Foreign chip firms' share in Japan at record high

Article Abstract:

Statistics show that foreign semiconductor companies are taking an increasingly bigger share of the Japanese chip market. In 1994 alone, foreign-made semiconductor chips accounted for a record 22.4% market share in Japan. This is especially good news to US semiconductor companies, who dominate 80% of foreign chip sales in the country. Analysts attribute the improvement to the effect of market-opening agreements as well as the increasing competitiveness of US companies.

Foreign operations, Market share, Corporations

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Hard times are ahead for Asian chip makers

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The supply problems hounding Asia's semiconductor industry have resulted to the development of the a new form of the just in time (JIT) inventory system called the 'demand pull JIT.' Demand pull JIT means that customers only pay for the product upon using the parts ordered. In this setup, the supplier maintains a warehouse that can be directly accessed by the customer. The burden of maintaining inventory is transferred from the customer to the supplier.

Management, Just in time inventory systems, Just in time systems, Logistics

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Suspensions at Fujitsu, NEC

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Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp. are both suspending chip production for four to six days this month, in response to the deterioration of the semiconductor market. Market research company Gartner Inc. forecasts that semiconductor sales will drop 26% to $168 billion this year, down from $226 billion in 2000.

Japan, Production management, Statistical Data Included, Brief Article, NEC Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., FJTSY

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