A relationship analysis between centrality and module production in the Keiretsu of Mazda

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

12-1-2009

Abstract

Relationship analysis is one of the most interesting issues in inter-organizational management. Relationship between auto maker and parts suppliers in the Keiretsu of Japan, as one of the special cases, has been changed greatly due to the diffusion of module production recently. Parts suppliers are required to develop their capacity of R&D and parts integration to cope with the new situation. In order to measure the transactional relationship between centrality and module production, we review the literature of module production and inter-organizational research from the viewpoint of network, and measure eigenvector, one of the centrality indices, of the transaction network in the keiretsu of Mazda using the two fiscal years of 1995 and 2005. We analyze the changes of inter-organizational relationship between the years of 1995 and 2005, and identify the relationship between centrality and module system. Furthermore, we discuss the implications of our new findings of the transactional network in Mazda. ©ISAROB 2009.

Identifier

78149343906 (Scopus)

ISBN

[9784990288037]

Publication Title

Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics Arob 14th 09

First Page

144

Last Page

147

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