抄録
Die and mold is tool, equipment or machine which is indispensable for manufacturing parts. Japan has the largest output in the world which has been declining with the breakdown of the bubble economy as a turning point though. Consequently the most of the firms in the industry have fallen in their income. However the growing firms are observed even in such circumstance. One is the type of flexible specialization by high value-added products and intends to execute “product integration”, the other narrows the business domain and intends to execute “process integration” by dispatching engineers to the clients. Though the resource of competence of both finns seems high grade equipment and high-end CAD system apparently, the capability of designing, engineering or the combination between engineering and marketing is quite important substantially. It is the key factor SMEs get opportunities in outsourcing from big finns strategically.
