Advantest America also sells and services the company's semiconductor device handlers, which are the most advanced in the industry. A New Start for the Japanese Manufacturing Industry Successful Managers Introduce Formulas for Succeeding in Today's Intensely Competitive Business Environment. Today, Japan is facing its most severe crisis of the post-war era. The damage to the Japanese economy and its corporations has been immeasurable. Although most commentators tend to focus on the financial sector and general contractors when discussing the current crisis, the problems that are becoming apparent in the quality and manufacturing systems of the manufacturing industry, the bedrock of the nation's economy, cannot be overlooked.
Consumers increasingly complain of excessive product defects and deteriorating customer service.
In fact, only four managed to make it onto the list at all. While this may not be attributable to the above problems, it is cause for concern. This is the question I posed to the leaders of five of Japan's most successful manufacturers. The Company is also strengthening its operations in logic chip testing with the aim of boosting its market share in this sector as well. This was largely attributable to quick initiatives taken under the leadership of Hiroshi Oura during the immediate post-bubble downturn.