The supplier network and aircraft production in wartime Japan
2011; Wiley; Volume: 64; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1468-0289.2010.00575.x
ISSN1468-0289
Autores Tópico(s)Defense, Military, and Policy Studies
ResumoThe Economic History ReviewVolume 64, Issue 3 p. 973-994 The supplier network and aircraft production in wartime Japan TETSUJI OKAZAKI, TETSUJI OKAZAKI The University of TokyoSearch for more papers by this author TETSUJI OKAZAKI, TETSUJI OKAZAKI The University of TokyoSearch for more papers by this author First published: 25 January 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0289.2010.00575.xCitations: 4Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract The Japanese aircraft industry, which was very small scale before the Second World War, became Japan's largest manufacturing industry by the end of the war. This article explores the basis for the growth of the aircraft industry during this time by focusing on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Company's No. 5 Works. It was revealed that during the war, the supply of basic inputs increased substantially: labour force, equipment, and 'machinery parts' were in sufficient supply and none of these was a binding constraint on production. The binding constraint existed in the supply of 'special parts'. In other words, aircraft production expanded as the supply of special parts increased. 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