Contents
- GE, D.
FUJIMOTO, T.
Quasi-open
product architecture and
technological lock-in:
An exploratory study on the Chinese motorcycle industry
pp.
15-24 (525KB)
From the perspective of product architecture, we attempt to explore
the reasons why the Chinese motorcycle companies are stuck in the imitation
of focal models of foreign makers, on the other hand expanding their production
volume to the No.1 position in the world. We propose that the architectural
transformation of the original focal models to quasi-open ones mainly through
horizontal coordination among local suppliers is the possible mechanism,
which blocks the assemblersf paths of accumulating product development
capability. This happens at the stage of structural form duplication, which
weakens their incentives to progress further and reverse engineering stage.
Keyword: quasi-open architecture, technological lock-in, supplier, motorcycle,
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