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Asian Industrial Foundation Development Research in

FY 2014

(Fact Finding Survey on Local SMEs in Indonesia)

27 February 2015

Japan Economic Research Institute Inc.

Contents Chapter 1 Project Overview .........................................................................................................1

Section 1 Background and Purpose .................................................................................. 1

Section 2 Implementation Overview ................................................................................. 2

Section 3 Implementation System ..................................................................................... 3

Chapter 2 Overview of Indonesian SMEs/Supporting Industries ............................................4

Section 1 SME/Supporting Industry Development Policy and the Automobile Industry ... 4

(1) Overview of SME/Supporting Industry Development Policy in Indonesia ................... 4

(2) Development of Indonesian Automobile Industry and Policy for Moving to Domestic

Production of Parts ......................................................................................................... 15

(3) Current State of Indonesian Automobile Industry .................................................... 17

Section 2 Results of Interviews with Local Companies .................................................... 24

(1) Overview of Interview Process .............................................................................. 24

(2) Attributes of Companies Interviewed ...................................................................... 26

(3) Indonesian Company Project Success Factors and Challenges .................................. 29

(4) Requests to the Government Discussed During Group Discussions ........................... 32

(5) Implications Derived From Interviews with Local Companies .................................. 33

Section 3 Local Japanese Companies’ Need for Supporting Industry Development and

Local Procurement ............................................................................................................ 36

Section 4 Hurdles and Policy Challenges for Developing SMEs/Supporting Industries ... 38

(1) Hurdles for Developing Supporting Industries ......................................................... 38

(2) Companies Eligible for Policy Support ................................................................... 39

(3) Past International Cooperation for Supporting Industry Development, and Future Policy

Challenges ..................................................................................................................... 40

Chapter 3 Workshop Results .....................................................................................................42

Chapter 4 Policy Recommendations for Developing Supporting Industries in Indonesia ...48

Section 1 Basic Strategy for Supporting Industries and SME Development Policy .......... 48

Section 2 Proposed Policy for Supporting Industry and SME Development .................... 49

(1) Specific Direction of Supporting Industry Development Policy ................................ 49

(2) Model Program for Supporting Industry Development ............................................. 50

(3) Marketing Support ................................................................................................ 53

(4) Support for Improving Access to Financing ............................................................ 54

Section 3 Future Japanese Collaboration and Technical Cooperation with Indonesia ..... 57

Attachment 63

Attachment 1: Questionnaire to SMEs/Supporting Industries ........................................... 63

Attachment 2: Explanatory Materials for the Workshop ................................................... 70

Attachment 3: Indonesian Policy/ Programs on Fostering Supporting Industry, Voices of

Indonesia SMEs, Relevant Japanese Policy/ Programs ...................................................... 72

Attachment 4: Reference Materials for the Interview on the Actual Situation of SME

Manufacturers’ Management Conducted after the Workshop ........................................... 82

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Chapter 1 Project Overview

Section 1 Background and Purpose

In 2013, Indonesia enjoyed a record amount of foreign direct investment (around 28.6 billion

dollars from 9,612 cases), and Japanese companies accounted for over 16% of that total (around

4.7 billion dollars from 958 cases), which was the highest share of all donor nations. That same

year marked the first time Indonesia beat out China, India and Thailand to capture the top spot

in ranking of promising nations and regions over the medium term (Indonesia was ranked third

in previous year), according to the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)’s “Survey

Report on Overseas Business Operations by Japanese Manufacturing Companies” (November

2013). Indonesia continues to be a promising business development site for Japanese companies

and for manufacturers in particular.

Efforts are now being focused on the low local procurement rate, an issue that has

challenged Japanese companies operating in Indonesia. A Japan External Trade Organization

(JETRO)’s “Status Survey on Activities of Japanese Companies Operating in Asia and Oceania”

(FY2014) revealed that the local procurement rate of parts and materials in Indonesia is 43.1%,

which is higher than Vietnam (33.2%) but lower than China (66.2%), Thailand (54.8%), Korea

(49.1 % ) and India (48.2%), all countries with sizeable concentrations of Japanese

manufacturers. This implies that Japanese manufacturers in Indonesia feel there is room for

improvement, and reducing the cost of local manufacturing is a major business challenge for the

near future.

In light of these circumstances, developing Indonesian supporting industries should help

improve the local business environment for Japanese companies operating there while also

developing industry and creating employment opportunities in Indonesia.

The final aim of the Project is to develop Indonesia supporting industries that form supply

chains for Japanese companies. Thus, a field survey of local small- and medium-sized

enterprises (SMEs) and supporting industries was conducted in pursuit of improving the

policymaking capacity of Indonesian authorities in charge of drafting policy for SMEs and

supporting industries. Then, workshop and individual meetings were held to share information

and exchange opinions with relevant Indonesian organizations about the state of business for

local SMEs and supporting industries. The results of these discussions were used to recommend

policy for developing supporting industries.

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Section 2 Implementation Overview

The survey flow below was followed from August 2014 through February 2015 to arrive at

the Project’s policy recommendations for the effective, efficient development of supporting

industries.

Figure 1-1: Work Sequence

(Source) Prepared by the study team

The Project focused on supporting industries dealing with automobiles as representative of

Indonesian supporting industries. Reasons for this choice include: (1) the Indonesian economy

relies heavily on the automotive industry; (2) the automotive industry is one of the largest

sectors for investment from Japan in Indonesia; (3) developing supporting industries dealing

with automobiles will bring macroeconomic benefits to a country suffering a growing trade

deficit; and (4) Japanese automakers have a strong presence in Indonesia, which is ASEAN’s

largest automobile market. In other words, supporting the Indonesian auto parts industry should

not only help improve the investment environment for Japanese automakers, but also greatly

Understanding and Analyzing Indonesian SMEs/Supporting Industries

(Preliminary studies, interviews with local companies, workshops)

● Understanding policy for SMEs and supporting industries

● Understanding conditions and challenges for SMEs and

supporting industries

Policy Recommendations for Developing Indonesian Supporting Industries

● Draft recommendations for policy for effectively, efficiently developing the supporting industries that

Japanese companies operating in Indonesia need

● Propose future collaboration between Japan and Indonesia, and visions of technical cooperation for Indonesia

Select and analyze Indonesian SME/supporting industry policy challenges

Organize proposed policy recommendations and hold a workshop in Indonesia

● Needs of Japanese companies

operating in Indonesia

● Policy of relevant Indonesian

organizations (Ministry of

Industry, Ministry of

Cooperatives and SMEs, etc.)

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benefit the Indonesian side by reducing the trade deficit, providing macroeconomic stability and

contributing to economic growth through raised standards for local Indonesian companies.

Section 3 Implementation System

The Project study team is backed by the Japan Economic Research Institute (JERI) and its

network, and is led by Yoshiyuki Oba, a senior researcher in the International Division of JERI

who lives in Malaysia. The team counts Masayoshi Shinomiya, a chief researcher in the

International Division of JERI, as a member, and Kazuhisa Matsui, who currently works as a

coordinator of the SME Overseas Business Support Platform in Indonesia, as its local advisor.

Mr. Matsui helps keep the team in close contact with Ministry of Industry (MOI) in Indonesia,

Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (MCSME) in Indonesia and the

Indonesian Automotive Components Industry Cooperative (KIKO).

Local authorities built the cooperative system shown in the Table 1-1. The Project existed to

encourage collaboration with local authorities and KIKO (specifically, to encourage discussion

between both about various challenges and the state of policy support in supporting industries)

with focus on improving the Indonesia side’s capacity to make policy about SMEs and

supporting industries.

Table 1-1: Structure of Counter Parties in Indonesia

Government Agency (Local Authorities) Private organization

Ministry of Industry

(MOI)

Ministry of

Cooperatives and SMEs

(MCSME)

Indonesian Automotive

Components Industry

Cooperative (KIKO)

Counter Part:

Ms. Euis Saedah, Directorate General

of Small and Medium Industry

Counter Part:7th

Deputy

Minister’s Office

Mr., Kosasih, Chairman

Mr. Rony, Secretary

Related parties:

Directorate General of High

Technology Based Industry

Directorate of Land Transportation

Equipment industries

Directorate General of International

Industrial Cooperation

Mr. Meliadi Sembiring,

7th

Deputy Minister for

Research and

Development

(Source) Prepared by the study team

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Chapter 2 Overview of Indonesian SMEs/Supporting Industries

Section 1 SME/Supporting Industry Development Policy and the Automobile

Industry

(1) Overview of SME/Supporting Industry Development Policy in Indonesia

(i) Outline of Industrial Policies and SMEs/Supporting Industries Fostering Policies by

Indonesian Government

The Figure 2-1 is an overview of the Indonesian government’s industry-related policy. The

National Medium- and Long-Term Development Plans (“The National Long-Term

Development Plan 2005-2025” and “The National Medium-Term Development Plan

2015-2019”) exist as upper-level plans for this policy, and the Master Plan for Acceleration and

Expansion of Indonesia’s Economic Development 2011-2025 (MP3EI) and the presidential

Regulation No.28/ 2008 regarding National Industrial Policy are plans for encouraging the

implementation of the National Medium- and Long-Term Plans. Each ministry and agency

drafts strategic plans based on the National Medium- and Long-Term Plans, and the Ministry of

Industry is the main body in charge of policy related to supporting industries and SMEs and

drafted the Strategic Plan for 2010–2014 by the Ministry of Industry based on the National

Medium- and Long-Term Development Plans and the Presidential Regulation No.28/ 2008

regarding National Industrial Policy.

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Figure 2-1: Outline of Industrial policies in Indonesia

Long-Term Development

Plan (2005-2025)

Medium-Term Development

Plan (2015-2019)

MP3EI

(2011-2025)

Strategic Plan by

MOI

(2010-2014)

New Industrial Law (No.3/

2014)

Mid – to – Long Term

Development Plans

Formulation of 6 regional

corridors

Expansion of Value chain in each

corridor

Integration of regional

development sectors

Regional industrial development

Enhancement of regional

connectivity

National Industrial

Policy “Presidential

Regulation No.18/

2008”

Strengthening of Value added

industries

Bigger market share both

domestic and abroad

Enhancement of supporting

industries

Strengthening of environmental

and energy saving industries

Strengthening of industrial

structure

Acceleration of Industrial

Development

Enlargement of contribution to

GDP by SMEs

【35 priority industries】

Agroindustry(12 industries) Transportation equipment

industries (4 industries) Electricity & ICT(3 industries) Manufacturing based industries

(8 industries) Creative Industries(3 industries) Specific SMEs(5 industries)

Enlargement of Value added

Bigger market share in both Indonesia and abroad

Enhancement of supporting industries

Strengthening of technical capabilities

Strengthening of industrial structure

Driving for industrial development except Jawa

Enlargement of contribution to GDP by SMEs

Regulation on Development plan,

Development industrial zone,

Development industrial resources,

industrial protection etc.

The Structure of industrial policies in Indonesia

(Source) Prepared by the study team using the JICA report1, interview with JICA Indonesia office, JETRO Jakarta

office, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of CSMEs, October and November 2014

Currently there is no industrial policy explicitly applicable only to supporting industries and

SMEs, but the Presidential Regulation No.28/ 2008 regarding National Industrial Policy and the

Strategic Plan for 2010–2014 by Ministry of Industry put forth the following objectives for

strengthening and expanding supporting industries and SMEs.

1. Increased value-added industries 2. Increasing market share at home and abroad 3. Strength factors supporting industrial development 4. Increased ability of innovation and industrial technology capability 5. Strength and details of industry structure 6. The increasing spread of industrial development 7. The increasing role of small and medium industries to GDP

1 p. 19-32, “Project on Small and Medium Industry (SMI) Development based on Improved Service Delivery in

Indonesia” (December 2012) JICA

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The Presidential Regulation No.28/ 2008 regarding National Industrial Policy is an

integrated policy that describes the Ministry of Industry’s specific indicators for industrial

promotion policy. The most recognizable parts of this policy are the parts calling for

advancement of industry through the strengthening of the value chain, and for narrowing the

gaps between regions through local industrial promotion. As explained in the Figure 2-2, this

policy sets out a top-down approach, in which the central government selects 35 competitive

industries and promotional measures for forming clusters in those priority industries, and a

bottom-up approach in which local governments select and promote the priority industries.

Figure 2-2: Outline of Presidential Regulation No.28/ 2008 regarding National Industrial Policy

(Source) Prepared by the study team using the JICA Report p.28-29, “Project on Small and Medium Industry

(SMI) Development based on Improved Service Delivery in Indonesia” (December 2012)

The following industries have been specified among the 35 priority industries as Priority

Industrial Cluster Development sectors.

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1.Agro Industry (1) Palm oil processing industry, (2) Manufacture of rubber and rubber goods, (3) Cocoa industry, (4) Coconut processing industry, (5) The coffee processing industry, (6) Sugar industry, (7) Tobacco processing Industry, (8) Fruit processing industry, (9) Furniture industry, (10) Fish processing industry, (11) Paper industry, (12) Milk processing industry

2.Transportation equipment industry (13) Automotive industry, (14) Shipping industry, (15) Aerospace industry, (16) Train industry

3.Electronics and ICT Industry (17) Electronics industry, (18) Telecommunications industry, (19) Computer and its equipment Industry

4.Manufacturing Based Industry Basic Materials Industry: (20) Iron and steel industry, (21) Cement Industry, (22) Petrochemical Industry; (23) Ceramic Industry Machinery Industry: (24) Electrical equipment and electrical machinery Industry, (25) Machinery and general equipment Industry. Labor-Intensive Manufacturing Industry: (26) Textiles and textile products industry; (27) Footwear industry;

5.Creative Industry (28) Software and multimedia content industry, (29) Fashion industry, (30) Craft and art industry, (31) Precious stones and jewelry industry, (32) Public salt industry, (33) Pottery and decorative ceramics industry, (34) Essential oils industry, (35) Food industry

The Strategic Plan for 2010–2014 by Ministry of Industry is an industrial sector

development plan drafted by the Ministry of Industry based on The National Medium- and

Long-Term Plans. It touches on development across all industrial sectors; it is not limited only

to promotion of SMEs. However, its long-term aims include establishing a robust manufacturing

industry structure that includes a strong cooperative network between SMEs and major

companies, as well as evening the contribution of SMEs and major companies to the GDP. Thus,

this plan does indeed include SME promotion in its aims.

Programs for achieving the aims of this plan attempt to grow and revitalize the

manufacturing, agricultural, forestry and fishing industries as well as emerging industries and

small- and medium-sized industries (particularly those in the countryside), and focuses on

development around cluster promotion (see Table 2-1).

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Table 2-1: Main Policies on Strategic Plans by Ministry of Industry

(Source) Prepared by the study team using the table in p.24-26, JICA Report on “Project on Small and Medium

Industry (SMI) Development based on Improved Service Delivery in Indonesia” (December 2012)

The Directorate General of Small and Medium Industry in the Ministry of Industry oversees

specific policy for small and medium-sized manufacturing sectors and their supporting

industries. This bureau has strived to develop supporting industries since the 1970s, amidst the

progress of machines, manufacturers and others involved in automobile assembly, and

industrialization. Now, the bureau implements various strategies for policy support for the

nearly 3.2 million companies in small- and medium-sized manufacturing industries (those with

total assets of 5 billion rupiahs or less (including land and buildings) according to Minister of

Industry Decision No. 257/ 1977) in three regional teams (Sumatra/Kalimantan, Java, and

Sulawesi). These strategies include the JETRO-supported One Village One Product Project (37

products in 10 provinces to date); entrepreneur incubation (providing three years of training and,

later, wages to “outsourcing diffusion personnel” to have them implement regional support

projects); assistance updating machinery (the Restructuring Linkage Program, a fixed subsidy

(40% of the purchase price of domestically manufactured machinery, 30% for

foreign-manufactured machinery) from the Ministry of Industry for introducing new facilities

for textile-related, footwear and leather industries); guidance from industrial diffusion personnel

known as UPT, and business consulting by SME consultants (trained under the JICA project for

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SME human resources development through March 2008, a total of 464 people through 2012,

civil servants in the central government and regional bureaus of commerce and industry

(DINAS)); and exhibitions and various awards (for green industries, designs, etc.). The

approach for this assistance has been to provide support for cluster formation in eight industries

(1) snack food products, 2) gems and jewelry, 3) accessories, 4) necklaces and bracelets, 5)

natural salt, 6) fashion, 7) craftworks, and 8) IT) chosen from the 35 priority industries set forth

in Presidential Regulation No. 28/ 2008 regarding National Industrial Policy. The general office

had an SME policy budget of IDR 420 billion in fiscal 2013 (IDR 360 billion in fiscal 2012),

and around one-third of that budget went to the provinces, another third went to regions that

showed potential, and the final third was used to subsidize research operations, machinery

purchases and the like.

The Metal Industries Development Center (MIDC) operates under the Ministry of Industry

and provides research and development related to metal processing (casting, machine

processing, welding, heat treatment, surface treatment, testing and inspection, etc.) and technical

services (training and education, consulting, trial product development, etc.) for companies.

On the financial side, the Ministry of Industry offers financial mediation through KKMB2 (a

private financial mediation consultant created by Bank Indonesia with help from provincial

governments and others) and provides corporate tax breaks for general SMEs, but no

institutional financing exists specifically for supporting industries or minor manufacturing

industries. The institutional financing that does exist is mainly for agriculture and food products.

JAMKRINDO3 is a state-run credit guarantee company that provides credit guarantees for the

business loans of commercial banks, but it also targets general microenterprises and SMEs. The

special credit guarantee system KUR (people’s business credit) began operating in November

2007 and includes in its target small- and medium-sized manufacturing industries, but its

dealings with manufacturing industries amount to less than three percent of its balance. A major

reason for this lack of attention to manufacturing is that individual banks select the companies

to finance, and banks largely tend to avoid manufacturing industries, which they see as risky,

while dedicating over half their funds to companies in the trade, hotel and restaurant sectors

(57% of the balance as of the end of April 2013).

