Japan to train auto part makers<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A group of five Japanese auto experts will
\nprovide technical support to local small- and medium-scale auto
\ncomponent makers under a two-year project, an executive said on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Husni Banjar, director of the project, said that the
\nvisiting experts would train the component makers to help improve
\nproduct quality.<\/p>\n
\"The project is aimed at assisting local auto parts' suppliers
\nto enhance their competitiveness on the international market,\"
\nBanjar told reporters at a media briefing following the
\ninauguration ceremony for the project.<\/p>\n
The project, dubbed the Automotive Expert Dispatch Scheme for
\nIndonesia (AEDSI), is being organized jointly by the Japanese and
\nIndonesian automotive industries in cooperation with both
\ncountries' governments.<\/p>\n
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers' Association (JAMA) and the
\nJapan Auto Parts Industries' Association (JAPIA) are providing
\nthe expertise using a financing scheme from the Japan Overseas
\nDevelopment Corporation (JODC).<\/p>\n
JAMA's Singapore chief representative Hiroyuki Nakamura said
\ntheir experts would help the country's auto parts' suppliers to
\nbring their products up to international standard.<\/p>\n
\"Our experts will assist them in the areas of productivity,
\nmanagement, quality improvement, cost reduction, labor
\nmanagement, and part-making procedures,\" Nakamura said in his
\nspeech.<\/p>\n
Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Auto Parts'
\nIndustries (GIAMM) A. Safiun welcomed the scheme, saying that the
\ntechnical assistance was needed by local auto parts' makers to
\nupgrade their competitiveness ahead of trade liberalization in
\nthe Southeast Asian region.<\/p>\n
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed
\nto liberalize trade among member countries in 2002 by reducing
\nimport tariffs on various products, including vehicles.<\/p>\n
According to Safiun, the country's auto parts' exports stood
\nat US$525 million last year, while domestic sales reached Rp 300
\nbillion.<\/p>\n
Banjar said that there were 30 suppliers who had already
\nregistered to participate in the program.<\/p>\n
\"But due to the limited time available, the Japanese experts
\nwill only assist nine auto parts' suppliers up until the end of
\nJanuary 2002,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"The program may be extended if there is a strong demand from
\nthe auto parts' suppliers,\" he concluded.(dmr)<\/p>",
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