.../methodology/approach The study uses an exploratory qualitative semi-structured interview approach to interview the different stakeholders involved in the global used vehicle SC. Findings The research identifies the overall network structure of the used import vehicle SC from Japan to New Zealand...

... and one-to-one interviews with Toyota and its domestic and international suppliers. Findings Contrary to the conventional antagonistic view of power and trust, the study finds a different relationship between power and trust in Japan, namely, a rather natural, mutually integrative and dependent one...

...Fu Jia; Ruihong Gao; Richard Lamming; Richard Wilding Purpose – This paper aims to identify problems caused by cultural differences between Japan and China that face supply chain managers by applying Japanese-style supply management practices within supply networks in China and present solutions...

..., and long‐term relations. Research limitations/implications This paper is based on two case studies and so, while its findings may be accurate for the companies in question, helpful for understanding Japan's auto industry in mainland China, and may be more widely applicable, the findings are unlikely...

... 2003 Australia Japan Product quality Orders and ordering Logistics Distribution Australia is the world's largest producer and exporter of rock lobster. Seven Panulirus and Jasus rock lobster species are found in Australian waters, of which four species...