Although it has not been very directly involved in the development of supporting industries

to this point, the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs is the main Indonesian government agency

2 Konsultan Keuangan Mitra Bank 3 Jaminan Kredit Indonesia

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in charge of policy for microenterprises and SMEs. The ministry has worked toward improving

regulations, developing human resources, promoting business, providing subsidies and loans

(through a revolving fund4 established by the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs and financed

by the national treasury) and employing a credit guarantee system for nearly 210,000

cooperatives and the 35.24 million microenterprises that are members of the cooperatives.

According to presentations given by officers from the ministry at workshops for the Project, the

ministry plans to focus on programs for business establishment and support, production

assistance, financial assistance (subsidies and loans), operational assistance (dispatch of experts,

etc.), capacity development (for agriculture and fishing) and management guidance for

microenterprises (including businesses in the agricultural, forestry and fishing industries).

Project statistics show that there were 53.8 million microenterprises and SMEs in Indonesia

as of 2010, but the legal definition of these enterprises does provide for classification by

industry; rather, they are defined according to their total assets (excluding land and buildings)

and annual sales (see Law No. 20/ 2008 concerning Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,

Table 2-2). The Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics defines these enterprises by number of

employees, and it defines as domestic industries those with fewer than five employees

(including unpaid laborers), as small enterprises those with five to 19 employees and as medium

enterprises those with 20 to 99 employees.

Table 2-2: Legal Definition of Micro and SME in Indonesia

Category Total Assets

(excluding land and

building)

Annual sales Notes

Micro Less than IDR 50

million

Less than IDR 300 million Traditional industries based on

sole proprietorship

Small IDR 50 million to less

than IDR 500 million

IDR 300 million to less

than IDR 2.5 billion

Managed by an individual or

corporation, and an independent

enterprise which is not a

subsidiary or branch of a

medium-sized or large company

Medium IDR 500 million to less

than IDR 10 billion

IDR 2.5 billion and over

less than IDR 50 billion

-

(Note) The standard for the amount of total assets or annual sales in these definitions may be changed by presidential

regulation when necessary. An enterprise is defined by its total assets or its annual sales.

(Source) Prepared by the study team using Law No.20/ 2008 on MSME

4 A revolving fund is a system where a specific project provides a specific beneficiary with loans (or equipment and

material) and collects the repayment from obtained profits and the project activity is supposed to be expanded for

other beneficiaries by repaid funds.

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On the other hand, the MP3EI (Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia’s

Economic Development) is a plan drafted to promote the achievement of the National

Long-Term Development Plan, and comprises the following primary strategies:

・ Improvement of economic potential by six economic corridors

・ Strength of national connectivity

・ Enhancement of human resource and science technology in Indonesia

The six economic corridors and main industries are as follows, and the connection of these

six corridors should expand the value chain, narrow the gaps between regional economies and

provide other benefits.

・ Sumatra:Palm oil, Rubber, Coal, Steel, Shipping

・ Java:ICT, Trade, Food and Beverages, Textile, Transportation equipment, Shipping

・ Kalimantan:Palm oil, Coal, Oil and Gas, Timber, Steel

・ Sulawesi:Food Agriculture, Oil and Gas, Cocoa, Fishery, Nickel

・ Bali – Nusa Tenggara:Tourism, Animal Husbandry

・ Papua - Maluku:Agriculture, Oil and Gas, Fishery, Nickel, Copper

(ii) International Cooperation for SMEs/Supporting Industries in Indonesia

Japan has engaged in international cooperation in sectors for developing SMEs and

supporting industries in Indonesia based on the Policy Recommendation for SME Promotion in

the Republic of Indonesia by Dr. Urata, JICA Senior Advisor (Urata Report) released in 2000.

This cooperation consisted mainly of improving financing (the credit guarantee system) for

SMEs, establishing an SME training center and providing other technical and administrative

improvements, putting together SME consulting projects, and driving the integrated promotion

of SMEs and supporting industries (see Table 2-3).

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Table 2-3: International Cooperation by Japan based on the URATA Report (2000)

(Source)Prepared by the study team using JICA report5

In response to these efforts, starting in 2010 JICA dispatched industrial development

advisors and implemented pilot projects (for welding technology, elemental technology for

electrical and electronic industries, and local industries in the province of South Sulawesi) for

developing technical sectors and local industries that had sought assistance from their local

governments. Most recently, the Project on Small and Medium Industry Development Based on

Improved Service Delivery aims to improve systems for efficiently providing services for

developing SMEs, enhance the competitiveness of SMEs and use knowledge gained to build

models that enable development in other regions. Target regions are the province of North

Sumatra and two other regions, and target industries since 2013 have been shipbuilding,

traditional textiles and cacao. Since 2014 the Project on Enhancement of Metalworking

Capacity for Supporting Industries of Construction Machinery has aimed to enhance casting

technology and production management capacity of MIDC (the Metal Industries Development

Center operating under the Ministry of Industry) by sending experts to Indonesia and by

5 p.20, JICA Report on “Project Formation Survey on SME Development in Indonesia” (February 2008)

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providing training in Japan.

There are many other efforts from Japan to assist SMEs and supporting industries in

Indonesia, including those of JETRO to help improve support systems for SMEs and supporting

industries by dispatching experts to the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

(KADIN) (from 2004 to 2012, and the provincial offices of KADIN in North Sumatra, South

Sulawesi, Banten and Riau also participated) and the Mold and Die Industrial Association

(IMDIA) (where the objective was to normalize organizational operation methods and establish

a certification test for mold and die technology). In addition, the Overseas Human Resources

and Industry Development Association (HIDA, a merger between the Association for Overseas

Technical Scholarship (AOTS) and the Japan Overseas Development Corporation (JODC) in

March 2010) dispatched a total of 1,427 experts to Indonesia between 1970 and 2013 and has

accepted many trainees from developing countries (including Indonesia) seeking technical

training under the Industrial Engineer Training Assistance and Education Program, which

served a total of 96,945 trainees from 1959 through 2013 (892 in 2013).

The following are examples of major projects implemented by other foreign countries in the

past, and most of them focused on human resources development related to production

technology.

・ International Labor Organization SCORE Program (workplace improvement, production

factory instruction): A program implemented by ILO with funding from the Swiss State

Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Norwegian Agency for Development

Cooperation (NORAD). The program comprises five modules, including workplace

environment improvement and quality and productivity improvement. A total of 507

people with 91 companies have received training targeted at companies in the

manufacturing sectors for automobile parts, food and beverage products and medical

instruments in the provinces of Central Java, South Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi and

the city of Semarang. Training has been provided by the Astra Foundation, the Ministry of

Manpower and Transmigration and others.

・ Gesell-schaft fur Inter-natio-nale Zusam-men-arbeit of Germany (GIZ) Vocational Training

School and Facility Capacity Improvement Project: A GIZ project for improving

vocational training schools and facilities (2010–2017) to help develop more capable

human resources.

・ Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) Business Partnership Program: A

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program for developing countries by which Denmark works with local companies in the

partner country and provides them with know-how, technical guidance, training and more.

・ International Finance Corporation (IFC) investment and loans for local banks: Helps

streamline the execution of loans from local banks to microenterprises and SMEs.

(Examples include Bank Tabungan dan Pensiunan Negara BTPN, Bank DANAMON)

[For reference: General definition of supporting industries]

The term “supporting industries” is widely used in many countries, but still includes some

vagueness and lacks a set definition, and users of the term define it according to their objectives and

interpretation. The narrowest definition of the term confines it to industries in which only parts or the

like are manufactured; in the broadest sense, it includes all manufacturing industries. The term lacks a

clear definition, and it is not possible to pinpoint exactly which industries it describes. Thus, the range

of the term changes depending on the objectives and concepts used by policymakers of a particular

country in that country’s industrial policy. The definition also depends on the economic circumstances,

development level and severity of the challenges that country faces, thus it is not practical to use any

other country’s concept of the term for one’s own pursuits. Nations should use the definition that best

fits their social and economic circumstances.

For example, in Thailand, supporting industries include companies that manufacture components

and parts used in the final assembly of automobiles, machines and electronics devices. On the other

hand, the U.S. Department of Energy defines supporting industries as industries that provide materials

and processing for formation and assembly of finished products prior to their sale.

Many concepts similar to supporting industries exist – related industries, outsourcing industries,

(supplemental) related industries, parts industries, manufacturing vendors are among those concepts.

Both supporting industries and these similar concepts share an emphasis on the importance of critical

industries in the manufacture of finished products, but each individual concept covers a widely

different range of industries. Related industries and outsourcing industries cover the broad range of all

supplier industries. Conversely, parts industries and manufacturing vendors cover a relatively small

range.

The term “supporting industries” has no set or universal definition, yet the common thread that runs

through even the narrowest definition is that they are industries that provide parts and tools for

manufacturing parts. There are two overarching concepts to add to the narrowest definition of the term:

that supporting industries include logistics, storage, transportation systems, insurance and other

services related to manufacturing, and that they provide machines, raw materials and other physical

things. Note that this definition of supporting services does not specify the size of a company, its

capital or manufacturing structure.

(Source) Excerpt from 2009 Seminar Report from Mission to Promote Industrial Advancement for

Promoting Economic Partnership and Approach to Partnership (Technical Cooperation) with

Vietnam Regarding the Development of Supporting Industries and SMEs, Japan Economic Research

Institute, p.24

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(2) Development of Indonesian Automobile Industry and Policy for Moving to Domestic

Production of Parts

The focus of the Project is the automobile industry in Indonesia, in which production led by

U.S. automobile manufacturer General Motors (established as N.V. General Motors Java Handel

Mij. in Jakarta in 1927) began in earnest in the 1920s (at nearly the same time as Japan).

The Indonesian auto industry declined amidst Indonesia’s insular tendencies following the

Second World War and the Indonesian War of Independence, but policy to move to domestic

production of automobiles and their parts had been implemented since the late 1970s (Table

2-4), when auto production was revived in earnest due to direct investment and technical

transfer by automakers and parts manufacturers from foreign countries, mainly Japan.

Then the rate of domestic production rose to around 50% by 1999. Supporting industries

were still underdeveloped at that time, thus Indonesia encouraged parts suppliers from Japan,

with the high rates of domestic production characteristic of its automakers, and other countries

to expand into Indonesia. The result was the establishment of a basic, local manufacturing

system in which critical parts were manufactured by companies or their subsidiaries, procured

from Japanese suppliers operating in Indonesia or imported from Japan and other countries; and

small products, interior and exterior equipment and other components were procured from

Indonesian suppliers.

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Table 2-4: Transition of the Domestic Product Promotion Policy on Automotive Parts

Policy Content

SK307 (1976) Decree of Minister of Industry No. 307/M/SK/8/1976: Decision on

Obligation to Use Domestic Components in Commercial Vehicle

Assembly. Gradually removed components imported as CKD

components from the list and prohibited their import. Only for

commercial vehicles.

SK34 (1987) Decree of Minister of Industry No. 34/M/SK/2/1987: Compilation of

Master List for Assembly of Automobiles and Manufacture and

Assembly of Automobile Parts and Accessories. Removed 40

components, which included all items set forth in SK307, from the

CKD list and set forth a new schedule to remove 91 items. Only for

commercial vehicles.

New Policy Package (1993) Abolished the policy of removing components from the import list

based on past component definitions, and instead linked the domestic

production rate to tariff rates, allowing for tariff rates for components

to drop to as low as 0% if domestic production rates could be raised.

Applicable to commercial and passenger vehicles. Abolished the ban

on import of finished vehicles gradually enforced from 1969 to 1974.

Set import tax for passenger vehicles, which had the highest tax rates,

at 200%, enabling the import of finished vehicles albeit under high

tariffs.

New Automobile Policy

(1999)

In response to a WTO recommendation, repealed the policy on

domestic production of automobiles and established a set tariff for

components that had nothing to do with the domestic production rate. (Source) Excerpt from Supporting Industries In Asia by Toshiyuki Baba, 2005, p.122

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(3) Current State of Indonesian Automobile Industry

(i) Contribution to the Indonesian Economy

Manufacturing industries accounted for an all-time high of 21% of the gross domestic

product (GDP) of Indonesia in 2013. Manufacturing related to food products accounted for the

largest percentage of manufacturing GDP (36%), with transportation equipment and machinery

second at 28% (see Figure 2-3).

Figure 2-3: Structure of GDP by Sector (2013)

14%

21%

14%

GDP Composition(2013)

Agriculture MiningOil and Gas Manufacturing Industry Manufacturing IndustryElectricity, Gas & Water Supply ConstructionTrade. Hotel & Restaurants Transport and CommunicationFinance, Real Estate and Business Services Services

36%

12%

28%

GDP Composition in the manufacturing

sector(2013)

Food, Beverages and Tobacco Textile, Leather Products and Footwear

Wood and Other Products Paper and Printing Products

Fertilizers, Chemical and Rubber Products Cement, and Non-Metalic Quarr Products

Iron and Steel Basic Metal Transport Equip.. Machinery & Apparatus

(Source)Prepared by the study team using the statistics of BPS – Statistics Indonesia6

Trends in total added value by manufacturing industries of leading medium-sized and large

companies with a heavy influence on the Indonesian economy show that the food product

industry adds the highest percentage of the total added value (19.2% in 2013) and that

transportation equipment (automotive) is behind it at 10.4% (see Figure 2-4). However, the

automobile industry outpaced the food product industry in growth rate, 21.1% to 14.8%.

In addition, labor productivity by industry shows that industries related to transportation

equipment far outpaced other industries in 2013 (see Figure 2-5).

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(Access date: 9 December 2014)

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Therefore, the automobile industry is a leading example of a high-value-added industry in

Indonesia, and is one of the most critical industries in terms of effect on the Indonesian

economy.

Figure 2-4: Value added of Large and Medium Manufacturing by Sector

Value Added of Large and Medium Manufacturing by Subsector (billion rupiahs), 2009-2013

Sector 2009 ratio 2010 2011 2012 2013 ratio

Compound Average

Growth Rate

(5 year)

Food Products 129.1 16.1% 157.0 192.2 222.8 224.5 19.2% 14.8%

Beverages 6.8 0.8% 7.5 7.1 10.8 9.2 0.8% 8.0%

Tobacco Products 61.2 7.6% 62.4 67.2 91.9 85.4 7.3% 8.7%

Textiles 33.3 4.2% 39.6 47.4 47.8 44.4 3.8% 7.5%

Wearing Apparels 29.1 3.6% 31.1 32.1 44.0 24.1 2.1% -4.6%

Leather and Related Products 14.2 1.8% 15.7 22.6 26.0 16.6 1.4% 3.9%

Wood and Products of Wood and Cork Except Furniture 18.0 2.2% 14.3 15.9 20.0 17.2 1.5% -1.2%

Paper and Paper Products 45.5 5.7% 43.2 60.2 55.6 50.1 4.3% 2.5%

Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media 6.4 0.8% 10.7 8.3 6.9 10.1 0.9% 12.2%

Products from Coal and Petroleum Refinery 2.4 0.3% 2.3 1.9 1.7 2.3 0.2% -1.4%

Chemicals and Chemical Products 67.8 8.5% 83.3 108.3 126.5 118.0 10.1% 14.9%

Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal, and Botanical 74.7 9.3% 38.6 31.0 13.8 48.6 4.2% -10.2%

Rubber and Plastic Products 43.0 5.4% 50.6 54.0 59.4 56.2 4.8% 6.9%

Other Non-metallic Mineral Products 29.9 3.7% 33.3 37.0 45.4 39.5 3.4% 7.2%

Basic Metals 30.1 3.8% 31.8 38.2 38.8 44.5 3.8% 10.3%

Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and 27.0 3.4% 28.1 30.6 42.1 49.9 4.3% 16.6%

Computer, Electronic, and Optical Products 22.8 2.9% 25.4 24.8 28.5 29.6 2.5% 6.7%

Electrical Equipment 27.6 3.4% 28.8 37.3 49.1 51.6 4.4% 17.0%

Machinery and Equipment n.e.c. 7.9 1.0% 11.6 16.8 19.6 14.2 1.2% 16.0%

Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semi-trailers 56.5 7.1% 109.7 103.7 126.2 121.5 10.4% 21.1%

Other Transport Equipment 47.7 6.0% 46.3 59.5 56.5 92.4 7.9% 18.0%

Furniture 7.5 0.9% 10.4 11.5 8.4 9.6 0.8% 6.5%

Total 800.4 100.0% 891.1 1,018.2 1,153.4 1,168.2 100.0% 9.9%

(Source)Prepared by the study team using the statistics of BPS – Statistics Indonesia7

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(Access date: 9 December 2014)

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Figure 2-5: Work Productivity of Large and Medium Manufacturing by Products

(Source)Prepared by the study team using the statistics of BPS – Statistics Indonesia8

(ii) Current Situations and Issues of Automotive Production in Indonesia

The growth of Indonesia’s economy has served as a backdrop to the rapid increase of

automobile sales in the country (1.23 million in 2013 compared to 760,000 in 2007). Production

volume has increased alongside this market growth, and it eclipsed 1.2 million vehicles in 2013

(it was around 700,000 in 2007). Indonesia’s automobile production is second in ASEAN to that

of Thailand, which produced around 2.5 million vehicles in 2013 but sold only 1.3 million

domestically. Domestic sales in Indonesia are expected to surpass those of Thailand by 2014;

the Indonesian market continues to grow more and more attractive.

Meanwhile, supporting industries focused on assembly manufacturers are beginning to

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(Access date: 9 December 2014)

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cluster in Indonesia as local production continues to increase and as foreign assembly

manufacturers continue to expand into the country (see Figure 2-6).

