THE JAPANESE FIRMS' PURCHASING SYSTEM: STRATEGIC AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF THE 80s AND 90s

Today, globalisation of firms appears to be the main factor of change in the purchasing strategies. The liberalisation of Asian countries enhancing regulations to attract Foreign Direct Investment, the reinforcement of local content policies and the pace of growth in this area until the financial crisis of 1997, are elements which contributed to the increase in relocation of firms and thus to the globalisation of the purchasing networks.