Outsourcing price tracking - price tracking

...Of the private steel companies that were established or expanded during the war, the small and medium-sized companies with weak foundations either disappeared or became subsidiaries of large capital. On the other hand, the government-run Yawata Steel Works continued its expansion work even during the recession, not only increasing its position in domestic production but also implementing a low-price policy to compete with imported steel ("price following for outsourcing"). This led to a situation of "competition" or "conflict" between the "government" and the "private sector."...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "outsourcing price following" are listed below.

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…大戦期に新設･拡張された民間鉄鋼諸企業のうち基礎薄弱な中小鉄鋼諸企業は消滅したり，大資本の傘下に入った。他方，官営の八幡製鉄所は，拡張工事を不況下にも続行し，国内生産に占める地位を上昇させただけでなく，輸入鉄鋼材との対抗上，低価格政策を実施した(〈外注値段追随主義〉)。そのことにより，〈官〉と〈民〉との〈競合〉ないし〈対立〉という事態が引き起こされた。…

※「外注値段追随主義」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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