Figure 2-6: Structure of Automotive Industry in Indonesia

(Source)Prepared by the study team based on the results of interviewing with Mr. Rony, secretariat of KIKO(10

September, 2014)

Japanese auto part suppliers make up one part of this cluster of supporting industries.

According to interviews in the field, Japanese companies invested more in Indonesia in 2013

than businesses from any other country; investment from Japanese companies is the driving

force behind automotive industries.

The sales share of Japanese automakers in Indonesia was around 95% in 2013 (even higher

than their 88% share in Thailand); the strong presence of the Japanese brand is likely a

contributing factor to the large concentration of Japanese investment in Indonesia.

However, Indonesian companies do not have that kind of presence at this time. This will be

discussed in further detail in Section 2: Results of Interviews with Local Companies, but despite

the self-supporting efforts of local companies and training and technical guidance from major

automakers and the like, only very few local parts suppliers have reached the Tier 1 and Tier 2

ranking. Most Tier 1 and Tier 2 local parts suppliers are foreign parts suppliers. Local parts

suppliers are behind their foreign counterparts in terms of technical capacity, production

facilities and the like, resulting in various cases of being relegated to supplying small parts or

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struggling to meet the quality and deadlines demanded by Japanese companies.9

Indonesia is still dependent on the import of many materials and parts from Japan, Thailand

and other countries. The figure below shows the trade balance by industry in recent years. There

is a huge trade deficit in machines and automotive products, and it threatens to weaken the

rupiah and disrupt the balance of trade across Indonesia (see Figure 2-7).

Figure 2-7: The trade balance by product in Indonesia

(Source)Prepared by the study team using the statistics of BPS – Statistics Indonesia10

The small and medium-sized manufacturers that were the target of the interviews for this

study depend on imports for a majority of their raw materials. In addition, most of their

production facilities are used equipment and the like imported from Japan, Taiwan and other

countries.

Furthermore, many interviewees were losing profits amidst the rapidly rising employment

costs of recent years. Many small and medium-sized manufacturers in Indonesia aim for a labor

9 Most Indonesian companies consider borrowing from banks as an option for capital investment, but high interest

rates have created concern over bank loans and capital investment, and many companies are changing their facilities

(results of interviews in the field, October and November 2014). 10 http://www.bps.go.id/eng/tab_sub/view.php?kat=2&tabel=1&daftar=1&id_subyek=08&notab=5 and http://www.bps.go.id/eng/tab_sub/view.php?kat=2&tabel=1&daftar=1&id_subyek=11&notab=1

(Access date: 9 December, 2014)

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cost rate (labor costs divided by sales, multiplied by 100) of 15%, but some of their rates are

closer to 20%, and many of them have strived toward mechanization to improve productivity.11

Some of the companies interviewed had received requests for estimates from Japanese auto

part manufacturers in Thailand. Indonesian companies are known within ASEAN as having

improved their technical capacity and Indonesia is expected to serve as a production base for

increasing exports of finished vehicles and parts.12

(iii) SWOT Analysis of Indonesian Small- and Medium-sized Automotive Parts Manufacturing

Industries

The Figure 2-8 shows SWOT analysis of small and medium-sized Indonesian manufacturers

of automotive parts. Foreign companies are expected to continue to expand into Indonesia,

imports from other ASEAN member nations are expected to increase, and manufacturing costs

(raw materials and labor costs) are expected to rise. The response of these small and

medium-sized manufacturers to these threats is crucial – they need to capitalize on their

strengths, minimize their weaknesses in technical capacity (acquisition of updated technology,

quality, turnaround), production facilities (old models) and fundraising capacity (low interest,

medium- and long-term) to turn these threats into opportunities.

11 Results of interviews in the field, October and November 2014 12 For example, Toyota Motor and Daihatsu Motor are exporting 500 compact cars manufactured by Daihatsu’s

Indonesian subsidiary (Astra Daihatsu Motor) per month to the Philippines. In addition, Toyota Motor considers

Indonesia to be a critical base for global production and supply (Daihatsu Motor press release dated February 3, 2014

http://www.daihatsu.co.jp/wn/2014/0203-1/20140203-1.pdf)

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Figure 2-8: SWOT Analysis on automotive parts – related industry in Indonesia

(Source) Prepared by the study team

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Section 2 Results of Interviews with Local Companies

(1) Overview of Interview Process

The target companies of the field interviews conducted as part of this study were 17 of the 60

member companies of KIKO, a cooperative of Indonesian small and medium-sized parts

suppliers with potential needs for assistance, selected with the help of KIKO and the Ministry of

Industry’s Directorate General of Small and Medium Industry.

KIKO and KIKO member companies were chosen because most KIKO member companies

had direct and indirect experience dealing with Japanese automakers compared to other

Indonesian suppliers in the automobile industry, and because the Directorate General of Small

and Medium Industry (the local authority) has made efforts to work together with KIKO since

KIKO’s founding and recognizes KIKO as a segment that will be eligible for support from the

Indonesian government in the future.

Note that 155 companies belong to the Indonesia Automobile Parts Industry Association

(GIAMM), and nine of them are assembly manufacturers, 75 are Tier 1 companies, 51 are Tier 2

companies and 20 are Tier 3 companies. The association’s membership largely comprises

second-tier and leading medium-sized Japanese companies such as Denso Indonesia. Local

companies that are members are mostly Chinese companies that generally pay relatively little

attention to human resources development and already have fundraising capacity, and their

policy support needs are thus considered difficult to determine. Theoretically, companies that

have not dealt with Japanese automakers but could in the future could also be eligible for policy

support, but such companies are not KIKO members, and the lack of a general company

database in Indonesia precluded the study team from confirming the existence of such

companies.

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Table 2-5: Classification of Supporting industry in Indonesia

Supporting

Industry

Foreign parts

suppliers

Japanese companies

Non-Japanese companies

Local part

Suppliers

Business with Japanese automotive manufacturers: Yes

Business with

Japanese

automotive

manufactures: No

Possibility of business with Japanese

automotive manufacturers: Yes

Possibility of business with Japanese

automotive manufacturers: No

(Note)Local parts suppliers indicate suppliers whose capital was contributed by only local capital (100% local

capital). Foreign parts suppliers are suppliers other than local parts suppliers.

(Source)Prepared by the study team

The following is an overview of KIKO.

Table 2-6: Outline of KIKO

Member 70 persons(60 persons are the representative of companies, 10 persons are experts)

*Total number of employees who belong to member companies are 7,780 employees.

Total sales are IDR 1 trillion 3,650 billion. (Growth ratio was 13% in comparison with

2013). Sales growth ratio of member companies in FY 2014 is forecasted to be from

20% to 30%.

Sector 10 companies are Tier 1, 43 companies are Tier 2&3, 7 companies are manufacturer

for after-market. Almost all companies which belong to Tier 1-3 manufacture products

for Japanese automotive manufactures.

Region Member companies locate in 6 states and 12 cities. 18 companies locate in Jakarta, 33

companies locate in Bekashi and Karawan and 9 companies locate in Bogor.

Enrollment criteria

Establishment and closing of Business in Indonesia and there are few companies

carrying out business continuously. Therefore, KIKO carefully sorts out the applied

member.

(Source) Prepared by study team based on interview with Mr.Rony secretary general, KIKO (10 September, 2014)

The following is the method by which field interviews were conducted.

- Interview survey period:From late- October to early-November 2014 (about 2 weeks) - Interviewees’ companies: Among local automotive related parts suppliers, KIKO

member companies which do business with Japanese automotive related companies - Interviewees:President, Founder, etc. - Interviewer:Officer for Ministry of Industry、Officer for Ministry of Cooperatives and

Small and Medium Enterprises, the study team - Interview methods:(1) Focus group discussion (FGD) and (2) Interview through

company visit (1) The chairman and 7 member companies of KIKO joined the FGD. Discussing business issues, necessary support policies and related matters after filling in the questionnaire (Attachment 1). (2) Filling in the questionnaire by interviewing business condition, business issues and related matters (meeting time: about 2.5 hours per company)

- Interview language:Indonesian (Japanese – Indonesian interpreting)

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(2) Attributes of Companies Interviewed

The following is a summary of the attributes of the 17 companies interviewed in Jakarta and

surrounding provinces.

(i) Company Outline

(Source) Prepared by the study team

History Most companies were established in between 1990s and 2000s. The oldest

company was established in 1985.

Size

Companies with 50 - 90 employees accounted for 41% and companies with less than 100 employees accounted for around 70%. On the other hand, there was a company with nearly 600 employees.

Companies which had monthly sales of more than IDR 1 billion less than IDR 3 billion accounted for 47% and companies which had monthly sales of up to IDR 5 billion accounted for around 80%. Meanwhile, there was a company which had monthly sales of over IDR 10 billion.

Sector

As interviewees were member companies of KIKO, almost all companies belonged to the auto parts sector. Meanwhile, there were some companies which made parts for motorbikes, electric and electronic equipment and agricultural machineries.

Customer

Most companies belonged to 1st tier and 2

nd tier for car or motorbike

assemblers. However, there were some companies which made products for general markets and/or after-markets. In the aspect of processing method, many companies had press working process and cutting working process.

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(ii) Career and Qualification of Founder and/or President

(Source) Prepared by the study team

Career

Most founders established their companies before they were 40 years old (this ratio accounted for around 60%). Most founders graduated from universities (65%). Some founders graduated from industrial high schools or vocational education (29%). Most founders worked for manufacturing companies to acquire skills after graduating and then established their own companies. Regarding expertise, technical skills accounted for 65%.

On the other hand, some founders or presidents whose expertise was not technical skills but sales and/or marketing skills established their own companies by having support from their families, friends and acquaintances. (Regarding specialties, marketing skills accounted for 27%.)

Starting Business

“Advised or encouraged by families, friends or acquaintance” accounted for 41%. The ratio of this answer surpassed “Proud of the quality of the technique/service” (23%) or “Want to make the most use of qualification”. This indicates that starting business needs to be supported by families, friends and acquaintance and such improved environment.

President’s Type

“Strategist” (35%) surpassed “Technician” (22%). Also, the most common answers to the question “What is the most important thing for your business” were “Going-concern” (23%), then “ Management”/“Customers”/ “Technique/Know-how”(18%), “Employees” (14%) and “Profits” (9%).

Panoramic views of management based on the “Technical skill” might be necessary to take off business management.

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(iii) Business Conditions and Future Plans

(Source)Prepared by the study team

Business Condition

The gross profit ratio of Japanese SMEs which belong to the transportation equipment manufacturing industry was 19.6% according to “Basic Study on the Actual Conditions of SME in Japan (2013)(SME Agency Japan)”. On the other hand, the gross profit ratio of the interviewees’ companies with more than 15% less than 25% accounted for around 30%. There isn’t much difference in terms of the gross profit ratio, comparing Japanese companies and Indonesian companies although cost structure might be different.

Regarding production capacity, the total ratio of “Short capacity” (35%) and “Appropriate” (35%) accounted for 70%. Therefore, it can be inferred that Business environment of this sector in Indonesia is steadily growing

Meanwhile, the ratio of respondents who answered “Short capacity” was 30% and there were some companies that their order had been decreasing recently.

Capital Investment

94% companies of respondents had capital investment plans. The purpose of the capital investment was mainly to introduce new machineries for productivity improvement. Some companies planned to build new factories for increasing production capacity.

The background of capital investment for productivity improvement arises from rapid increase of labor cost in Indonesia. Increase of labor cost, caused by economic growth in Indonesia, has a merit of contribution to expansion of purchasing power, at the same time the rapid increase of labor cost causes deterioration of business earnings.

Labor cost ratio (labor costs divided by sales, multiplied by 100) of interviewee companies was from 15 % to 20%. The target ratio was 15% and this ratio was from 10% to 13% from 5 - 10 years ago. Companies anticipate continuously increasing labor cost, therefore, they strongly intend to advance the further mechanization so as to prevent more increase of labor cost ratio.

Another cost rising factor is that material cost remains at high level because supporting industries in Indonesia is still at a developmental stage and companies in Indonesia depend largely on materials imported from other countries, especially Japan.

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(3) Indonesian Company Project Success Factors and Challenges

(Source) Prepared by the study team

Success Factor

“R&D/technology” (25%) was the highest response rate and second highest answer is the “Vision” (21%). This imply that “R&D/technology”, source of profits, is the basic required skill for manufacturing industries. Additionally, a clear company’s direction (vision) may realize its steady management without paying much attention to quick profits.

Other success factors were to cover a lot of items such as “Know-how/reputation/customers” (12%), “Business model & plan”, ”Marketing ability” “Excellent management system” (9%), “Human Resource Development” (6%). This result infers that a wide range of ability is necessary to run business.

Many interviewee companies held up “Customer first policy” and made an intense effort to ascertain customer needs.

Challenge

“Technology/Development new products” was the highest response rate (26%) in terms of serious challenges as well as success factors. Since technology is developing each day and competition with foreign companies intensifies, many companies made an intense effort to enhance “Technical Skill”.

However, many companies faced difficulty of “Human Resources” (23%), source of technical skill. Some companies voiced complaints to undeveloped skill training systems in Indonesia and anticipated Japanese cooperation in this field.

Many companies hold up “Customer first policy”, meanwhile they face a dilemma that they cannot ascertain big assemblers’ needs directly (i.e. difficulty in getting direct contact with those big companies) (“Marketing” 18%).

Many companies hesitated to invest new machinery for expansion of production, technical enhancement and productivity enhancement owing to high interest rate (interest rate per year 14% - 16%) of bank loans.

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In addition, visits to 10 companies for interviews revealed the following business challenges

in light of the situation at each company, and resulted in complaints and requests to the

government.

Management Area Business Challenges, and Complaints and Requests to the Government, etc.

People (general

management, non-technical

aspects)

Challenges ・ Difficulty selling to major assembly manufacturers ・ Uncertainty over viability of business Complaints and requests ・ Complaint: Automotive supporting industries are included

in National Industrial Policy (2008–2020) as a Priority Industrial Cluster Development sector, but leading medium-sized and minor manufacturing industries, which form the foundation of related industries as affiliates of automobile assembly manufacturers, are not eligible for support from the Ministry of Industry’s Directorate General of Small and Medium Industry

・ Request: Support for creating company and technical databases for building a shared ordering system

・ Request: The government should implement the practical and effective support provided by the Astra Foundation (loans, business consulting, introductions to major companies, introductions to customers at exhibitions, training, etc.)

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・ Complaint: It is difficult to sign up for free training provided by the Ministry of Industry, because the information on those training programs does not reached to small and medium-sized manufacturers necessarily.

・ Request: Enhanced management-related training ・ Request: Create a guidebook for management

Things (production, technical aspects)

Challenges ・ Difficulty managing deadlines ・ Need to introduce machinery and equipment and improve

productivity to meet strict demands for cost-cutting amidst rising production costs

・ Need to improve technology by modernizing equipment to win business amidst stiffening competition in ASEAN region

・ Difficulty providing large lots ordered by major assembly manufacturers

・ Difficulty developing human resources who provide foundational technical capacity

Complaints and requests ・ Request: Improved support policy for human resources

development (practical training, technical guidance from Japanese engineers, enhanced free training from the Ministry of Industry (better content, more participants, higher frequency), etc.)

・ Request: Create an environment where joint ventures,

13 The Astra Foundation is a foundation for the social action work of Astra International, an Indonesian conglomerate

established in 1957.

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technical cooperation, etc. with small and medium-sized Japanese parts suppliers would be promoted

Money (Loans, credit guarantees, subsidies, tax system)

Challenges ・ Dependence on personal financing due to high interest

rates (around 14% to 16%) from commercial banks and reluctance of banks (basically the only source of external funding) to provide loans

・ Limited fundraising capacity hampering growth of supporting industries and leading medium-sized manufacturers

Complaints and requests ・ Request: Policy-based financing (low-interest, medium-

and long-term equipment funding) for leading medium-sized, small and medium-sized industries

・ Complaint: There are no subsidies for automotive supporting industries

Information (exhibitions, information sharing, etc.)

Complaints and requests Complaint: Information about government support policy (especially training) is difficult to understand

External environment Challenges ・ Strict demands for cost-cutting from parent companies ・ Significantly increasing employment costs ・ Dependence on raw material imports driving up

production costs Complaints and requests ・ Request: Speed up and simplify various administrative

procedures (business licensing, import and export procedures, etc.)

・ Request: Step up efforts to develop the domestic material industry

・ Request: Ease used machinery import regulations ・ Complaint: The government offers no compensation for

employing young unemployed people, which contributes to society

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(4) Requests to the Government Discussed During Group Discussions

A group discussion with the KIKO chairperson and seven member companies resulted in the

following requests to the government.

1) Automobile assembly manufacturers have little information about non-Tier 1 affiliates.

Local manufacturers have no contact with major assembly manufacturers, and it is difficult

to meet the requirements for the lots they order. To solve these problems, KIKO14

, which

serves to provide administrative support for supporting industries, should provide a place to

build a shared order system and improve the company database toward that end (by making

it more than simply corporate overviews, and by including practical information such as

functionality and the benefits of technical capacity to give it utility value). To accomplish

this, Japanese engineers (in each specialty field) dispatched under JETRO and JICA expert

programs, KIKO secretariat and others should visit the 60 KIKO member companies

together and create a sophisticated company database.

2) Automobile assembly manufacturers request quality, quick turnaround and large lots from

their affiliates. KIKO member companies have some technical capability thanks to technical

training from the Astra Foundation and the like, but the relative difficulty of meeting tight

deadlines and lack of production systems that can supply large lots are holding them back.

Some sort of policy funding for corporate equipment funds may be necessary to

complement the shared order system. In light of past mistakes made in Indonesia, the

establishment of a new governmental financial institution for SMEs should be considered.

KIKO will build a company database and become very familiar with its member companies,

and letters of recommendation and other efforts by KIKO could drive this policy funding

system.

