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Automobile Industry Supply Chain in Thailand

  • Focuses on the process of growth in the automobile industries in the ASEAN region
  • Encompasses closely related objectives for examining the construction pattern of the supply chain of automobiles in ASEAN
  • Is useful not only for students and researchers but also for practitioners to acquire a practical understanding of the complex industrial structure of the automobile

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Economics (BRIEFSECONOMICS)

Part of the book sub series: Kobe University Social Science Research Series (BRIEFSKUSSRS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Outline of Automobile Production in Thailand

    • Munehiko Itoh, Atsumi Kato, Yoshitaka Shimono, Yasuhiko Haraguchi, Park Taehoon
    Pages 1-14
  3. Review of Preceding Studies

    • Munehiko Itoh, Atsumi Kato, Yoshitaka Shimono, Yasuhiko Haraguchi, Park Taehoon
    Pages 15-27
  4. Factors that Can Impact the Behavior of Manufacturing Employees in Japan, Thailand, and China

    • Munehiko Itoh, Atsumi Kato, Yoshitaka Shimono, Yasuhiko Haraguchi, Park Taehoon
    Pages 29-45
  5. Localization Process of Japanese Automobile Companies in ASEAN—The Role of Local Parts Development Division at Toyota

    • Munehiko Itoh, Atsumi Kato, Yoshitaka Shimono, Yasuhiko Haraguchi, Park Taehoon
    Pages 47-62
  6. Supplier Development of Japanese Automotive Parts Suppliers—Purchasing Strategy of Denso in ASEAN

    • Munehiko Itoh, Atsumi Kato, Yoshitaka Shimono, Yasuhiko Haraguchi, Park Taehoon
    Pages 63-80
  7. Discussion and Implications for the Future

    • Munehiko Itoh, Atsumi Kato, Yoshitaka Shimono, Yasuhiko Haraguchi, Park Taehoon
    Pages 97-107

About this book

This research focuses on the process of growth in the automobile industries in the ASEAN region. ASEAN is drawing attention both from the vantage point of its position as an automobile-producing region and as a potential automobile market. Thailand in particular has long treated automobile production as a national strategy, and this research puts considerable focus on Thailand's initiatives. Since 2012, the authors have been carrying out on-site surveys and have visited many of the suppliers that form the local automobile industry; this published research represents a summary of those findings. The fields of specialty of this study’s respective authors differ, so analyses have been made from a range of vectors. In particular, the focus is on the supply chain in what is generally referred to as a keiretsu.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

    Munehiko Itoh

  • Hiroshima Univesity, Hiroshima, Japan

    Atsumi Kato

  • Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan

    Yoshitaka Shimono

  • Tokyo Keizai University, Tokyo, Japan

    Yasuhiko Haraguchi

  • Kansai University, Osaka, Japan

    Park Taehoon

About the authors

Munehiko Itoh is a Professor at the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB), Kobe University, Japan.

Atsumi Kato is a Professor of the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hiroshima University.

Yoshitaka Shimono is an Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya City University.
Yasuhiko Haraguchi is a Professor of the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hiroshima University.

Park Taehoon is a Professor of the Faculty of Commerce, Kansai University.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Automobile Industry Supply Chain in Thailand

  • Authors: Munehiko Itoh, Atsumi Kato, Yoshitaka Shimono, Yasuhiko Haraguchi, Park Taehoon

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2360-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-2359-1Published: 22 September 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-2360-7Published: 18 September 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2191-5504

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-5512

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 107

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Asian Economics

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Softcover Book USD 59.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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