JETRO WHITE PAPER ON FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT 1997

Japan External Trade Organization

Fig. 2. Scheme of Intra-Asian Networks Built with Investment by Japanese Affiliates

A complicated network is being formed under the centralized control of parts procurement by IPOs (international procurement offices) and management and control of regional bases by OHQs (overall headquarters) where imported parts and regionally procured parts are used for assembling products which are then exported within Asia, including Japan, and the West.

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