3) They say that the new Minister of Industry is considering the establishment of clusters on

around 10 hectares of land. KIKO is a gathering of member companies involved in

automotive parts manufacturing (a supporting industry) in many sectors, and those member

companies can work together with small and medium-sized Japanese parts manufacturers to

form joint ventures and technical cooperation, creating win-win situations for both sides.

The Indonesian government is expected to create an environment in which KIKO and the

14 There is a movement within the cooperative to raise the status of the organization to an association called AKIKO.

If this is realized, KIKO will become an association under the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

(KADIN), and it will get the reputation and backup from KADIN.

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Japanese manufacturers can do just that.

4) The KIKO chairperson believes it is best to equip Indonesia to manufacture machinery and

equipment in the future, and suggests that they proactively court Japanese machinery and

equipment manufacturers toward that end. Some ideas are public relations campaigns and

tax and other incentives provided by the Indonesian government.

(5) Implications Derived From Interviews with Local Companies

The visits to 10 companies for interviews and group discussions with seven KIKO member

companies and the KIKO chairperson conducted during this study provided critical direction as

to how to consider the future of supporting industry development.

The basic concern is ultimately whether or not a business will continue to generate sales and

cash, and a level of service and technical capacity and a customer base are the minimum

conditions required to address that concern. A company can provide excellent services and

technical capacity, but it has no perpetual value if it has no customers. Conversely, a company

can have a strong sales force, but will lose customers if it cannot gain their trust by providing

satisfactory services and technical capacity. The 17 companies interviewed in this study are

survivors whose founders made self-supporting efforts to gain technical capacity and customers

and ceaselessly aimed to improve the management principles and abilities, human resources

(hiring and training) and technical capacity that supported their companies. Most of them have

grown to become medium-sized companies as defined by law in Indonesia (companies with

annual sales of 2.5 billion to 50 billion rupiahs, total assets (not including land or buildings) of

500 million to 10 billion rupiahs according to Law No. 20/2008 concerning Micro, Small and

Medium Enterprises, etc.).

Business challenges to SMEs and supporting industries exist in all areas of management

resources in response to the development stage of each company, and worries are too numerous

for any businessperson to count. However, one of the most prevalent worries of people in

manufacturing industries is related to human resources development. Some may disagree with

this assertion, as there are government-run training programs and many human resources

development programs run by international organizations in Indonesia. The Astra Foundation

implements a practical training program for industries dealing with automobile parts, and

businesspeople hold this program in high regard. This suggests that private sector initiatives for

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human resources development are already under way.15

However, interviews with local companies produced the following comments about the

difficulty of building companies on self-supporting efforts alone, and their perceptions of the

various business environment-related challenges. This suggests that the Indonesian

government’s important role is the further improvement of business environment.

・ Limited access to financing: Generally, leverage from external funding is crucial for

expanding a company founded with personal financing, yet small- and medium-sized

manufacturing industries face a stringent fundraising environment in Indonesia. Bank loans

are essentially the only form of external funding available to small- and medium-sized

manufacturing industries, but the banking sector is rife with hurdles: insufficient financial

mediation capacity, strict collateralism, high interest rates, the KUR credit guarantee system

that very rarely provides funding to manufacturing microenterprises, and venture-capital

funding, which is unfamiliar in small- and medium-sized manufacturing industries and

others oriented toward stable growth. Businesspeople in the interviews specifically pointed

out that the required annual interest rates of 14% to 16% for bank loans place a heavy

burden on small and medium-sized manufacturers, whose margins suffer as they repay those

loans and interest. They believe the government should consider establishing low-interest,

medium- and long-term policy-based financing within certain constraints in an effort to

provide supporting industries with better access to financing.

・ Underdeveloped company database, which is effective for marketing activities: Detailed

company databases do not exist even at organizations such as KIKO. KIKO tried hiring a

consultant to visit member companies and build a company database, but no single

consultant has expertise across each and every process or can fully understand the features

and advantages of each company and each process, thus the consultant was unable to create

a usable database. Creating a member company database with high utility value would

enable the government and the companies to make self-supporting efforts to establish a

shared order system, host business matching events, and create and distribute member

company pamphlets. The government should consider indirect support through the dispatch

15 The Astra Foundation offers around 15 courses per year as part of its technical training program, and companies

apply to participate. For example, a company can pay 200,000 to 300,000 rupiahs to send an employee to a two-day

course. In addition, companies that have participated in this training in the past can receive management support (PR

and introductions to potential customers at exhibitions as Astral partner companies) and financing (interest around

14%, the same as the market rate, periods of three to five years, collateral required).

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of experts and other efforts to help build a database of supporting industries and SMEs to

serve as a foundation for the marketing activities of private-sector companies.

・ Production costs are rising: It is a fact that Indonesia depends on imports to procure steel

and other materials. The weak rupiah inflates import costs, driving up the price of materials

for supporting industries and cutting into their profit margins. Rising employment costs are

also becoming a cause for concern. In the short-term, it is crucial for the government to

stabilize the rupiah and the national economy through appropriate macroeconomic

management; a long-term policy challenge is to develop steel and other material industries.

・ Various problems with administrative procedures: Companies interviewed indicated delays,

bribery and other problems with business licensing, import and export, customs and other

administrative procedures. In Doing Business 2015, the World Bank ranked Indonesia as the

155th-best country (out of 189) in which to start a business, a reflection of the number of

required permits and licenses (including renewals) and days and high cost required for

licensing. Current Indonesian President Joko Widodo improved administrative procedures

(allowing licensing application results to be communicated via email, etc.) in the special

capital region of Jakarta when he was its governor, and businesspeople interviewed

expected those improvements to spread throughout the country. The disincentives of

cumbersome administrative procedures are significant, and the government should prioritize

the improvement of this environment as well as considering how to provide support that

would benefit SMEs.

・ Concern over competition with Japanese small- and medium-sized suppliers operating in

Indonesia: Local parts suppliers cannot possibly compete with the new facilities and

advanced technical capacity of the remarkable number of small and medium-sized Japanese

auto parts suppliers that have expanded into Indonesia in recent years. There is concern that

they will have to compete in the future, and the interviewees want the government to work

toward creating an environment in which the local and Japanese small and medium-sized

parts manufacturers can coexist (by building industrial parks for supporting industries to

which Japanese small and medium-sized parts manufacturers can be attracted to Indonesia,

and having them form joint ventures and undertake technical cooperation with local parts

suppliers, creating a win-win situation). The government should find it worthwhile to

consider creating an environment that encourages such coexistence.

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Section 3 Local Japanese Companies’ Need for Supporting Industry

Development and Local Procurement

Generally, Japanese automakers require four types of capacity of their suppliers who supply

based on approved drawings or on loaned drawings: 1) early development capacity, 2) late

development capacity, 3) mass production capacity and 4) improvement capacity. They require

early development capacity only of suppliers who supply based on approved drawings (see

Table 2-7).

Table 2-7: Types of Supplier Capacities Japanese Automakers Require

Transaction Type Supply based on

approved drawings

Supply based on loaned

drawings

Supply based on

existing market items

Part Types Functional parts:

engines, clutches,

gearboxes, drive shafts,

brake parts, shock

absorbers, body

components (around

60%)

Parts other than

functional parts and

general-purpose parts:

presses for small parts,

plastic parts, etc. (about

30%)

General-purpose spark

plugs, batteries, lamps,

etc. (about 10%)

Transaction Details Suppliers develop

parts, and manufacture

them upon automaker

approval. Suppliers

own the drawings.

Suppliers manufacture

parts based on

drawings on loan from

automakers.

Sometimes automakers

also loan molds, dies

and jigs.

Automakers select and

order products from

supplier catalogs.

Required Technical

Level

High development and

technical capacity are

required of suppliers.

Suppliers are required

to match the quality

called for on the loaned

drawings, and to

reduce costs.

Suppliers are only

required to develop and

manufacture parts that

satisfy automakers’

requirements.

1. Early development

capacity (planning,

design)

○ × ×

2. Late development

capacity (process

development, VE)

○ ○ ×

3. Mass production

capacity (quality,

turnaround, etc.)

○ ○ ×

4. Improvement capacity

(VA, etc.)

○ ○ ×

(Note) Circles mean the capacity is required, exes mean the capacity is not required.

(Source) Prepared by the study team based on p.106–114 from Supporting Industries In Asia by Toshiyuki Baba,

2005

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Interviews with the Jakarta Japan Club (JCC) and other organizations showed that, of the

problems of supporting industries of local Japanese automakers, they are most concerned about

improving the local procurement rate.

One local Japanese automaker has a local procurement rate of 85% (90% in Thailand), with

an essential local procurement rate of 50% (70% in Thailand) that reflects the portion of parts

and materials imported by parts suppliers that are primary subcontractors. Increasing the

essential local procurement rate is a major challenge for assembly manufacturers. They require

quality, quantity, quick turnaround and the management to support those attributes, and cannot

order from affiliates that do not satisfy those requirements. Assembly manufacturers deal

directly with Tier 1 affiliates (120 companies of which around 40% are local parts suppliers

(about 10% of sales)), whom they know are far behind Japanese parts suppliers in terms of

technical capacity. Assembly manufacturers tend to assign special components and large parts to

Japanese parts suppliers, and to local parts suppliers they assign small parts that are not

technically demanding.

Local small and medium-sized parts suppliers lack fundraising capacity and are thus unable

to introduce such machinery as large presses, which limit them to producing mainly small parts.

Limited equipment capacity also makes it difficult for them to guarantee consistent volume to

fill orders.

One Japanese automaker employs an open-door policy; that is, it will order from any parts

manufacturer, regardless of nationality, that satisfies its requirements. Specifically, the Japanese

automaker began holding a countersample event for its required parts for local small and

medium-sized parts suppliers once per year. The automaker then visits promising local suppliers

and provides guidance at its own expense.

Generally, Japanese automakers in Indonesia are desperate to find parts suppliers. However,

a local company database and ranking system is required to allay assembly manufacturers’

concerns over the reliability of local small and medium-sized suppliers when they are working

together for the first time. A database of local parts suppliers is vital for the continued hosting of

countersample events and other business matching events. One assembly manufacturer is

currently exploring a local company database in conjunction with the Indonesian Chamber of

Commerce and Industry (KADIN), which issues certificates of origin.

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Section 4 Hurdles and Policy Challenges for Developing SMEs/Supporting

Industries

(1) Hurdles for Developing Supporting Industries

KIKO member companies (local parts suppliers) interviewed as part of the Project are

classified as suppliers who supply based on loaned drawings (see Table 2-7). Foreign

automakers require late development capacity, mass production capacity and improvement

capacity of these suppliers. Like KIKO member companies, local suppliers already have

experience dealing directly and indirectly with Japanese automakers, and they satisfy the

standards of Japanese automakers (including those for late development capacity and

improvement capacity) to a certain degree and continue their ceaseless efforts to improve their

technical levels for daily production management and delivery.

These local suppliers have participated in training provided by the Astra Foundation and

other organizations and have made self-supporting efforts within everyday operations to

improve their late development capacity and improvement capacity to a certain degree.

Although there is still room for further improvement, the companies trying hardest to expand

their operational capacity to capitalize on business from foreign automakers may run into

obstacles when they try to improve their mass production capacity, which requires considerable

capital investment in equipment for mass production.16

A major business challenge is to improve productivity to respond to recent increases in

production costs (employment costs, and steel and other imported materials) and strict demands

for cost-cutting, and companies need to increase technical capacity by modernizing their

equipment in order to stay alive in the intensifying competition in the ASEAN region. In either

case, there is potential demand for funding for capital investment (upgrades and expansion).

Fundraising is the highest hurdle in the consideration of capital investment for responding to

these problems. Companies have access mainly to limited personal financing and to

high-interest bank loans. In other words, crippling interest burdens and the difficulty of securing

16 However, leading medium-sized manufacturers in Indonesia that have risen past the ranks of microenterprises and

small companies and now form the foundation of supporting industries generally face a difficult business

environment. The sales level of 40 billion to 50 billion rupiahs (107 rupiahs is one yen) for manufacturers and

supporting industries is one hurdle. The corporate tax rate in Indonesia is 25%, but companies with sales of less than

4.8 billion rupiahs are taxed only 1.0% each month. Companies with sales of less than 50 billion rupiahs are taxed

only half the corporate tax rate on taxable income up to 4.8 billion rupiahs. These tax breaks effectively stifle the

desire of businesspeople to expand their companies and could cause them to establish multiple small companies

rather than expand.

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medium- and long-term financing for equipment are major obstacles against the efforts of parts

suppliers to strive for mass production, improve productivity and modernize equipment to

expand their companies and even keep them operating into the future.

The local database of companies related to supporting industries is underdeveloped, and

there is no environment for using such a tool. This makes it difficult to host business matching

events, issue and distribute lists of local companies related to supporting industries, establish a

shared order system for local parts suppliers, and take other actions to encourage business

between local parts suppliers, and major assembly manufacturers and foreign parts suppliers. At

first glance it does not seem like the underdevelopment of the company database is such a huge

problem, but in actual practice, the inability to establish a shared order system makes individual

local parts suppliers hesitant to approach major assembly manufacturers for fear of their high

standards, and the inability to develop new customers reduces opportunities for further growth.

Assembly manufacturers have begun to host countersample events in an effort to find new

suppliers, but it is difficult for them to locate local parts suppliers who are appropriate

candidates for participating in those events. Thus, they are unable to find new suppliers, and

supporting industries are lacking areas in which to grow.

(2) Companies Eligible for Policy Support

The end goal for policy for developing local supporting industries, which form the supply

chain for Japanese manufacturers operating in Indonesia, is first and foremost to focus support

policy on leading medium and small-sized manufacturers who are local parts suppliers with

direct and indirect experience dealing with Japanese manufacturers, and these local

manufacturers are the focus of the Project.

Indonesia is home to many medium-sized, small and microenterprise metal processing and

plastic processing companies that have nothing to do with OEM parts supply to automobile,

electrical and electronic equipment industries, and these companies are generally engaged in

manufacturing daily necessities, low-priced after-market products, parts for the repair parts

market, agricultural machinery and other parts for the machine industry. In the past, Indonesian

government policy for SMEs has focused largely on social policy aspects with these

microenterprises and small businesses as the main beneficiaries. Supporting industries and

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leading medium-sized manufacturers that form the supply chain for foreign manufacturers have

not developed much, and local supporting industries are losing out to leading medium-sized and

small and medium-sized Japanese manufacturers.

However, this study has shed light on the existence and business circumstances of leading

medium-sized and minor manufacturing industries (secondary and tertiary suppliers) in

pyramid-shaped Indonesian automotive industries yearning to expand into the types of

companies that can form the supply chain for foreign manufacturers in Indonesia.

These clusters have not received full-fledged policy report outside of some training, yet have

advanced their technical levels and management capacity through self-supporting efforts with

the help of technical guidance from foreign manufacturers in Indonesia and foreign advisors (at

their own expense) as well as various types of training (at cost, and free) under the Astra

Foundation and international cooperation. Still, administrative challenges and the difficulty of

acquiring funding for equipment to improve mass production capacity, improve productivity

and modernize equipment are major hurdles in their quest for further growth. Policy to

intensively and efficiently develop the local leading medium and small-sized manufacturing

industries hungry to expand should develop domestic supporting industries, create employment

opportunities and deliver other noticeable economic benefits.

(3) Past International Cooperation for Supporting Industry Development, and Future Policy

Challenges

Developing local supporting industries as part of supply chain has long been recognized as a

critical policy challenge for raising standards of technical capacity, and technical cooperation,

training and technical guidance has been implemented under international cooperation led by

JICA, JETRO and others. Although the target companies of that support have varied widely by

region and industry, a majority of the targets have been microenterprises and small businesses.

Most technical assistance for automotive industries under international cooperation has

focused on improving late development capacity and improvement capacity as demanded by

assembly manufacturers. The range of support for this technology covers a wide variety of

circumstances and technical levels depending on the businesses (from primary suppliers to

tertiary suppliers and local microenterprise manufacturers), and it is important that these efforts

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are continuous, prolonged and steady.

On the other hand, these latest interviews with local companies produced many comments

about the difficulty of providing the lots required of foreign assembly manufacturers even for

companies striving to win new business. Local small and medium-sized parts suppliers aiming

to expand recognize improvement of mass production capacity as a business challenge, but they

have not been eligible for past support from the support policy of the Indonesian government or

under international cooperation. Additionally, improving productivity and modernizing

equipment are required for their companies to stay alive in an increasingly harsh external

business environment. Therefore, local parts suppliers need fundraising capacity for introducing

equipment to deal with these business challenges, and the government faces the critical policy

challenge of improving access to financing for those companies. It is also important to create an

environment for promoting marketing activities for increasing new business opportunities.

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Chapter 3 Workshop Results

The Table 3-1 is an overview of the workshop held as part of the Project.

Table 3-1: Outline of the Workshop

Date Wednesday, 14 January 8:45 – 12:20

Venue Gran Melia Hotel

Participants [Local Authorities]

・ Ministry of Industry (MOI): Ms. Euis, Directorate General of SMI, Department of

Region 2 (Jawa and Bali), Directorate General of High Technology Based

Industry, Directorate of Land Transportation Equipment Industry, Directorate

General of International Industrial Cooperation, Secretariat of Industry

Environment and Quality Policy Institute, Industry Policy and Business

Environment Study Center

・ Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (MCSME): Mr.

