JAPANESE-STYLE PARTNERSHIPS - GIVING COMPANIES A COMPETITIVE EDGE

ARE SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS CRITICAL TO JAPANESE FIRMS' SUCCESS? AND WH Y ARE JAPANESE SUPPLIERS MORE COOPERATIVE AND WILLING to take risks th an U.S. suppliers? Using their research on supplier-automaker relation ships in the United States and Japan, the authors focus on the advanta ges of the Japanese approach and suggest ways to adopt the practice fo r American companies.