東アジアにおける日系金型産業の国際分業の現状とその決定要因

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Based on the analysis of characteristics of the die industry and a field survey in East Asia, this report describes the current state of the international division of production process and products with the Japanese headquarters of a Japanese die company going into East Asia in terms of production process and products, the decision factors regarding international division of labor, and the future role for Japanese companies. For production process, the local factories in East Asia produce CAD as well as NC data that will be transmitted to Japan, whereas when it comes to division of production, the headquarters in Japan remains as an exporter of the die even though the products indicate “Made-In-Market”. However, there has been expansion in the capability to locally develop, design and produce products in East Asia. As a consequence, the die industry in Japan should produce the products that are technically difficult, that require some sensitive works, a limited date of delivery, and integration in design and development with the user industry in Japan.