Collaboration between Foreign Direct Investments by Japanese Manufacturers in Vietnam and the Domestic Suppliers

摘要

With the competitive global environment, firms were faced with the question of where and how to launch their operation in world markets or to expand and integrate their existing international operations. Some of them determined to collaborate with their partners. Supply chain management (SCM) had been exploded onto the business scene as one of corporate management's major concerns over the past decades. Firms with the i most competitive supply chains were and will continue to be the big winners in contemporary business. SCM had become a key to competitive advantage. This research explored the relations between foreign direct investments by Japanese manufacturers in Vietnam and the domestic suppliers. Base on collaboration theories and supply chain theories, a specialist questionnaire was utilized to evaluate the relationships. As a result, the view of vertical integration, the Japanese manufacturers in Vietnam collaborated with domestic suppliers helped both of them prepare future more clearly and faithfully. Japanese manufacturers in Vietnam thought domestic suppliers were reliable and they would like to make long term collaborations with their domestic suppliers.