Meliadi; 7th

Deputy Minister for Research & Development, Mr. Dipta; Deputy

Minister for Production, Ms. Emilia; Deputy Minister for Finance, Office for

Deputy Minister for Marketing and Business networking, Office of Deputy

Minister for Human Resource Development

・ KIKO:Manager of member companies

[Related organizations]

Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), Employers’ Association of

Indonesia (APINDO), Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Astra

Foundation (YDBA), Bank Indonesia (BI)

[Japanese organizations]

Embassy of Japan in Indonesia, JICA Indonesia Office, JETRO Jakarta Office, Jakarta

Japan Club (JJC), SME Agency; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Study

team

The number of total participants: 41

Program

Time Topic Speaker

8:00 – 8:45 Registration

8:45 – 9:10 Opening Remarks -Ms. Euis, Directorate General of SMI,

Ministry of Industry

-Mr. Meliadi, 7th

Deputy Minister,

Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs

9:10 –10:00 Presentation on the

survey results

-Study team

10:00 – 10:20 Break

10:20 – 11:10 Policy on

supporting

industry and SMEs

in Indonesia and

future policy

-Mr. Janu, Deputy Director of Legal &

cooperation, Secretariat Directorate

General of SMI, Ministry of Industry

-Ms. Dewi, officer, Office of 7th

Deputy Minister, Ministry of

Cooperatives and SMEs

11:10 – 12:20 Discussion Moderator: Study team (Note 1) Language: Indonesian and Japanese (consecutive interpretation)

(Note 2) Presentation materials and handouts: refer to Attachment 2

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Ms. Euis, Directorate General of SMI, MOI Mr. Meliadi, Deputy Minister of MCSME

A scene of the workshop

Directorate General of SMI, MOI MCSMEs

Mr. Janu, Ms. Dewi

Deputy Director of Legal & Cooperation Officer of the 7th Deputy Minister

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Discussion session Moderator: Study team

Discussion session

These workshops served to communicate the nature of related policy and future direction for

companies by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs,. First, an

officer from Ministry of Industry explained the four foundational aspects of industrial

development – 1) cluster development, 2) support for entrepreneurs, 3) One Village One

Product programs, and 4) initiatives (international cooperation, promotions, etc.) – as well as

the underlying policy (KUR credit guarantee system, Restructuring Linkage Program17

, ICT)

and the results and other information about cooperation with JICA and JETRO. Then an officer

from Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs explained the ministry’s efforts to date (improving

regulations, developing human resources, promoting business, providing subsidies and loans,

employing a credit guarantee system, etc.) for nearly 210,000 cooperatives and the 35.24

million microenterprises that are members of the cooperatives, as well as plans for programs for

business establishment and support, production assistance, financial assistance (subsidies and

17 A fixed subsidy (40% of the purchase price of domestically manufactured machinery, 30% for

foreign-manufactured machinery) from the Ministry of Industry for introducing new facilities for textile-related,

footwear and leather industries)

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loans), operational assistance (dispatch of experts, etc.), capacity development (for agriculture

and fishing) and management guidance.

Finally, the presentation from the study team built upon Indonesia’s policy and strategies for

developing supporting industries, comments gathered from Indonesian SMEs and comparative

analysis of related policy and strategies by the Japan side (see Attachment 3) to communicate

the circumstances and unadulterated opinions of SMEs to Indonesian policymakers to help them

determine how to consider policy, and to re-emphasize the importance of listening to what

companies have to say. Policymakers and businesspeople then presented their opinions candidly

during a discussion session that produced direction for policy recommendations.

[Direction for Policy Recommendations]

● Direction

・ Both policymakers and businesspeople identified two specific types of assistance needed to

develop supporting industries, with particular focus on leading medium-sized manufacturers

– marketing (building a supporting industry database that can be used to plan public- and

private-initiated business matching events, sample events and exhibitions, shared orders,

etc.) and financing (establishing an institution to support companies’ equipment funding,

such as a policy-based financial organization).

・ However, general theory holds that considerable ingenuity is required to overcome the

daunting hurdles faced by government initiatives to build a supporting industry database or

policy-based financing system, specifically in the system design stage.

● Building a Supporting Industry Database

・ Many major obstacles stand in the way of efforts for supporting industries as a whole –

information gathering (SMEs’ reluctance to provide information to civil servants (industry

diffusion personnel and SME consultants), government agency bureaucracy hurdles),

database updating (establishing and securing a budget for an updating system), and

inadequacy of the Ministry of Industry’s existing company data.

● Financial Assistance

・ The credit guarantee system is the foundation of policy-based financing for SMEs in

Indonesia; the country lacks policy-based financial institutions that provide direct loans as

the Japan Finance Corporation does. One major point of contention is whether or not

establishing an institution to directly provide policy-based loans is a valid way to provide

assistance for equipment funding as part of the development of Indonesian supporting

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industries. First, commercial banks in Indonesia view loan exposure to manufacturers as

highly risky, meaning that, even if the Japan Finance Corporation’s “agency loan program”

(a financing system where commercial banks act as liaisons for handling policy-based loan

products) were considered for Indonesia, commercial banks would be reluctant to deal with

policy funds unless their risk of uncollectable debt was removed completely. However, the

closer to zero such a risk grows, the more likely it is to create moral hazards for the

commercial banks; this approach is unrealistic in the interest of designing an appropriate

system.

・ If an Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME Development Bank (tentative name)18

or similar

government-run bank were established, it could accumulate know-how on policy-based

financing for SMEs through its practical business dealings. However, whether or not such a

government-run bank can be established is still unclear, and even if it were possible,

challenges in the course of managing it would not be few: they include securing a brilliant

financial workforce, the long time it takes to accumulate know-how and improve capacity in

a new organization, and the challenge of systematically guaranteeing financially sound

decision-making in the loan screening process.

・ What does appear to be highly feasible in the future is modifying the Ministry of

Cooperatives and SMEs’ revolving fund program and establishing the modified fund within

the proper supervisory agency (for example, the Ministry of Industry). However, the utmost

care must be taken to draw a line between this fund and subsidies, and to demand that the

design of the system incorporate the strictest financial discipline.

● Approaches

・ It is best to create a model program to intensively and efficiently support automotive parts

industries and others chosen as priority industries. Most of the 60 KIKO member companies

have some technical capacity, and supposing they have a desire to expand but are limited by

their capacity to market and raise funds (for equipment), it is appropriate to target them with

this support for developing supporting industries. A detailed implementation scheme would

include the concurrent (1) dispatch of experts (Japanese and non-Japanese experts in the

fields of supporting industries, marketing and policy-based financing) and (2) system-based

financing from Indonesian government funds (establishing a revolving fund to operate

18 The establishment of “Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME Development Bank” (tentative name) is one of the current

President’s campaign promises, and this idea is expected to be discussed within the government by the initiative of

Ministry of Finance.

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under the Ministry of Industry). One suggestion based on lessons from JICA SME service

delivery improvement projects currently in progress is to dispatch leading SME consultants

from the Ministry of Industry (the supervisory agency) to serve as facilitators at the program

implementing agency targeted for support (for example, the KIKO office).

After the workshop were finished, the Employers’ Association of Indonesia (APINDO) were

interviewed in detail about the business and financial management, banking transactions and

work with subcontractors of typical small and medium-sized Indonesian manufacturers to

compare their circumstances with those of small and medium-sized Japanese manufacturers (see

Attachment 4). The results highlighted the weaknesses of small and medium-sized Indonesian

manufacturers (6,650 of the nearly 7,000 APINDO member companies are small and

medium-sized manufacturers).

Marketing aspects (particularly exporting, with the difficulty of finding new sales channels

and the complication of procedures and customs clearance) presented the biggest business

challenges. APINDO member companies had planned amongst themselves to establish a shared

order system, but discussion has since stalled (details are unclear). However, the fashion, food

product, handicraft and other so-called creative industries are proactively moving forward with

such efforts.

On the business and financial management aspect, very few SMEs consistently keep records

(intuitively, it seems to be around 20%). The financial statements they prepare are limited to

records of assets and liabilities, and sales and expenses. Nearly all companies have bank

accounts, and though their borrowing circumstances are unclear, Bank Mega (an APINDO

member) did receive assistance from a Norwegian aid agency in the past, and used it to

implement a microcredit scheme that provided unsecured loans of up to 500,000 yen at an

annual interest rate of 9% to APINDO member companies. This scheme required the acceptance

of management guidance from APINDO, and APINDO wrote letters of recommendation for

member companies that applied for financing.

The result that advancing operations was the biggest business challenge matched that of the

company interviews, but suggested that, given the state of small and medium-sized

manufacturers’ business and financial management, any policy support (including policy-based

financing systems) established and implemented in the future would require robust management

support for creating financial statements, business plans and other documents vital for business

operation.

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Chapter 4 Policy Recommendations for Developing Supporting Industries

in Indonesia

Section 1 Basic Strategy for Supporting Industries and SME Development

Policy

The Project focused on automotive parts industries dealing with automobiles as

representative of Indonesian supporting industries, but the future implementation of support

policy for supporting industries will focus on supporting the growth of supporting industries and

clusters of leading medium-sized enterprises and SMEs, which form the supply chain for

Japanese manufacturers operating in Indonesia, as they strive to improve mass production

capacity and productivity. The following is a recommendation to the Indonesian government of

a basic strategy for that focus.

Strategic

Objective

Develop supporting industries that form or could form the supply chain

for Japanese manufacturers operating in Indonesia

Action Focus on leading medium and small-sized manufacturers (particularly

secondary and tertiary suppliers) that form or could form the supply chain

for Japanese manufacturers operating in Indonesia, and make intensive

efforts to improve the business environments they require.

Approach Late development capacity, mass production capacity and improvement

capacity are the capacities required of companies targeted for support to

do business with Japanese companies operating in Indonesia. Action will

support the growth of target companies by focusing on mass production,

which has been overlooked in policy support from the local government

and international cooperation; on productivity improvement and

equipment modernization, which are required by the increasingly

competitive external environment; and furthermore in the area of business

promotion. Then it would be best to create and implement a model

program of support for designated industries that show the potential to

produce leading medium-sized manufacturers that form and drive the

industrial supply chain.

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Section 2 Proposed Policy for Supporting Industry and SME Development

(1) Specific Direction of Supporting Industry Development Policy

The Indonesian government ranked the following 35 industries as Priority Industrial Cluster

Development sectors in the National Industrial Policy (2008–2020) and, based on the strategy

described above, is expected to strive to develop supporting industries, namely automotive

industries and parts suppliers dealing with the electronics and IT industries. In addition, the

Indonesian authorities responsible for specific policy (the Ministry of Industry’s Directorate

General of Small and Medium Industry and the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs) are

expected to create programs that produce specific benefits for local SMEs and supporting

industries.

1.Agro Industry (1) Palm oil processing industry, (2) Manufacture of rubber and rubber goods, (3) Cocoa industry, (4) Coconut processing industry, (5) The coffee processing industry, (6) Sugar industry, (7) Tobacco processing Industry, (8) Fruit processing industry, (9) Furniture industry, (10) Fish processing industry, (11) Paper industry, (12) Milk processing industry

2.Transportation equipment industry (13) Automotive industry, (14) Shipping industry, (15) Aerospace industry, (16) Train industry

3.Electronics and ICT Industry (17) Electronics industry, (18) Telecommunications industry, (19) Computer and its equipment Industry

4.Manufacturing Based Industry Basic Materials Industry: (20) Iron and steel industry, (21) Cement Industry, (22) Petrochemical Industry; (23) Ceramic Industry Machinery Industry: (24) Electrical equipment and electrical machinery Industry, (25) Machinery and general equipment Industry. Labor-Intensive Manufacturing Industry: (26) Textiles and textile products industry; (27) Footwear industry;

5.Creative Industry (28) Software and multimedia content industry, (29) Fashion industry, (30) Craft and art industry, (31) Precious stones and jewelry industry, (32) Public salt industry, (33) Pottery and decorative ceramics industry, (34) Essential oils industry, (35) Food industry

The first recommendation to the Indonesian government was to target automotive parts

industries, the target of this study, as focused-support industries.

Regarding major reasons for selecting automotive parts industries, firstly as mentioned

before, the automotive-related industry contributes greatly to the Indonesian economy. In 2013,

the share of manufacturing sector is 21% in the Indonesian GDP, and in the manufacturing

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sector transport equipment and machinery is 28%, which is followed by the food industry (36%)

at the first rank. In terms of value added by industries, transport equipment (automotive-related)

is 10.4%, which is followed by food industry (19%), but the annual increase rate of transport

equipment reaches to 21.1%, which is more than that of food industry (14.8%). Automotive

industry is a main highly value added industry in Indonesia and one of the most important

industries having much influence on the Indonesian economy. Secondly, most materials and

parts are imported dependently from Japan, Thailand, etc. and the trade deficits of machinery

and automotive-related products are huge predominantly (The total trade deficit is US$ 4.1

billion, and trade deficit of machinery and automotive-related products is US$ 35.7 billion),

which is one of the factors of causing worsening trade deficits and weakening Indonesia rupiah.

In such a situation, it is expected that fostering automotive-related industry will have a positive

impact on the macro economy.

Other focused-support industries include the metal, chemical, shipping and food product

industries.19

It is best to consider implementing the model programs incrementally according to

the priority rankings.

Technical and human resources development will continue to be important areas for the

Indonesian government to support, but it should focus further on strengthening support for

marketing and improving access to financing given the need for support voiced by supporting

industries and leading medium and small-sized manufacturing industries yearning to expand.

(2) Model Program for Supporting Industry Development

In order to focus on automotive parts industries studied as part of the Project and strive to

support the growth of clusters of supporting industries, which form the supply chain for

Japanese manufacturers operating in Indonesia, and in light of the various system design

challenges confirmed in this study, a supporting industry development project that efficiently

and effectively tackles all business challenges, but namely those on the aspects of operations

and fundraising, is recommended to the Indonesian government. The Table 4-1 is a draft of an

overview of the model program.

19 Those industries were explicitly mentioned by Euis, Directorate of Small and Medium Industry, Ministry of

Industry, and Meliadi, the seventh Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, at the workshop held

on January 14, 2015.

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Table 4-1: Draft of Overview of Model Program for Supporting Industry Development

Name: Indonesian Automotive Supporting Industry Development Project

Background,

Necessity ・Automotive industries are promising industries that are expected to grow.

・Supporting industries that bolster assembly manufacturers are beginning to

cluster as foreign assembly manufacturers expand into Indonesia and expand

their local production. However, Japanese auto parts suppliers are one part of

that cluster, and there is little awareness of the existence of local parts

suppliers.

・Indonesia relies on imports from Japan, Thailand and other countries for

many of its materials and parts. Fluctuations in trade balance by industry in

recent years show huge deficits for machinery and automotive products, which

contributes to the worsening balance of trade across Indonesia and to the

weakening of the rupiah.

・Business challenges for supporting industries and leading medium and

small-sized manufacturers seeking to maintain or expand their business are

moving to mass production, improving productivity and modernizing

equipment, and they recognize a potential need for equipment funding.

・Business challenges for Japanese assembly manufacturers operating in

Indonesia are further reducing costs by improving their local procurement

rates.

・Automotive industries are a Priority Industrial Cluster Development sector as

defined in the National Industrial Policy (2008–2020), but in actuality are not

eligible for support from the Ministry of Industry’s Directorate General of

Small and Medium Industry. The Breaue is working together with KIKO to

explore policy to address this.

Related ODA

Projects in Progress ・JICA Project on Small and Medium Industry Development Based on

Improved Service Delivery: Targets shipbuilding, traditional textiles and

cacao in North Sumatra and two other regions (began in 2013)

・JICA Project on Enhancement of Metalworking Capacity for Supporting

Industries of Construction Machinery: Enhances casting technology and

production management capacity through expert dispatch and training in

Japan (began in 2014)

Project Objective Continuously develop the Indonesian economy by supporting the growth of

automotive supporting industries and leading medium-sized & SME

manufacturing industries that form or could form the local supply chain

Project Description Efficiently provide all management resources required by leading medium and

small-sized manufacturers (particularly secondary and tertiary suppliers) who

form or could form the supply chain for Japanese manufacturers operating in

Indonesia. In particular, late development capacity, mass production capacity

and improvement capacity are the capacities required of companies targeted

for support to do business with Japanese companies operating in Indonesia.

The Project will support (fundraising support, marketing support, technical

assistance, etc.) the growth of target companies by focusing on mass

production, which has been overlooked in policy support from the local

government and international cooperation, and on productivity improvement

and equipment modernization, which are required by the increasingly

competitive external environment.

Scheme ・Long-term dispatch three Ministry of Industry-affiliated SME consultants as

facilitators who assist in coordination work

・Dispatch experts (Indonesian and non-Indonesian experts (private sector))

who assist in the followings: 1) Creating a company database (including

detailed technical information) of KIKO member companies by providing

technical guidance; and 2) Establishing a joint order receiving system of

KIKO member companies, hosting business matching event and trade fair,

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preparing/ distributing company pamphlets, etc.

・Establish revolving fund in the Ministry of Industry (apply the strategy,

management support, loan conditions, etc. mentioned in Table 4-3) and

dispatch experts (policy-based financing), in order to introduce a policy-based

financing program from Indonesian government funds.

Direct Beneficiaries Indonesia side: 60 KIKO member companies

Japan side: Local Japanese automobile assembly manufacturers (improved

local procurement rate), local Japanese SME manufacturers (finding of local

partners of JV, technical cooperation)

Required Experts ・Experts (Ministry of Industry-affiliated SME consultants): Coordination

work as facilitators

・Supporting industry experts: Experts in presses, machining, etc. to create a

company database that includes detailed technical information, and offer

technical guidance and training. Through this work, these experts will teach

facilitators to maintain and update the database so that it can be maintained

after the Project is finished.

・Marketing expert: An expert to help establish a shared order system, host

matching events and sample events, create and distribute company pamphlets,

etc.

