REASSESSING THE JAPANESE DISTRIBUTION-SYSTEM

Authors
FAHY J TAGUCHI F
Citation
J. Fahy et F. Taguchi, REASSESSING THE JAPANESE DISTRIBUTION-SYSTEM, Sloan management review, 36(2), 1995, pp. 49-61
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Management,Business
Journal title
Sloan management review → ACNP
ISSN journal
0019848X
Volume
36
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
49 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-848X(1995)36:2<49:RTJD>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
JAPAN'S DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, LONG THE TARGET OF CRITICISM, ARE CHANGI NG. DEREGULATION, NEW MANUFACTURING IMPERATIVES, consumer behavior, an d the economy have interacted to reshape Japanese distribution. The tr ends have important implications for global business, since the system now offers areas of opportunity for Western manufacturers and retaile rs.