Strategic Cost Decisions in the Industry as a Whole

AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionThe purposes of Part 1Points of view for considerationThe existence of cost reduction by historic company reorganizationCost reduction by government or industry group participationCost reduction in relationships between companies todayThe existence of overlapping relationships between companiesStrategies of Relationships Between Japanese CompaniesStrategic decision-making for cost reduction in the manufacturing industryRelationships between recent companies reported in the newspaperTerms of relationships between companiesThe purposes of relationships between companiesPartners in relationships between companiesMotives behind the combination of enterprisesCost reduction strategies in relationships between Japanese companiesCost reduction and ILC/PLCCost reduction for new investment, research and development expensesStrategy reduction of manufacturing costsSales, management costs and distribution costsRelationships between companiesThe semiconductor industryThe automobile industryThe chemical industryThe metal, textile, sugar, pulp and cement industriesConclusionReferences