But problems with quality have prompted many firms to rethink their procurement strategies.
Japan clearly subscribes to the latter view.
Louis Ross offers a historical analysis of Japanese high-tech industrial policy, and why it has helped companies like NEC, Fujitsu, and Hitachi develop into global powerhouses. When it's a Web homepage address some would claim, but the law may not agree. The issue of trademark protection for Internet domain names is a sticky one that, more and more, is ending up in court. In January, Computing Japan visited him at Dell's new headquarters in Kawasaki to discuss current and future prospects for the Japanese PC market and the success of Dell's direct sales model.