・ Policy-based financing experts: Experts to offer guidance and

recommendations in relation to the execution of system-based financing for

small and medium-sized manufacturing industries (drafting execution

manuals, financing and management support)

Project term/

Necessary number of

experts

・Experts (Ministry of Industry-affiliated SME consultants): 3 facilitators

(full-time)

・Supporting industry experts (external): 12M/M x 3 people = 36M/M

・Marketing experts (external): 12M/M x 1 person = 12M/M

・Policy-based financing experts (external): 12 M/M x 2 people = 24 M/M

Total external experts of 72 M/M

Implementation

Schedule

FY2016 – FY2018 (three years)

Implementation

System

Organization in charge: Directorate General of Small and Medium Industry of

Ministry of Industry

Relevant agency: Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs

Implementing agency: Office of the Automotive Components Industry

Cooperative (KIKO)

There are no full-time employees at the KIKO office, thus the Ministry of

Industry dispatched three facilitators (SME consultants) to work in the office.

Expected Outcomes Indonesia side: Ministry of Industry-affiliated SME consultants provide

practical development support to help target manufacturers in pyramid-shaped

Indonesian automotive industries grow, thus contributing to sustained

economic development.

Japan side: Improve local procurement rate, reduce costs, etc. for Japanese

companies operating in Indonesia, Find out local partners of JV, technical

cooperation for Japanese SME manufacturers operating in Indonesia, etc. (Source) Prepared by the study team

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(3) Marketing Support

Companies need to work together with the relevant authority (the Directorate General of Small

and Medium Industry of Ministry of Industry) and industrial organizations (KIKO, Indonesian

Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), etc.) to build a database of supporting industries

that includes detailed technical information that can be used to find local parts suppliers and

support marketing activities (public- and private-initiated business matching events, sample

events and exhibitions, shared orders, etc.).

There are many hurdles – information gathering (SMEs’ reluctance to provide information to

civil servants (industry diffusion personnel and SME consultants), government agency

bureaucracy hurdles), the need for database updating (establishing and securing a budget for an

updating system), and inadequacy of the Ministry of Industry’s existing company data among

them – and they are extremely difficult to clear for far-reaching efforts for supporting industries

as a whole.

In response to these hurdles, it is probably best to build a detailed database that can promote

business within a specified time period through the joint efforts of the Directorate General of

Small and Medium Industry of Ministry of Industry and the cooperatives and associations that, like

KIKO member companies (in automotive industries) interviewed in this study, want to expand

and recognize the operational need for a detailed database. Some hurdles can be cleared, and

others like those on Table 4-2, while not insurmountable, must be cleared for practical reasons.

The policy outcomes of this support are expected to help, thus building a database of

automotive parts and supporting industries focused on the 60 KIKO member companies is

recommended to the Indonesian government.

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Table 4-2: Hurdles in the Building of a Supporting Industries Database

Hurdle Description Current Situation

(i) Information

gathering

(1) SMEs’ reluctance to

provide information to

civil servants

The managers of prominent KIKO member companies

understand the need to build a database and are willing

to disclose information. Thus, if the database is one of

KIKO member companies, this hurdle is relatively

low.

(2) Government agency

bureaucracy hurdles

The Ministry of Industry must remove bureaucracy

hurdles by launching a new project to build a database

separate from the functions of the Bureau of Statistics

and the Management Support Department. Thus, the

ministry must be fully aware of this need.

(ii) Underdevelopment of the relevant

government agency’s existing company data

Basic data remains from a past attempt by KIKO to

build a database, and should be usable in the current

attempt. Thus, this hurdle is relatively low.

(iii) Continuous

database updating

Establishing and securing

a budget for the updating

The Indonesian government and Ministry of Industry

make decisions as to whether or not to doo the

continuous database updating. Thus, as with (i) 2)

removing bureaucracy hurdles, they must be fully

aware of this need. (Source) Prepared by the study team

(4) Support for Improving Access to Financing

One way to provide medium- and long-term financing for equipment to help improve mass

production capacity and productivity for Indonesian supporting industries (local parts suppliers)

aiming to expand is to establish departments dedicated to supporting those supporting industries

in regional development banks and the Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME Development Bank

(tentative name) discussed earlier, and to have those departments create policy-based financing

schemes to accumulate know-how.

Table 4-3 is a draft of an overview of the Indonesia Supporting Industry Financial Scheme.

Companies targeted for financing should be flexibly determined in line with relevant

government agency policy for priority industries. Before then, however, the strategy of targeting

promising automotive parts industries is practically recommended to the Indonesian

government.

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Table 4-3: Outline of Financial Scheme for Indonesian Supporting Industries

1) Name: Indonesia Supporting Industry Financial Scheme (ISIFS)

2) Relevant Government Agencies: Indonesian Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Cooperatives and

SMEs, Bank Indonesia

3) Implementing Agency: Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME Development Bank (tentative name) or

local development banks, etc.

4) Objective: To develop supporting industries that form the supply chain by providing Indonesian

supporting industries and leading medium and small-sized manufacturers with medium- and

long-term stable funding for equipment, and thus contribute to the sustained economic

development of Indonesia

5) Basic Policy:

・ Target region: All Indonesian territory

・ Target companies: Supporting industries and leading medium and small-sized manufacturing

industries as defined in the National Industrial Policy (2008–2020)

・ Strategies: Medium- and long-term “vitamin” funding (medium- and long-term funding plus

management support) (Support local supporting industries and small and medium-sized

manufacturers with the utmost effort of a reliable, local financial partner so that they can

continue operations with confidence and achieve sustained, consistent growth)

・ Finding new business: Finding companies through individual efforts, or receiving introductions

from Project partners

・ Management support: Consulting after completion of screening process and before execution

(one-month period). Advisory to management teams, rebuilding business models for growth,

business operation support, medium-term plan drafting support. In addition, continued

hands-on support, management support, customer introduction, etc. after execution of

investment.

6) Terms and Conditions: Maximum 10-year period, preferential interest rates, secured (real property,

order forms from major companies, etc.), guarantor (manager)

7) Funding Scale: Preliminary funding demand survey required

8) Project Partner Candidates: Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, local

development banks, Association of Indonesia Automotive Industries (GAIKINDO), Indonesia

Automobile Parts Industry Association (GIAMM), KIKO, relevant cooperatives and business

associations, etc. (Source) Prepared by the study team

There are advantages and disadvantages to selecting either a new state-run bank such as the

Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME Development Bank (tentative name) or an existing local

development bank to be the implementing agency. In light of the fact that loans for small and

medium-sized manufacturing industries are not common in the Indonesian banking sector,

implementation problems would not be few; they include problems assigning a percentage of

uncollectable debt risk to commercial banks in an “agency loan program,” the considerable

amount of time required to accumulate know-how and enhance capacity, and uncertainty about

the ability to consistently guarantee financially sound decision-making in the loan screening

process. However, one highly feasible method for providing a policy-based financial scheme

mentioned in Table 4-3 is to adopt the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs’ revolving fund

program and establish the fund within the Ministry of Industry. However, a line must be drawn

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between this fund and subsidies, and the system must be implemented in accordance with the

strictest financial discipline.

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Section 3 Future Japanese Collaboration and Technical Cooperation with

Indonesia

Below are thoughts about future Japanese collaboration and technical cooperation with

Indonesia in the automotive parts industries targeted in this study in light of the proposal

described in the previous section.

Marketing support:

The Japanese government made policy recommendations about SME development in the

Urata Report, and promoting collaboration between Indonesian parts suppliers and

Japanese companies operating in Indonesia (major companies as well as small and

medium-sized manufacturers) will continue to be critical toward achieving the concrete

and effective development of supporting industries.

Now once the Indonesian government builds a detailed database of automotive supporting

industries, the Japanese government could promote business collaboration between major

Japanese assembly manufacturers and Japanese small and medium-sized parts suppliers,

who are mindful of the supply chain, and local parts suppliers. The following are two

concrete ideas toward that end:

1) Develop a system for promoting business collaboration between Japan and Indonesia:

Dispatch experts that can help bridge the gap between Japanese companies that have

already or have recently expanded into Indonesia, and Indonesian companies. For

example, senior volunteer programs and other initiatives send experts for each

supporting industry segment, and they provide technical guidance and build a system

where they introduce local part suppliers to local Japanese companies (big assemblers

and SME parts suppliers).

2) Hold sample markets and seminars for specific segments: Hold sample markets and

seminars that combine business matching opportunities once the upstream and

downstream industrial structures of specific segments are understood. Still, when the

detailed company database effective for trade fairs/ seminars are prepared, expert

dispatch of Japanese skilled workers having segmented technique/ skills would be an

effective cooperation because they could precisely grasp the local suppliers’ technical

level and strong points.

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Support for improved access to financing:

A level of policy-based financing measures are vital toward overcoming the problem of

procuring medium- and long-term financing for equipment, which is hampering the

development of supporting industries.

As mentioned by officers from the Ministry of Industry at the workshop, Indonesia is

awaiting the transfer of experience and know-how from Japan and other countries. If the

Indonesian side develops some form of policy-based financial scheme for supporting

industries, the Japanese side could transfer its experience and know-how regarding

policy-based financing for small and medium-sized manufacturing industries through such

initiatives as the technical cooperation and dispatch of experts. Immediately after the new

president took office in September 2014, the Jakarta Japan Club sent written

recommendations to the Indonesian government. The recommendations included a section

on strengthening the financial market, in which the Japanese side offered to provide its

experience with policy-based financing. In the future ahead, if the Indonesian government

starts the preparation of establishing “Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME Development Bank”

(tentative name) mentioned in the current President’s campaign promises, Japanese

cooperation mentioned in Table 4-4 would be worth considering about.

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Table 4-4: Draft of Japanese Cooperation for Establishing Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME

Development Bank (tentative name)

Progress Stage Scheme of

Japanese

Cooperation

Contents of Cooperation

Examination

within the

Government in

terms of

Establishing

Infrastructure-

Agriculture- SME

Development

Bank (tentative

name)

Basic Survey - Background of Survey: “Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME

Development Bank” (tentative name) is mentioned in the

current President’s campaign promises, so it is supposed to be

examined within the government in the future.

- Purpose of Survey: To collect and analyze relevant

information for government’s consideration and making a

decision on whether or not to establish the bank, and make

policy recommendations on desirable system of policy-based

financial system in Indonesia and rules & organization of the

Bank.

- Target Area: Jakarta

- Counterpart Organization: Bilateral Cooperation Dept. of

Ministry of Finance

- Objectives of Survey:

1) Comparative analysis of development bank model in

foreign countries and their lessons (e.g. Japan, Korea, The

Philippines, India, Malaysia, China, Brazil, etc.) (Survey

in Japan: survey through documents and internet)

2) Collection and comparative analysis on outlines of SME

policy-based financial systems in foreign countries

(Survey in Japan: survey through documents and internet)

3) Identify the problems (e.g. lack of mid-to long-term

capital fund, lack of funding for SMEs/ leading

medium-sized manufacturers) and expected roles of

policy-based finance and funding demand (Field survey in

Indonesia: interview with Bank Indonesia, commercial

banks, KADIN, etc.)

4) Making of recommendations on desirable development

bank and SME policy-based loan scheme (Survey in

Japan)

- Term of Survey: About 1 year

- Experts (12M/M):

Team Leader/ Policy-based Finance (4M/M)

Development Finance for Infrastructure, etc. (4M/M)

SME Policy-based Finance (4M/M)

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Establishment of

Infrastructure-

Agriculture- SME

Development

Bank (tentative

name)

Technical

Cooperation

Project

- Background of Survey: If “Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME

Development Bank” (tentative name) is newly established, it

will be necessary to make some preparations for the Bank.

- Purpose of Survey: To assist in newly establishing the Bank

- Target Area: Jakarta

- Counterpart Organization: Relevant departments of Ministry

of Finance and “Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME Development

Bank” (tentative name)

- Objectives of Survey: Assistance in the fields below

1) Making of basic law on the Bank

2) Preparation of internal regulations and Manuals

3) Design and introduction of credit appraisal and credit risk

management system

4) Making of mid-term management plan

5) Planning and implementing training programs for human

resource development

- Term of Survey: About 3 years

- Experts (72M/M):

Team Leader/ Policy-based Finance (12M/M)

Development Finance for Infrastructure, etc. (12M/M)

SME Policy-based Finance (12M/M)

Credit Appraisal/ Credit Risk Management (12M/M)

Fund-raising/ ALM (Asset Liability Management) (12M/M)

Nurturing of Financial Experts (12M/M)

Operations of

Infrastructure-

Agriculture- SME

Development

Bank (tentative

name)

Technical

Cooperation

Project

- Background of Survey: If the operations of SME policy-based

loans in “Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME Development Bank”

(tentative name) is well established, it will be necessary to

strengthen the organizational capacity and some training

programs for the officers.

- Purpose of Survey: To facilitate continuous training programs

and capacity-building

- Target Area: Jakarta and surrounding industry areas

- Counterpart Organization: “Infrastructure-Agriculture-SME

Development Bank” (tentative name)

- Objectives of Survey: Capacity-building in the fields below

1) Credit appraisal

2) Establishment of scoring system for SMEs

3) Management support

4) Monitoring and debt collection

- Term of Survey: About 3 years

- Experts (60M/M):

Team Leader/ SME policy-based Finance (12M/M)

SME Finance 1 (12M/M)

SME Finance 2 (12M/M)

Guidance/ nurturing of SME financial experts 1 (12M/M)

Guidance/ nurturing of SME financial experts 2 (12M/M) Source: Prepared by the study team

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Support for technical improvement and human resources development

Technical improvement and human resources development in Indonesian SMEs and

supporting industries continues to be a pressing policy challenge and the continuation and

expansion of policy by the Indonesian government is vital. However, it is worth noting

that the Astra Foundation, major assembly manufacturers and other private-sector entities

have actively provided technical training and guidance to the automotive parts industries

highlighted in this Project.

It is highly likely that raising technical standards and developing engineers will continue

to be significant policy challenges as the Indonesian government considers supply policy

for supporting industries other than automotive parts industries. In those cases, the

following approach mentioned in Table 4-5 of international cooperation between the

Indonesian and Japanese governments is worthy of consideration.

Table 4-5: List of Assistance for Technical Improvement

Item Support Policy

Raising technical

standards of local

suppliers

1) Implementing technical assistance that emphasizes collaboration with

Japanese companies: Technical assistance that emphasizes collaboration

between Japanese companies and local companies, not simply human support

for developing local suppliers. This will include education on global business

customs, understanding of required standards of customer service and QCD

(quality, cost, delivery), training for such interactions, 5S20

, TPM21

, QC

circles22

and other specific business activities.

2) Development policy for local companies in locally-concentrated industries:

Organization-wide technical and development support built on collaboration

between Japanese and local companies in areas that feature a significant

concentration of supporting industries

3) Improving technical capacity at the employee level: Indonesians complete

training in Japan, return to Indonesia and create a circulation of human

resources in Indonesian companies who collaborate with Japanese

companies.

20 5S is the activity for making foundation of workplace management, and it stands for Seiri (Sorting), Seiton

(Setting-in-Order), Seisou (Shining), Seiketsu (Standardizing) and Shitsuke (Sustaining the Discipline). 21 TMP (Total Productive Maintenance) is the concept proposed by Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance in 1971. It

is defined as “In order to strengthen companies pursuing efficiency of production system ultimately, ‘you create a

system practically where you can prevent any kinds of losses such as ‘Zero accidents’, ‘Zero defective products’,

Zero breakdowns”, etc., Everyone from the top management to employees of the front line in all departments

including development, marketing, administration, etc. takes part in and achieve ‘Zero losses’ by overlapped small

group activity”. 22 QC circles are small groups where workers of front line workplace manage and improve their quality of products,

services, tasks, etc., operate independently and show creativity self & mutual development by making use of the QC’s

way of thinking and method.

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Developing

engineers 1) Education emphasizing collaboration with Japanese companies: Education on

globally required standards and specific business activities that emphasizes

collaboration between Japanese and local companies (management system

(financial, quality, environmental, employment) understanding and

development; capacity to draft business plans for use during equipment

funding)

2) Developing a technical training system in Japan for employees of local

suppliers: Training at Japanese companies through partnerships between local

suppliers and Japanese companies will create technically and creatively

sound employees. For example, strive for a fuller system for supporting

industries that sends trainees to Japan (HIDA, JICA, etc.).

3) Career design guidance to prevent job-hopping: Creative technical capacity

carries a lot of weight in technical realms related to forging. Technical

education involves a long period of development, thus local engineers should

be encouraged to design their careers with their entire working lives in mind.

(Source) Japan Economic Research Institute, “FY2009 Industry Upgrading Promotion Project for Promotion of

Economic Partnership/ Seminar Project Report on Dispatch of Mission on Possible Partnership (Technical

Cooperation) for Promotion of Supporting Industries/ SMEs.

Model Program for Supporting Industry Development

The Japanese government could dispatch supporting industry, marketing and policy-based

finance experts as necessary if the Indonesian government decides to launch the

Indonesian Automotive Supporting Industry Development Project (Table 4-1).

Considerations for Small and Medium-Sized Japanese Parts Suppliers Expanding into

Indonesia

The automotive parts suppliers studied in the Project include many Japanese parts

suppliers operating in Indonesia throughout Indonesia, namely Indonesian Automotive

Parts & Components Industries Association (GIAMM) member companies. Therefore,

when the Japanese government offers any kind of support for the Indonesian government

in its implementation of various policies (including financing schemes) related to

supporting industries and SMEs in the interest of creating a fair, competitive environment

in Indonesia, it is appropriate to consider including Japanese small and medium-sized

manufacturing industries, which comprise local support industries, as eligible for that

support.

