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keiretsu: see zaibatsu zaibatsu (zī`bäts ) [Jap...... Click the link for more information. . KeiretsuIn Japan, a strong alliance of related organizations that shares knowledge and cooperates to control its sector of the business, including the supply chain and distribution. Meaning "series," the "horizontal" Keiretsu are six major banks, such as the Mitsui Group and Sumitomo Group. "Vertical" Keiretsu are industry consortia, such as the Toyota Group, Honda Group, Hitachi and Toshiba. The Japanese government is involved and supportive. See interfirm network. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While the pyramidal tier structure has long dominated the relationship between carmakers and parts suppliers throughout the world, the keiretsu system kept Japanese suppliers especially bound to OEMs because of cross shareholdings. One of the biggest converts to openness is Mitsubishi--once the symbol of the secretive keiretsu system in which affiliated groups operate in an accounting fog. The keiretsu system (wherein large Japanese companies own a percentage of their top suppliers) has been used for many years in Japan. |
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