New Methods Of Locating Business Partners For Joint Development In Japan

Abstract

This article examines new methods for locating business partners for joint development of manufactured products in Japan.These methods, collectively called the Osaka Model, enable a company with outstanding technology capabilities to partner with a company that needs those capabilities. This paper also discusses what kind of environment should be created for encouraging the use of the model. A large network should be formed where the model is implemented, when successful, the relationship itself is a source of competitiveness of the area.