrating ownership under one party reduces her exposure to holdup but increases her exposure to environmental uncertainty. Using data on Mexican apparel subcontracting, the author finds evidence that supports the model: the share of production subcontracted is high in market segments where demand is highly variable and low in market segments where manufacturers make large relationship-specific investments. Copyright 1995 by Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and the Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association.

John T. Thoburn and Makoto Takashima: Industrial Subcontracting in the U.K. and Japan

John T. Thoburn and Makoto Takashima: Industrial Subcontracting in the U.K. and Japan

Industrial subcontracting in the UK and Japan

Subcontracting, flexible specialization, and Britain's international competitiveness subcontracting and the economics of transactions costs how do external pressures on firms lead to more subcontracting? subcontracting in the United Kingdom and Japan - a preliminary account - subcontracting in the UK subcontracting in Japan the industries and firms - the choice of industries and firms the choice of industries, the company interviewing programme, introduction to the industries engineering, the motor industry, the electronics industry the engineering companies - the companies the subcontracting decision the British principals, the Japanese principals, supply chain management subcontractor selection, development and monitoring, contractual arrangements and the subcontracting relationship, sub-subcontracting the subcontractors' experience of subcontracting subcontractors' perceptions of their competitive advantage, subcontractor selection and monitoring, contractual relations, technology transfer and other help, dependence, dualism and opportunism? the motor industry companies - the companies the subcontracting decision the British principals, the Japanese principals, supply chain management subcontractor selection, development and monitoring, contractual arrangements and the subcontracting relationship, sub-subcontracting, the subcontractors' experience of subcontracting subcontractors' perceptions of their competitive advantage, subcontractor selection and monitoring, contractual relations, technology transfer and other help, dependence, dualism and opportunism?, the electronic companies - the companies the subcontracting decision the British principals, the Japanese principals, supply chain management subcontractor selection, development and monitoring, contractual arrangements and the subcontracting relationship, sub-subcontracting, the subcontractors' experience of subcontracting subcontractors' perceptions of their competitive advantage, subcontractor selection and monitoring, contractual relations, technology transfer and other help, dependence, dualism and opportunism?, the Japanese subcontracting relations - introduction Japanese subcontracting relationships in practice the basis of subcontract trading - a code of faith, ahum-no-kokyuu - breathing in harmony, or maintaining a cooperative attitude, joint development, Part contents.

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Reviews: The Earth as Transformed by Human Action: Global and Regional Changes in the Biosphere over the past 300 Years, the APIC Series Number 37: Fundamentals of Spatial Information Systems, Different Places, Different Voices: Gender and Development in Africa, Asia and Latin America, Vancouver's Chinatown: Racial Discourse in Canada, 1875–1980, International Perspectives in Urban Studies 1, Industrial Subcontracting in the

Industrial subcontracting and labor movement: The Korean automotive industry

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsYong Sook LeeI would like to thank Soon Kyoung cho for her detailed comments on an earlier version of this article.

Industrial subcontracting and employment forms in Latin America: a framework for contextual analysis

Industrial subcontracting and employment forms in Latin America: a framework for contextual analysis

The Crossroads of Class and Gender:The Crossroads of Class and Gender: Industrial Homework, Subcontracting and Household

The Crossroads of Class and Gender:The Crossroads of Class and Gender: Industrial Homework, Subcontracting and Household

The Crossroads of Class and Gender: Industrial Homework, Subcontracting, and Household Dynamics in Mexico City

The Crossroads of Class and Gender: Industrial Homework, Subcontracting, and Household Dynamics in Mexico City

The Crossroads of Class and Gender: Industrial Homework, Subcontracting, and Household Dynamics in Mexico City.

The Crossroads of Class and Gender: Industrial Homework, Subcontracting, and Household Dynamics in Mexico City.