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Attachment

Attachment 1: Questionnaire to SMEs/Supporting Industries

Questionnaire to SME/ Supporting Industry in Indonesia

Name of the Company_______________________________________________________

Interviewee: Name______________________ Position__________________________

E-mail __________________________________________________________

Interview Date and Time:____________________________________________________

Interviewer: Name__________________________________________________________

A. Outline of the Company

A-1. Company Profile

A-1-1. Address: ______________________________________________________

A-1-2. Telephone Number: ____________________________________________

A-1-3. Fax Number: __________________________________________________

A-1-4. Year of Establishment: __________________________________________

A-1-5.Number of Employees: __________________________________________

A-1-6. Paid-in Capital: ________________________________________________

A-1-7. Ownership Structure (Name, % of share holding): __________________

_____________________________________________________________

A-1-8. Approximate Annual Sales in 2013: _______________________________

A-1-9.Approximate Annual Profits in 2013: ______________________________

A-2. Profile of the Company President

A-2-1. Age _________ years old

A-2-2. Sex 1) Male 2) Female

A-2-3. Educational Background

1) University/college

2) Vocational Education (post secondary level)

3) High School/Vocational Education (upper secondary level)

4) Primary or lower secondary Education

5) Others (Please specify: )

A-2-4. Founder or not 1) Founder 2) Business Successor

A-2-5. Work experience before becoming the president of this company

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A-2-6. What inspired you to found your company? (if you are the founder

of this company)

1) You were proud of the quality of the technique/service.

2) You wanted to make the most use of your qualification.

3) You wanted to make more salary.

4) You were advised or encouraged by your family/friends/

acquaintance.

5) Others (Please specify: )

A-2-7. Expertise of the President

1) Technical/Production

2) Marketing

3) Administration/Accounting

4) Legal

5) Others (Please specify: )

A-2-8. President’s type: How would you evaluate yourself?

1) Strategist

2) Technician

3) Sales person

4) Financial manager

5) One-man leader

6) Well-balanced leader

A-2-9. Management Brief: What is the most important thing for your

business?

1) Management value 2) Acquiring the sales

3) Profits/ Profitability 4) Going-concern

5) Employees 6) Customers

7) Shareholders 8) Technique/know-how

9) Others (Please specify: )

A-3. Products

Please write main products of your company in order of sales amount

in 2013. Please clarify the main processing method, usage, and annual

production volume of each product, choosing a symbol from the below

classification shown in A-3-1 and A-3-2.

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Name of Products

A-3-1 Processing

method (A - K)

A-3-2 Components

/parts of : (1 – 10)

Annual production

volume

1

2

3

4

5

A-3-1. Processing method

A. Casting B. Forging C.Press/stamping work

D. Plastic molding E. Rubber molding F. Machining

G. Heat treatment H. Surface treatment/Electro plating

I. Glass working J. Sheet work/welding

K. Assembling of parts/components

L. Others (please specify: )

A-3-2. The product is a part/component of:

1. Passenger cars/Vans 2. Pick-up trucks/Mini buses

3. Big trucks 4. Big buses

5. Motorcycles 6. Others (please specify: )

A-4. Markets and customers

A-4-1. Customer Composition (in 2013)

1. Subcontracting business (OEM): ( ) % of total sales

2. General market or after-market: ( ) % of total sales

100%

A-4-2. Market composition (in 2013)

1. Domestic market : ( ) % of total sales

2. Direct export : ( ) % of total sales

3. Indirect export : ( ) % of total sales

A-4-3. Information on your customers

1. Top three customers in order of the sales amount in 2013

Name of

Customer Ownership*

Share to

total sales

Number of years of

business with your company

1

2

3

*Please clarify the ownership of the customer by (A) 100%

domestic, (B) a joint-venture with a foreign investor(s), and (C)

fully owned by a foreign investor(s).

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2. Total number of your customers in 2013 : __________companies

A-4-4. Business experience with a Japanese assembler(s)

Has your company ever had business experience directly and/or

indirectly with a Japanese assembler? 1. Yes 2. No

If your answer is Yes, please provide the information of your

Japanese customer.

Name of Customer

Share to total

sales

Number of years of business with your company

1

2

3

4

5

A-5. Procurement of raw materials

1. Top three suppliers in order of the purchase amount in 2013

Name of Supplier Ownership*

Number of years of

business with your

company

Reason of choosing this

supplier

1

2

3

4

5

*Please clarify the ownership of the customer by (A) 100% domestic, (B)

a joint-venture with a foreign investor(s), (C) fully owned by a foreign

investor(s), and (D) overseas company (importing).

A-6. Production facilities

1. Please write the main machines and equipment in order of importance on

the production line.

Name Capacity Brand/Country Year of

Introduction

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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8

9

10

2. Is your current production capacity good enough to cope with market

demand?

1) Over capacity 2) Appropriate 3) Short capacity

3. Do you have a plan to modernize your existing machine and equipment,

and/or expand the existing capacity by purchasing new

machine/equipment?

1) Yes 2) No plan at present.

If your answer is yes, please write the machine/equipment that you

desire to purchase. Name Capacity Brand/Country Price

1

2

3

4

5

A-7. Future business strategy and plans

Please write future business strategy and/or plans of your company, such

as expansion of production capacity (introduction of modern

machines/equipment, etc.), development of new customers/markets.

About how much and when would you need to get to realize your plan?

B. Current status and issues of the company’s business operation

B-1. What are the most critical factors for your company’s success/ good business

performance? (Select main 2 items)

1) Vision and business policy

2) Ability of R&D/ technology

3) Ability to develop a new business model/ plan

4) Ability to deal with changing environment

5) Marketing ability

6) Transferred know-how/ reputation/ customers

7) Excellent management system

8) Human resource development

9) Ability of fund-raising

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10) Others (Please specify: )

B-2. What are the most serious challenges for your company? (Select main 2

items)

1) Marketing

2) Human resources (recruitment, HRD)

3) Technology/ Development of new products

4) Procurement of raw materials

5) Financing/ Financial management

6) Business environment

(Infrastructure, procedures for government permits, etc.)

7) Others (Please specify: )

B-3. Please elaborate the status and issues of the 2 items you select in B-2.

B-3-1. Marketing

B-3-2. Human resources (recruitment, HRD)

B-3-3. Technology/ Development of new products

B-3-4. Procurement of raw materials

B-3-5. Financing/ Financial management

B-3-6. Business environment (infrastructure, procedures for government permits, etc.)

B-3-7. Others

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C. Assistance and governmental incentive measures

Please write the assistance and governmental incentive measures you have received

so far and their effectiveness.

C-1-1. Any assistance the company received so far

C-1-2. Evaluation of effectiveness of the assistance

C-2-1. Utilization of governmental incentive measures

C-2-2. Evaluation of effectiveness of the measures

D. Expected governmental/ public and other support

Please write the governmental/public and other support you expect.

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Attachment 2: Explanatory Materials for the Workshop

[The handout for presentation by study team]

JOINT WORKSHOP ON SMES/SUPPORTING INDUSTRY IN INDONESIA

Feedback of the Survey on the Indonesian SMEs/Supporting Industry [2014]

January 14, 2015

I. OUTLINE OF THE SURVEY

1. Objective

To survey on the practical situation of SMEs/supporting industry that could have the key

role in supply chains of manufacturing sectors.

To make policy recommendations for promoting local SMEs/supporting industry in

Indonesia.

2. Things to Do

Review the policies on SMEs/supporting industry in Indonesia [Sept 2014]

Conduct the interview survey with SMEs/supporting industry [Oct - Nov 2014]

Hold a workshop to discuss the necessary policies for SME/supporting industry [Jan 2015]

Prepare and submit the Report [Feb 2015]

3. Counterparts

Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Cooperatives & SMEs, and KIKO

II. OUTLINE OF SME INTERVIEW SURVEY

The sample interview survey with 17 SME managers in late-Oct to early-Nov 2014

Target sector Automotive parts and related industry

Target SMEs Member companies of the Indonesian Automotive Component Industry

Cooperative (KIKO)

Q&A items Company outline, company history, business status, business plan,

production process, issues/challenges, etc.

Methodology 1) Individual visit interview (10 SMEs);

2) Group focus discussion (7 SMEs and KIKO Chairman).

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III. ANALYSIS ON SME INTERVIEW SURVEY RESULTS

Company Profile

Background of the President

Business Condition

Success Factors & Challenges in Business

SWOT of Indonesian automotive-related component SME manufacturers

IV. POLICY IMPLICATIONS WE GOT FROM THE INTERVIEW SURVEY

[1] Self-help efforts by SMEs and Improvement of business environment by the government

[2] Management issues depending on SMEs’ growth stage

[3] As a common issue against company’s growth, there is room for the improvement of

financial environment (particularly in terms of mid-to long-term loans for capital

investment).

V. INFORMATION SHARING FOR MAKING SME/SI POLICIES

Comparative analysis on Indonesian policy, the Indonesian SME/SI’s challenges and

Japanese policy.

A Basic Strategy: Assistance for SI’s Growth

In which fields are there serious environmental obstacles against SI’s business growth?

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Attachment 3: Indonesian Policy/ Programs on Fostering Supporting Industry, Voices of Indonesia SMEs, Relevant Japanese

Policy/ Programs

Indonesia Japan

Policy Policy on industrial structure SME policy SME policy

Relevant

Ministry

Directorate General of Small

and Medium Industry, Ministry

of Industry (MOI)

Ministry of Cooperative and

SME

SME Agency, Ministry of Economy,

Trade and Industry (1948)

Basic Laws Based on the Mid-to Long-term

State Development Plan, The

President Regulation

No.28/2008 and MOI’s

Strategic Plan (2010-2014)

Law No.9/1995 on Micro

Business, Ordinance

No.32/1995 on Micro Business,

Law No.20/2008 on Micro,

Small and Medium Enterprises

SME Basic Act (1963, revised in 1999

and 2013)

Vision &

Purposes

Industrial reinforcement by

improving supporting industry/

value chain, Reduction of

inequality among regions

through the enhancement of

regional industries

Growth of state economy,

Employment increase,

Enhancement of

competitiveness, Income

increase of lower-income class,

Development of generous and

fair national economy

Economic democratization and

anti-monopoly (Establishment of SME

Agency) => Industry development and

inequality reduction (The first half of

1950s - SME Basic Law 1963) =>

Diversified active growth and

development of independent SMEs (SME

Basic Act revised in 1999)

Approach Cluster formation of specific

industries with high priority

Yearly review, budgeting,

implementation of necessary

policy measures under the

framework of basic laws, Focus

on micro businesses from the

viewpoint of social policy

Implementation of systematized

programs: 1) Promotion of business

innovation and start-ups of SMEs; 2)

Strengthening of business fundamentals

of SMEs; 3) Smoothing adaptation to

changes in economic and social

environment; and 4) Facilitation of

financing and enhancement of equity

capital. (Chapter II, SME Basic Act)

Budget Scale Rp. 420 billion(2013) Rp. 1,111.6 billion (2008) Budget for SME programs: JPY 111.1

billion (2014)

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Target

Companies

Manufacturer having total

assets (including land and

building) of Rp. 5 billion or less

(Minister of Industry’s Decision

No.257/ 1977)

Light meal, jewel/ jewel

accessory, accessary, collar/

bracelet, natural salt, fashion,

handicraft, IT are selected as

supporting target. MOI is

searching for possible

collaboration with

automobile-related supporting

industry through KIKO.

Micro businesses are main

target.

Total Assets

(excluding

Land and

Building)

Annual Sales

Micro

business

Less than

Rp. 50 mil

Less than Rp.

300 mil

Small

business

Rp. 50 mil –

Rp. 500 mil

Rp. 300 mil –

Rp. 2.5 bil

Medium

business

Rp. 500 mil

– Rp. 10 bil

Rp. 2.5 bil –

Rp. 50 bil

According to the statistics (as of 2013),

there are 57.9 million micro and SMEs,

which occupy 99.9% of total businesses,

97.2% of total labors and 57.1% of GDP.

While almost all of micro and SMEs are

classified into micro enterprise, there are

about 50,000 medium businesses and

about 630,000 small businesses.

Manufacturing sector occupy about 6%

(3.42 million) of total manufacturers and

about 11% of total labors.

Manufacturer: Capital of JPY 300 million

or less or Number of employees of 300 or

less

There are 5.37 million SMEs in Japan

(establishment abase) (as of 2012).

They occupy 99.0% of total businesses

and 69.7% of total labors. There are 4

million micro businesses having

employees of 20 or less (74.4% of total

businesses). Manufacturing sector occupy

9.1% (490,000; including 41,000 micro

manufacturers) of total manufacturers

and 72.5% of total labors.

Indonesia Japan

Relevant

Programs

Programs by the Indonesian

government and others

Assistance projects by foreign

countries

Voices of Indonesian supporting industry/

SME managers (business challenges,

requested items to the Government)

Programs by the Japanese government

(Implementing organizations:

Organization for SMEs and Regional

Innovation, Japan; societies of commerce

and industry/ chambers of commerce and

industry; prefectural governments; credit

guarantee corporations; Japan Finance

Corporation, etc.)

People

(Overall

management,

Non-

technology)

- Cluster development: Once

enterprises formulate industry

promotion plan/ activity plan

and get the budget for it, the

central and provincial

governments provide

equipment, technical training

and support for opening a shop

at exhibition event.

- JICA/ Project on Small and

Medium Industry Development

Based on Improved Service

Delivery (SMIDEP): Establish a

system providing with services

efficiently for SME promotion,

realize strengthening of SMEs’

competitiveness and establish a

model to expand the obtained

knowledge into other regions.

Focus on three regions such as

North Sumatera and three

- Although automobile-related supporting

industry is one of the priority industries

mentioned in the State Industry Policy

2008-2020, SME subcontractors

supporting automobile assemblers are not

focused currently by the Directorate

General of Small and Medium Industry of

MOI.

+ Strengthening of business

fundamentals of SMEs (securing of

managerial resources such as human

resource, technology, information, etc.;

acceleration of exchange/ collaboration/

corporation; revitalization of industry

agglomeration; labor measures;

improvement of subcontracting

transactions; promotion of subcontracting

SMEs; etc.): Comprehensive programs

focusing on all SMEs in Japan.

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industries such as shipbuilding,

handicraft and cocoa (2013 -

on-going).

Indonesia Japan

Relevant

Programs

Programs by the Indonesian

government and others

Assistance projects by foreign

countries

Voices of Indonesian supporting industry/

SME managers (business challenges,

requested items to the Government)

Programs by the Japanese government

(Implementing organizations:

Organization for SMEs and Regional

Innovation, Japan; societies of commerce

and industry/ chambers of commerce and

industry; prefectural governments; credit

guarantee corporations; Japan Finance

Corporation, etc.)

- Management diagnosis and/ or

entrepreneurs support by

Industry Advisors and Certified

SME Management Consultants

(464; public officer belonging

to the central government or

regional department of

commerce & industry (DINAS)

- Management consultation by

management consultants of

KADIN (Chamber of

Commerce and Industry)

(JETRO’s support in

2004-2012; participation from

each provincial branch of North

Sumatra, South Sulawesi,

Bengkulu and Riau).

- Training programs facilitated

by the Astra Foundation

(YDBA): they are diversified in

management technic;

marketing; mold; QC circle;

improvement of productivity,

- JICA/ Project of Fostering

SME Management Consultants:

464 Certified SME

Management Consultants had

been fostered by March 2008.

- Difficult to acquire new customers in

case that customers are gig assemblers

- Expect the assistance in making

enterprise & technology database for

establishing joint order system (This

database could be utilized later for

business matching events, exhibition

events and others.).

- Worry about business succession

because of autocratic President

- Expect practical and effective support

such as what YDBA has provided

comprehensively; i.e. loans, management

consultation, introduction of big

companies, introduction of customers at

exhibition events, training programs, etc.

- SME Management Consultant system

- SME Support Center (60 centers)

- Management consultation, spread of

book-keeping practice, etc. by

management instructors of Chambers of

Commerce and Industry

- Marketing assistance for enterprises

with new excellent products (Market

Development Coordination Program)

- Management consultation for

small-scaled enterprises (Dissemination

of Management Improvement Program)

- Dispatch of experts for solving

managerial challenges (One-stop

Comprehensive Support Program for

SMEs and Small-scaled Enterprises)

- Dispatch of experts for promoting IT

introduction (Strategic CIO Fostering

Support Program)

- Dispatch of experts for promoting local

resource development (Promotion of

Local Resources Utilization)

- Assistance in securing and retain new

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etc. graduates and highly professional human

resources (SME Human Resources

Support Program)

- Free training programs (in

accordance with each need of

the times): main programs are

related to management rather

than manufacturing technology.

For example, ISO,

website-making, etc.

- Difficult to book for the MOI’s free

training programs and expect training

programs of manufacturing technology

rather than management.

- Expect the improvement of management

training programs

- Want a guidebook on management

- Training programs at the Institute of

Small Business Management and

Technology (management strategy,

marketing strategy, production

management, etc.)

- Consultation on developing

occupational skills for human resource

development (Human Resource

Development Service Center)

- Awards systems (Green

Industry; design, etc.)

- Awards systems (300 of Japan’s Vibrant

Monozukuri (Manufacturing) SMEs,

SME IT Management Award, Good

Company Award, etc.)

Indonesia Japan

Relevant

Programs

Programs by the Indonesian

government and others

Assistance projects by foreign

countries

Voices of Indonesian supporting industry/

SME managers (business challenges,

requested items to the Government)

Programs by the Japanese government

(Implementing organizations:

Organization for SMEs and Regional

Innovation, Japan; societies of commerce

and industry/ chambers of commerce and

industry; prefectural governments; credit

guarantee corporations; Japan Finance

Corporation, etc.)

Things

(Production,

Technology)

- Technical service assistance

by Metal Industries

Development Centre (MIDC of

MOI): R&D and technical

service (training programs/

workshops, consultation/

development of trial products)

in terms of metal processing

(casting, mechanical

processing, welding, heat

- JICA/ Capacity-building for

Construction Machinery of

Supporting Industry Metal

Processing (Support for MIDC

of MOI): Implement the

reinforcement of casting skill

and production management

skill through dispatch of experts

and Japan study tour (2014 –

on-going)

- Difficult to develop human resources

supporting technology and expect to

make this kind of support better (e.g.

practical trainings, technical coaching by

Japanese technicians, enhancement of

MOI’s free training programs in terms of

contents, the total number of trainings

and frequency, etc.).

