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The literature reviewed appears in agreement on issue that concerns this study, i.e., the traditional posture, one of adversaries, adopted by buyer and seller in buyer-supplier relations, is being replaced by a much different stance-cooperative relations. In this respect, there is still a contrasting difference between Western and Japanese model of buyer-supplier relationships. Most of the suppliers in the Japanese automotive industry have and continue to maintain stable business relationships with their primary auto firms over long periods of time (Womack et al., 1990; Harrison, 1994). The link between the auto firm and its supplier serve to promote the growth of both firms in mutual interest of both parties (Odaka et al., 1988). These elements led the Japanese auto manufacturers to be highly regarded as the most efficient and highest-quality producer of the motor vehicles in the world (Womack, et. al., 1990; Cutts, 1992; Harrison, 1994). 3. METHODS AND PROCEDURES The author has carried out a fieldwork in two stages. The first stage involved the extensive interviews with Proton's managers/employees to examine the purchasing and vendor development practices in Proton. In the second stage, the author had examined Proton's supplier firms through: 1) personal interviews with the owners or senior executives of the selected vendors; 2) to further verify the accuracy of the analysis and interpretations, the author has collected additional data from a larger sample of suppliers through mail questionnaire exploratory survey which were sent to 140 suppliers (87 per cent response rate) and these data are used to validate the prepositions developed during the exploratory interviews; and 3) plants tours and site visits were also carried out for direct observation on processes and activities carried in the plants. In addition, the author had investigated and examined Proton's documents such as vendors data base, management committee's meeting papers, board of directors' meeting papers, all routine records of production, marketing, financial, etc. and any other published and unpublished documents generated by or for the programmes. The data and information collected through this exercise would further verify the accuracy of the analysis and interpretations carried out in the first and second stage of the fieldwork.
4. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY This study was conducted in Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Berhad (Proton) and its suppliers (component parts manufacturers). The scope of the study has been delimited in a number of ways. First, the study is confined to the passenger car industry only. This is considered very representative as the passenger cars dominate more than 70 per cent of the total product mix of the industry while the rest were commercial vehicles such as buses, lorries, taxi & hire cars, etc. Second, the study will be delimited to Proton and its vendors (140 firms). It is considered to be well represented as Proton produces and sell about 70 per cent of the total production and sales of passenger cars in Malaysia, thus, it is the back-bone of the industry. In order to seek answers to the research questions, this study will only cover the area of supplier development between Proton and its primary or first tier suppliers (see Figure 1). FIGURE 1 Scope and Focus of the Study PROTON (Primary Buyer Firm) In house + Local + imported Parts = Proton Car Supply System Supply of Component Parts Primary Suppliers (1st Tier) Component Parts Manufactuers (Complete Components and Sub-assemblies) Body parts, Engine Parts, Drive, Transmission Parts, Steering Parts, Suspension Parts, Electrical Parts, Trim and Upholstery Parts, Paints, Sealents, General Parts, etc Secondary Suppliers (2nd Tier) Raw Materials and Small Parts Suppliers Ferrous, non-ferrous, plastic resins, rubber compound, textiles, ceramics, forging, casting, bolts, nuts, screws, etc. Supplier Development • Identification & Selection • Matching • Contact • Research & Development • Financing Product & Producing Technology Required Specification
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SYMBOLISM AND BUSINESS EDGAR J. RID
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