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KEYWORDS
Technology introduction,
Technology diffusion,
International management,
Management rationalization,
Technology innovation,
Mass production
ABSTRACT
With the modernization of China's industry, how to introduce and diffuse advanced technology is the problem that must be faced. By the method of historical analysis, this paper analyzes Japanese auto industry development and experiences, in hope for providing reference to China's technological and economic development. Investigating Japanese auto industry development as the analysis shows that, in the process of technology introduction and diffusion, improving social and economic systems, formulating strategic economic development policies, promoting indigenous technology and management innovation, those are necessary conditions for international competitiveness. Improving technical education of labor force, especially in the areas such as operation management, production management, and quality management, it is important for China in terms of promoting technological absorption and improving innovation capability of the whole society, as well as enhancing the whole competitiveness and maintaining sustainable economic development.
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Introduction
For any country in the modern industrialization process, the introduction and diffusion of technology is an undeniable common obstacle to overcome. By comparing the industrializations in economies with different history, culture, and social backgrounds, the common knowledge can be obtained, which has a great value for the present Chinese technology introduction and diffusion. This paper draws implication from the automobile industry, which is the established industrialization indicator for a typical economy. We have analyzed the development of Japanese automobile industry and explored the inexpediences of technological introduction and diffusion.
Regarding the current status of China, finished-car assembly enterprises are not inferior to Western developed countries. However, parts and components manufacturers and related enterprises have not fully developed, as there are cases that some of major components have to be imported. The most extreme example is the KD (component assembly) production. Until now, China has not acquired the systematic industrial mass production technology. Without improving education level of workers, learning and mastering technical and managerial skills, increasing intra-and inter-industry cooperation, the technological introduction, digestion and diffusion cannot be realized.
Given the technological gap between China and developed countries, China is facing a more serious issue than Japan.
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Automobile production involves 5,000 different and total more than 20, 000 parts and components. Materials supplying, parts and components...