Supplier networks at the integrated peripheries of the automobile industry: the case of keiretsu suppliers in Thailand

David Guerrero (), Hidekazu Itoh (), Guanie Lim (), Petronille Harnay () and Guillaume Corre
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David Guerrero: AME-SPLOTT - Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail - Université Gustave Eiffel
Hidekazu Itoh: School of Business Administration [Kwansei Gakuin] - Kwansei Gakuin University
Guanie Lim: GRIPS - National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Petronille Harnay: AME-SPLOTT - Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail - Université Gustave Eiffel
Guillaume Corre: AME-SPLOTT - Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail - Université Gustave Eiffel

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Abstract: The formation of supplier networks at the integrated peripheries is a complex process and results from variegated strategies adopted by firms seeking to adapt to the specificities of each host state. This study aims to provide a preliminary explanation of these patterns by focusing on the case of tier 1 suppliers serving Japanese car manufacturers in Thailand. The empirical data, which captures supply relationships for five different car parts and components, was analyzed using a network visualization method. Our initial findings provide insights into how the supply networks vary across car manufacturers and countries and suggest some of the conditions at the integrated peripheries which can enable suppliers to expand their client portfolio to gain scale. The paper also discusses how the integrated periphery framework intersects with the keiretsu networks of Japanese car manufacturers.

Keywords: automobile industry; Thailand; integrated periphery; supply network; global production networks; spatial division of labor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-09-01
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Published in Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 2023, 114 (4), pp.319-335. ⟨10.1111/tesg.12582⟩

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DOI: 10.1111/tesg.12582

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