- Difficult to manage delivery time

+ Promotion of business innovation

and start-ups of SMEs (Promotion of

business innovation, enhancement of

start-ups and creative business activities)

- Technical consultation and technical

support such as analysis by public

experimental and research institutes

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Indonesia Japan

Relevant

Programs

Programs by the Indonesian

government and others

Assistance projects by foreign

countries

Voices of Indonesian supporting industry/

SME managers (business challenges,

requested items to the Government)

Programs by the Japanese government

(Implementing organizations:

Organization for SMEs and Regional

Innovation, Japan; societies of commerce

and industry/ chambers of commerce and

industry; prefectural governments; credit

guarantee corporations; Japan Finance

Corporation, etc.)

treatment, surface treatment,

testing and inspection, etc.)

- Training programs by YDBA

- JETRO/ Dispatch of experts to

KADIN and IMDIA

(organizational management

method, establishment of

molding skill qualification test)

- HIDA/ Training programs in

Japan, etc.

- ILO/ SCORE Program

(Improvement of work

environment, coaching on

production factory): ILO’s

program sponsored by SECO

and NORAD. This program

consists of 5 modules such as

improvement of work

environment, quality/

productivity improvement, etc.

Semarang, automobile

components, food/ drink,

medical instruments are focused

in Middle Jawa, South Sulawesi

and South-east Sulawesi. 91

enterprises and 507 people in

total have attended this program

so far. This program was

provided through YDBA and

- Improvement of productivity (e.g.

introducing machinery, production

improvement) has become a challenge

due to the increase of manufacturing costs

and severe customers’ request on sales’

unit prices.

- Technical improvement by

modernization of machinery has become

a challenge under the intensified

competition in ASEAN.

- Difficult to deal with the lot required by

big assemblers (Countermeasures:

Introducing machinery for mass

production, establishment of joint order

system among KIKO member companies)

- Expect JV, technical corporation, etc.

with Japanese SME component

manufacturers

- Practical guidance for younger

skilled-workers (Monozukuri

(Manufacturing) Meister System)

- Business Incubation Center of

Organization for SMEs and Regional

Innovation, Japan (32 centers, more than

550 tenants)

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Ministry of Manpower and

Transmigration.

- GIZ/ Vocational Training

School/ Facility Strengthening

Program: Vocational training

school/ facility strengthening

project by GIZ (2010-2017).

Through the reinforcement of

vocational training school/

facility, this program

contributes to the development

of highly skilled human

resources.

- DANIDA/ Business

Partnership: DANIDA’s

program for the developing

countries. This program

implements the knowhow

transfer by bridging Denmark

companies and local companies,

technical coaching, trainings,

etc.

Indonesia Japan

Relevant

Programs

Programs by the Indonesian

government and others

Assistance projects by foreign

countries

Voices of Indonesian supporting industry/

SME managers (business challenges,

requested items to the Government)

Programs by the Japanese government

(Implementing organizations:

Organization for SMEs and Regional

Innovation, Japan; societies of commerce

and industry/ chambers of commerce and

industry; prefectural governments; credit

guarantee corporations; Japan Finance

Corporation, etc.)

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Indonesia Japan

Relevant

Programs

Programs by the Indonesian

government and others

Assistance projects by foreign

countries

Voices of Indonesian supporting industry/

SME managers (business challenges,

requested items to the Government)

Programs by the Japanese government

(Implementing organizations:

Organization for SMEs and Regional

Innovation, Japan; societies of commerce

and industry/ chambers of commerce and

industry; prefectural governments; credit

guarantee corporations; Japan Finance

Corporation, etc.)

Money

(Loans/

Credit

guarantee/

Subsidiaries,

Tax system)

[Loans/ Credit guarantee]

- Credit guarantee by

state-owned guarantee company

JAMKRINDO

- KUR: Loan program with

credit guarantee has been

implemented since November

2007. The purpose is to

improve the financial access of

micro and small businesses.

- Loans by YDBA’s venture

capital: The loan conditions

(interest rates, collateral) are the

same as those of commercial

banks, but the loan procedure of

YDBA’s venture capital is

simpler and quicker than that of

commercial banks.

- JICA/ Project for

Capacity-building of Credit

Guarantee System: Dispatch of

an expert to establish regional

credit guarantee system in

Indonesia and promote loans to

micro and SMEs by referring to

the Japanese credit guarantee

corporations’ nation-wide

network. (2010-2012)

- IFC/ Investment and loans to

local banks: This contributes to

the loans facilitation for micro

and SMEs by local banks. (e.g.

Bank Tabungan dan Pensiunan

Negara <BTPN>, Bank

DANAMON)

- Because the loans interest rates of

commercial banks are high (about 14% -

16%), SMEs are likely to hesitate to get

bank loans and rely on their own capital.

- Limited fund-raising capacity is an

obstacle against the business growth of

supporting industry/ medium-sized

enterprises.

- Policy-based finance (lower interest

rates, mid-to long-term capital investment

loans) is necessary for medium-sized

enterprises/ SMEs.

+ Facilitation of financing and

enhancement of equity capital

(Facilitation of financing, Enhancement

of equity capital, Tax system for SMEs)

- Long-term and low-interest loans by

Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) (Fields

with higher policy effects: start-ups, new

industries, technology innovation,

development of regional resources,

employment increase, etc.)

- SMEs’ credit guarantee by credit

guarantee corporations

- Small and Medium Business Investment

& Consultation Co., Ltd. (SBIC): Capital

contribution for enhancement of SMEs’

equity capital (acceptance of a third-party

share issuance, etc.)

[Subsidiaries]

- Restructuring Linkage

Program: MOI provides

subsidiaries for new capital

investments of SMEs in textile/

garment, shoes and leather

industry.

- No benefits for automobile-related

supporting industry so far.

- Subsidiaries for technology innovation/

capital investment (challenge to

innovative attempt, development of

regional resources, etc.)

- Partial subsidiaries for manufacturers’

core human resources’ trainings

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(Development of Monozukuri

(Manufacturing) Human Resources of

Small Enterprises)

- Partial subsidiaries for SMEs’ internal

training (Authorized Employment

Training System)

- Subsidiaries for subcontractors’

becoming independent, etc. (Support for

Being Independent of Small and Medium

Subcontractors)

- Subsidiaries for receiving internship of

new graduates, etc.

Indonesia Japan

Relevant

Programs

Programs by the Indonesian

government and others

Assistance projects by foreign

countries

Voices of Indonesian supporting industry/

SME managers (business challenges,

requested items to the Government)

Programs by the Japanese government

(Implementing organizations:

Organization for SMEs and Regional

Innovation, Japan; societies of commerce

and industry/ chambers of commerce and

industry; prefectural governments; credit

guarantee corporations; Japan Finance

Corporation, etc.)

[Financial Mediation]

- KKMB (Financial mediation

by financial consultant): Private

financial consultants whom

Bank Indonesia has fostered

jointly with provincial

governments, etc.

- Provide chances to make presentation

on business plan for SMEs aiming at

fund-raising (Venture Plaza)

[Tax System]

- Corporation tax benefits:

While the basic corporate tax is

25%, enterprises with annual

sales of Rp. 4.8 billion or less

only have to pay 1.0% of

monthly sales every month.

- Corporation tax benefits: The reduced

rate of corporation tax payable by SMEs

(applicable to up to JPY 8 million of

annual income) is 15% (Normal rate:

25.5%).

- Carryover of losses

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For enterprises with annual

sales of Rp. 50 billion or less,

the taxable incomes of up to Rp.

4.8 billion are subject to

taxation with half of basic tax

rate.

- Investment promotion tax system for

SMEs: SMEs can choose “30% special

depreciation of purchased equipment” or

“ Tax deduction of 10% of purchased

equipment”. The others are Tax System

for Productivity Improvement and

Capital Investment Promotion, Tax

System to Promote Environment-related

Investment, Tax System for Promoting

Research & Development, Tax System to

Promote Employment, Tax System for

Income Expansion, etc.

Indonesia Japan

Relevant

Programs

Programs by the Indonesian

government and others

Assistance projects by foreign

countries

Voices of Indonesian supporting industry/

SME managers (business challenges,

requested items to the Government)

Programs by the Japanese government

(Implementing organizations:

Organization for SMEs and Regional

Innovation, Japan; societies of commerce

and industry/ chambers of commerce and

industry; prefectural governments; credit

guarantee corporations; Japan Finance

Corporation, etc.)

Information

(Exhibition

events,

Provision of

Information,

etc.)

- Exhibition events (The

exhibition space on the 1st floor

of MOI is made use of)

- Micro and SMEs’ “Info

UMKM” on Bank Indonesia’s

website: This provides with the

information on the situation of

SMEs’ financing, loan

programs, local promising

industries, etc.

- Don’t know the government’s programs

(in particular, training programs)

- Exhibition events: Japan International

SME Exhibition

- Web information-providing: SME

supporting policies, supporting

organizations, successful cases,

management information, information

related to fund-raising, etc. (J-NET21,

“MIRASAPO”<Future Support>)

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Indonesia Japan

Relevant

Programs

Programs by the Indonesian

government and others

Assistance projects by foreign

countries

Voices of Indonesian supporting industry/

SME managers (business challenges,

requested items to the Government)

Programs by the Japanese government

(Implementing organizations:

Organization for SMEs and Regional

Innovation, Japan; societies of commerce

and industry/ chambers of commerce and

industry; prefectural governments; credit

guarantee corporations; Japan Finance

Corporation, etc.)

External

Environment

- Actions to improve the

regulatory environment

- Severe customers’ request on decrease

of sales’ unit prices

- Significant increase of labor costs

- Expect the development of domestic

material industry (Currently SME

manufacturers rely heavily on imported

raw materials.)

- Expect faster and simpler administrative

procedures (business permit,

export-import, etc.).

- Expect the relaxation of regulations on

importing secondhand machinery.

- No government’s compensations by

employing unemployed young people as

a social contribution.

+ Smoothing adaptation to changes in

economic and social environment

(Preventive measures against bankruptcy,

Disaster countermeasures, Measures for

adjusting the fields with big enterprises)

- Consultation on various troubles in

subcontracting transactions (Consultation

Centers for Subcontractors)

(Note 1) The SME Agency of Japan was established as an external bureau because SME policy was recognized as a policy separated from the Ministry of Industry’s industry structure policy. “SME

Policy Summery” approved by the Cabinet on November 7th, 1947 emphasizes the independency of SME Agency from Ministry of Industry, saying “SME Bureau (tentative name) shall be established

independently in the Ministry of Industry and shall appoint a Director General who has rank equal to a vice-minister and the spokesperson of SMEs in all meetings in the government and the National

Assembly.”

(Note 2) Also in Indonesia, there are policy-based loan programs that mainly include programs for agriculture and food industry. They are classified into three: KKPE (Loan program for food and

energy safety), KPEN-PP (Loan program for bioenergy and plantation) and KUPS (Loan program for livestock cows). (Source) Prepared by the Study Team, based on the interview with Indonesian related-organizations, websites of relevant organizations, JICA reports, Guide to Use Support Measures for SMEs (SME

Agency of Japan), etc.

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Attachment 4: Reference Materials for the Interview on the Actual Situation of

SME Manufacturers’ Management Conducted after the Workshop

1. Management/ Financial Management & Bank Transaction

Questionnaire

Choices

(Implementation Status)

Reference in Japan: Survey

result of 11,000 excellent

SMEs (Collection rate: 52.5%)

in “TKC Management

Indicators” (Source: Yahachiro

Miyata, July 2003, “Profit

Crystallized Theory”)

Management/ Financial Management

1. Does your company

prepare the financial

statement?

1. Yes

2. No

-

2. Does your company

have the accounting

audit?

1. Yes

2. No

-

3. How does your

company make use of the

financial statement?

1. Grasp the actual situation

2. Prepare profit prediction and

profit plan

3. Hardly make use of it

4. Hardly look at it

-

4. How does your

company make use of

monthly trial balance

sheet?

1. Grasp the actual situation

2. Prepare profit prediction and

profit plan

3. Hardly make use of it

4. Hardly look at it

1. 66%

2. 16%

3. & 4. 16%

5. Do you think that

performance management

by department is

necessary?

1. Necessary

2. Not necessary

1. 50%

2. 46%

6. (To anyone who

answers “necessary” to 5.)

Does your company

implement the

performance management

by department (budget

result management)?

1. Implement

2. Not implement

1. 63%

2. 36%

7. Does your company

grasp the contributed

profits by department and

ordinary profits by

department?

1. Grasp

2. Not grasp

1. 44%

2. 37%

8. Does your company

prepare cash flow

1. Prepare

2. Not prepare

1. 46%

2. 50%

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projection plan every

month?

9. Does your company

prepare annual

management plan (profit

plan, cash flow projection

plan)?

1. Prepare

2. Not prepare

1. 45%

2. 51%

10. Does your company

introduce mid-term

management plan?

1. Introduce

2. Not introduce

1. 26%

2. 70%

11. Does your company

make use of cost

accounting system such as

standard cost, actual

costs, etc. appropriately?

1. Make use of it

2. Not make use of it

1. 46%

2. 49%

Questionnaire

Choices

(Implementation Status)

Reference in Japan: Survey

result of 11,000 excellent

SMEs (Collection rate: 52.5%)

in “TKC Management

Indicators” (Source: Yahachiro

Miyata, July 2003, “Profit

Crystallized Theory”)

Bank Transaction

1. How has the bank

transaction been in the

recent 2-3 years?

1. Has become severe

2. No change

3. Getting loans has been

easier

-

2. Does your company

have “Main Bank”?

1. Yes

2. No

1. 93%

2. 6%

3. If yes, what type of

bank is it?

1. Major banks

2. Regional banks

3. Shinkin banks

4. Credit associations

5. Financial institutions such

as agricultural cooperative,

fishermen are cooperative, etc. * The types of bank in Indonesia:

State-owned banks (4)

Forex commercial banks (36)

Non-forex commercial banks (30)

Regional Development Banks (26)

Joint Venture Banks (14)

Foreign Banks (10)

Credit Cooperative Banks (1,837)

1. 18%

2. 57%

3. 21%

4. 2%

5. 1%

4. How often does you

company report business

performance to the bank?

1. Every month

2. Every quarter

3. Semiannual

4. Annual

5. Hardly report

1. 6%

2. 6%

3. 8%

4. 50%

5. 30%

5. Which statements are

correct? (Select 3 choices)

1. Indirect finance-oriented

system is good as until now

1. 6%

2. 8%

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2. Want a direct financial

channel for SMEs (activated

non-public stock market,

corporate bond market, etc.)

3. Credit crunch should be

eliminated through reviewing

the bank inspection system.

4. Loans without collateral

should be made through

reviewing the existing

collateral-oriented system.

5. Resolution of NPLs should

be accelerated.

6. Banks should try hard to be

on the customers’ side and

restore public confidence.

3. 13%

4. 18%

5. 12%

6. 23%

No response 21%

(Note) 227,000 SMEs in “TKC Management Indicators” include 11,000 “Excellent Company”

including 1,892 manufacturers.

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2. Subcontractors’ Activities

Choices (Implementation

Status)

Reference in Japan

(manufacturers): Reply

rate answering “1. Yes”

(Source: SME Agency

of Japan FY2013, The

Report of Study on

Improvement of

Transaction Conditions

such as Order Method,

etc., March 2014,

surveyed by Tokyo

Shoko Research)

1. Activities by Joint Order System 1. Yes 2. No

12.1

1) Joint order system for getting new customers and expansion of transactions

1. Yes 2. No

46.5

2) Joint order system for getting more transactions from existing customers

1. Yes 2. No

33.1

3) R&D 1. Yes 2. No

32.9

4) Actions for reducing costs 1. Yes 2. No

19.3

5) Facilitation of workshop on technology, production management, etc.

1. Yes 2. No

17.0

6) Human resource development 1. Yes 2. No

11.3

2. Main activities for developing new customers

1) Direct marketing activities to target 1. Yes 2. No

53.5

2) Cost reduction 1. Yes 2. No

29.0

3) Participation in business matching events such as business talks conventions, etc.

1. Yes 2. No

26.7

4) Consultation by existing customers and financial institutions

1. Yes 2. No

25.7

5) Open a shop in business exhibition events 1. Yes 2. No

23.1

6) Participation in business matching events such as different business exchange meetings, etc.

1. Yes 2. No 20.5

7) Human resource development 1. Yes 2. No

18.7

3. Activities for Improving Production Efficiency 1. Yes 2. No

79.0

1) Cleanliness and tidiness 1. Yes 2. No

54.9

86

2) Making and revision of operational rules 1. Yes 2. No

38.0

3) Automation by machinery 1. Yes 2. No

35.1

4) Improvement of manufacturing yield

1. Yes 2. No

33.9

5) Reduction of products in progress 1. Yes 2. No

31.2

6) Review of workers’ operational line 1. Yes 2. No

26.2

7) Review of lines and component placement 1. Yes 2. No

21.9

8) Data collection of challenges every day/ every week

1. Yes 2. No

17.4

9) Nothing done 1. No 2. Yes

17.4

4. Coaching by outside experts

1) Not receive outside expert’s guidance 1. No 2. Yes

77.0

2) Receive a retired person from big company 1. Yes 2. No

8.9

3) Receive an advisor from public organization, etc.

1. Yes 2. No

7.0

4) Receive a retired person from SME 1. Yes 2. No

2.9

Choices (Implementation Status)

Reference in Japan (manufacturers): Reply rate answering “1. Yes” (Source: SME Agency of Japan FY2013, The Report of Study on Improvement of Transaction Conditions such as Order Method, etc., March 2014, surveyed by Tokyo Shoko Research)