Supplier development programmes in the automotive industry in Asia

2015 ◽  
pp. 183-214
Author(s):  
Kriengkrai Techakanont
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Supplier Development

scholarly journals Impact of Supply Chain Flexibility and Supplier Development on Supply Chain Effectiveness in Automotive Industry of Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-28
Author(s):  
Kafeel Uddin Quershi ◽  
Danish Ahmed Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Supplier Development ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Chain Flexibility ◽  
Automotive Manufacturing ◽  
Supply Chain Flexibility ◽  
Improve Supply Chain

The purpose of this research is to study the significance of supply chain strategies namely supplier development and supply chain flexibility towards supply chain effectiveness in automotive industry of Pakistan. A survey was conducted using self-administered questionnaires to collect data from 300 supply chain professionals working in automotive manufacturing companies of Pakistan. The finding indicates that supplier development and supply chain flexibility have positive and significant impact on supply chain effectiveness in automotive industry of Pakistan. The research will help policy makers and management to integrate strategies and practices related to supplier development and flexibility to improve supply chain effectiveness in order to be competitive in automotive industry of Pakistan.   

scholarly journals Access to Technical Assistance: A Case Study of Suppliers in the Malaysian Automotive Industry

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kadzrina Abdul Kadir ◽  
Hassan A. Ali ◽  
On Kit Tam
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Supplier Development ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Positive Experiences

Technology transfer has been an important area in supplier development as suppliers are expected to develop their capabilities with their technical partners. The literature has focused on supplier development programmes implemented by automakers for their suppliers. However, less focus has been on the suppliers who received them, particularly the dependent suppliers: suppliers whose major buyers account for 20% or more of their sales. Thus, the aim of this paper is to examine the experiences of the dependent suppliers with their technical partners, which was part of the supplier development program that was implemented by their major buyers. This study was based on interviews with seven supplier organisations in the Malaysian automotive industry. Findings suggest that both positive and less positive experiences were received by the dependent suppliers, and possible explanations were discussed.   Keywords: Supplier development, technical assistance, technology transfer, automotive industry, qualitative study, multiple-case study.

How do supplier development programs affect suppliers?

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 680-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Arroyo‐López ◽  
Elsebeth Holmen ◽  
Luitzen de Boer
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Relational Learning ◽  
Supplier Development ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Industry ◽  
Term Performance ◽  
Original Equipment Manufacturers

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of supplier development programs on the short‐term performance of suppliers and the more long‐term development of their capabilities given the relational learning context of the dyad.Design/methodology/approachData were collected through a survey of strategic suppliers from original equipment manufacturers of the automotive industry located in Mexico.FindingsResults suggest that basic and widely used forms of supplier development hardly lead to improved operational and financial performance of suppliers. More demanding and less frequently used forms of supplier development may lead to improved supplier performance given the suppliers have sufficient absorptive capacity and the presence of an adequate collaborative and relational learning context.Research limitations/implicationsOnly suppliers of firms in the automotive industry were surveyed; participant suppliers were referred by buying firms operating in Mexico.Practical implicationsWhen designing supplier development activities, buying firms need to take into consideration that high involvement and investment on supplier development activities is required when their goal is to improve the supplier base.Social implicationsGovernments organizing supplier development programs should consider the importance of promoting knowledge transfer activities above evaluation and feedback to assure the success of their efforts to develop the national supply industry.Originality/valueThe value of supplier development programs is explored in this paper, taking into account the efforts of the buying firms to transfer knowledge and the moderating effect of the relational and learning context. Relevant recommendations for the design of such programs to buyers, suppliers and government are discussed.

scholarly journals Socially Responsible Supplier Development. Practices of Automotive Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 707-719
Author(s):  
Patrycja Hąbek ◽  
Juan Jose Lavios Villahoz
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Supplier Development ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Sustainability Reports ◽  
The Impact

AbstractA socially responsible company should take responsibility for its impact but also take care of the impact throughout its supply chain. Its perspective must be wider than only its own practices. Supplier development process can be used to spread socially and environmentally responsible practices across the supply chain. The aim of the paper is to identify and classify the socially responsible activities practised by the car producers and dedicated to their suppliers. In the paper sustainability reports of seven automakers were analysed. The authors used the technique of content analysis. The socially responsible practices dedicated to suppliers was classified into three dimensions and four categories. All of the automakers disclose information in their sustainability reports on socially responsible practices focused on their suppliers. However, the practices differ in terms of dimension and the area of CSR applied.

Microstructure of an extruded rapidly solidified Al-8Fe-2Mo alloy

1986 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 548-549
Author(s):  
W. T. Donlon ◽  
J. E. Allison ◽  
S. Shinozaki
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Fuel Economy ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Strength And Durability ◽  
Rapidly Solidified ◽  
Whitney Aircraft

Light weight materials which possess high strength and durability are being utilized by the automotive industry to increase fuel economy. Rapidly solidified (RS) Al alloys are currently being extensively studied for this purpose. In this investigation the microstructure of an extruded Al-8Fe-2Mo alloy, produced by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, Goverment Products Div. was examined in a JE0L 2000FX AEM. Both electropolished thin sections, and extraction replicas were examined to characterize this material. The consolidation procedure for producing this material included a 9:1 extrusion at 340°C followed by a 16:1 extrusion at 400°C, utilizing RS powders which have also been characterized utilizing electron microscopy.

Mexican practical anthropometry of automotive industry workers

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bustillos Enrique de la Vega ◽  
Karla Lucero Duarte ◽  
Octavio Lopez Millan
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry
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