The Industrial Agglomeration in Higashi-Osaka, Aspect of the Distribution Channels(<Special Issue>On the innovativeness of industrial agglomerations)

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  • 流通機能からみた東大阪産業集積の革新性(<特集>産業集積地域の革新性をめぐって)
  • 大会報告論文 流通機能からみた東大阪産業集積の革新性
  • タイカイ ホウコク ロンブン リュウツウ キノウ カラ ミタ ヒガシオオサカ サンギョウ シュウセキ ノ カクシンセイ

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The purpose of this paper is to survey the "innovativeness" of the industrial agglomeration in Higashi-Osaka, aspect of the distribution channels. In the Higashi-Osaka industrial district, the existence of "Top-share companies" and the business meetings among various types of industries have been gotten nation wide attention. It is outstanding that the industrial agglomeration in Higashi-Osaka consists of core companies ("Top-share companies"). "Top-share companies" eagerly take part in the business meetings. The companies have faced difficulties to manufacture newer types of products than ever in the 1990s. By the 1980s, the companies in Higashi-Osaka could get along with the demands of customers, and in the 1990s, the demands were limited to a small lot of production. The communication with the planners or designers of customers' product sections resorts to a certain business. For the companies, the access with such section has been so important for manufacturing producers' goods. As far as the business circle concerned, they recognized that the distribution channels for producers' goods of customers could not sustain their agglomeration. The companies have tried to access vast consumers' market. The market seems huge, but the trends of consumers' goods are uncertain, so it is difficult to cultivate the market. "Top-share companies" found out that the industrial agglomeration in Higashi-Osaka has had a weak point of distribution for the consumers' market. For the market, while evaluating subcontractors of Higashi-Osaka, the companies have tried to introduce their product by any chances of exhibitions for marketing. Through the exchanging information in the business meetings, the companies which have distribution channels for customers have found clues to manufacture new types of products for consumer market. There are various distribution channels both for customers and for consumers in Higashi-Osaka industrial district. The companies can learn both success and failure in business, which have been due to the variety of distribution channels. It is one of the "innovativeness" in Higashi-Osaka that entrepreneurs of "Top-share companies" have influenced each other.

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