| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | H001 |
| Survey Title | Survey on the Utilization of In-plant Contracting among Production Sites, 2002 |
| Depositor | Hiroki Sato (Former Name:Department of Research on the Staffing Industry, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo) |
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| Educational Purpose | Only available for research. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| Summary |
This survey examines the status of and issues related to the use of outsourced contracting in the manufacturing industry, as well as the impact of the lifting of the ban on production worker dispatching. The survey methodology is characterized by the following features. First, the survey was conducted by requesting the cooperation of those persons in charge of the production departments of outsourced contracting firms’ major clients. By adopting this method, we were able to survey all establishments that use onsite contracting. Second, the survey examined the use of outsourced contracting in specific production divisions, rather than across the entire business site. In many cases, the use of outsourced contracting differs from one production division to the next, even within the same business site, and a survey of the entire business site would not allow for a rigorous analysis of the relationship between the nature of the work performed and the utilization method. This survey, however, makes it possible to do so. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Production sites of businesses that use in-plant contracting |
| Unit of Observation | Organization |
| Sample Size | Number of responses: 105， rate of return: 23.8％ |
| Date of Collection |
2002-10 ~ 2002-11 2002/10-11 |
| Time Period |
2002 ~ 2002 |
| Spatial Unit | |
| Sampling Procedure | The survey was conducted with the cooperation of ten companies (241 copies of the survey were distributed in total, ranging from 10 to 50 copies per company, depending on the company’s size) from among the companies participating in the "Survey and Study Group on In-Plant Contracting Companies" (representative: Hiroki Sato) and 18 companies (200 copies of the survey were distributed in total, ranging from 3 to 20 copies per company, depending on the company’s size) that belong to the Japan Production Engineering and Labor Relations Association, excluding companies with overlapping membership to the study group. |
| Mode of Data Collection | Each company’s sales representatives distributed the questionnaires to the production department managers, who completed and returned them to the Survey Research Group on In-Plant Contracting Companies. |
| Investigator | Members of the Study Group on In-Plant Contracting Companies (Representatives: Hiroki Sato, Yoshihide Sano, and Takuma Kimura) |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.H001 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | 【 Questionnaire 】 |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Division’s major products Sector’s major products, consistency of the manufacture and order intake of the major products, severity of price competition, major products’ life cycle stage, range of variability in the manufacture of the major products (2) Staff composition Number of workers in the sector by type of employment, whether the size of the workforce increased or decreased compared to 3 years ago, anticipated workforce size 3 years from now (3) Status of the utilization of outsourced contract labor for manufacturing Period of utilization of outsourced contract labor, commencement date of utilization of outsourced contract labor, number of outsourced contracting companies the division utilizes, percentage of outsourced contracting companies that the division continues to accept, number of contracting firms with which the company has a capital relationship, location of the authority on the use of contract labor, instructions received regarding the use of contract labor, the main purpose for using contract labor, the importance of selecting a contracting firm, contract workers’ attributes (4) In-plant work by contracted workers Unit of contract work orders, how departmental employees are involved in administrative work, nature of contract workers' work, time required for new graduates to acquire the necessary skills, time required for new contract workers to acquire work, problems associated with the use of outsourced contract labor, expected retention period for outsourced contract workers, evaluation of the retention rate of outsourced contract workers, efforts to increase the retention rate, percentage of full-time employees who perform the same work as outsourced contract workers, forecasted percentage of outsourced contract workers (5) Lifting the ban on dispatched labor and thoughts on outsourced labor in manufacturing Respondent’s views on actions to be taken after lifting the ban on dispatched workers in manufacturing jobs (when the dispatch period is limited to 1 year and with an unlimited dispatch period), willingness to use dispatched labor, reasons for wanting to use dispatched labor, reasons for not wanting to use dispatched labor, outsourced contract labor and dispatched labor utilization methods, issues with accepting dispatched labor for manufacturing jobs (6) Overview of division Number of full-time employees in the company as a whole and in each office, location of each department |
| Date of Release | 2006/11/09 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Employment Labour relations/conflict Working conditions TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS |
| Topics in SSJDA | Employment/Labor |
| Version | 1 ： 2006-11-09 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |