Managing Variability in the Automotive Supply Chain: A Case Study from the Lean Processing Programme (LEAP)

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Taylor ◽  
Matthias Holweg
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Supply

scholarly journals Supply Chain Performance Measurement: A Case Study about Applicability of SCOR® Model in Automotive Industry Firm

2018 ◽  
Vol 200 ◽  
pp. 00016
Author(s):  
Radouane Lemghari ◽  
Chafik Okar ◽  
Driss Sarsri
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Practical Method ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Automotive Sector ◽  
Business Modelling ◽  
Automotive Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Supply ◽  
Structured Approach

The evaluation of a supply chain is a major priority of companies; it is a task that remains difficult due to the complexity of these systems [1]. This evaluation involves a selection of performance measurement indicators, which are appropriate to the management of this chain. It is then necessary to have a structured approach and adequate methodological tools [2]. Indeed, we propose in this paper a practical method that will model in the first place a Moroccan automotive supply chain, according to the SCOR® model (Supply Chain Operations Reference), proposed by the Supply Chain Council. This method will also identify at each level the appropriate indicators for the performance evaluation depending on the strategic vision. In this context our research problem is made, it is interested in the contribution of the business modelling to improve logistics performance. To the best knowledge of the authors, this is the first work that proposes a case study believed to be easy to understand, practical and suitable for the automotive sector. In short, this study is a real application leap to resolve the problematic unanswered of practical SCOR® model using an industrial application in the Moroccan automotive sector.

SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMES: A CASE STUDY OF COLLABORATION IN THE MAYFLOWER CLUSTER

2001 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 427-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
BARBARA TILSON
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Production Model ◽  
Team Working ◽  
Automotive Supply Chain ◽  
Vehicle Systems ◽  
Improvement Programme ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Supply Chain Cluster ◽  
Automotive Supply

The case study of the Mayflower Vehicle Systems PLC supply chain improvement programme offers a window onto a change programme implemented by one supply chain cluster of the UK automotive industry. The discussion details the transformational nature of change agent empowerment, stakeholder engagement, team-working and the dynamics of intra-firm and customer-supplier collaboration between a first tier company and its sub-suppliers. It shows that improvement programmes have a crucial function in helping customer and suppliers to closer collaboration through enabling them to work towards common objectives, to understand each other's positions, and to build on a platform of mutual trust as they strive to improve their individual and collective competitiveness and establish mechanisms to ensure that improvements are sustainable. The study has further value in illuminating the adaptation of a lean production model akin to the Toyota Production System to a specific case supported by the Accelerate Initiative and facilitated by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders' Industry Forum.

scholarly journals The application of the triple bottom line approach to sustainability assessment: The case study of the UK automotive supply chain

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Azevedo ◽  
Miguel Barros
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Automotive Supply Chain ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Automotive Supply

Purpose: The objective of this paper is to assess the level of sustainability of the UK automotive supply chain considering simultaneously the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) representing the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) approach.Design/methodology/approach: The assessment of the automotive SC’ sustainability is based on the framework proposed by Salvado, Azevedo, Matias and Ferreira (2011) and uses the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method to aggregate economic, environmental and social indicators into a unique index. A case study on the UK automotive industry is used and the data do perform this study is collected from the sustainability reports of the UK’ automotive companies.Findings and Originality/value: The proposed framework represents an important benchmarking tool, offering managers the possibility for assessing the sustainability behaviour of its supply chain and compare it with other supply chains. Once identified the dimension of sustainability where the company or the supply chain is worst performer managers can work closer to their supply chain’ partners in order to improve the performance of those dimension of sustainability.Research limitations/implications: One limitation of the suggested approach is related to the ambiguity of the sustainability’ indicators selection and the definition of weights for each sustainability dimension.Practical implications: The assessment of the SC sustainability by using the suggested framework to compute a SC sustainability index offers managers an opportunity for assessing the level of sustainability of each individual company and the corresponding SC in a very easy way. It also represents an opportunity for improving company performance. In this way managers can use the information on the sustainability index to help adjust their company's behaviour and improve their economic, social and environmental performance.Originality/value: The proposed framework represents a contribution in the area of index construction and a valuable component of organizational management systems and monitoring programs.

A Case Study of Singapore’s Automotive Supply Chain

2012 ◽  
pp. 200-254
Author(s):  
Balan Sundarakani ◽  
Robert De Souza ◽  
Mark Goh
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Electronic Components ◽  
Inhibiting Factors ◽  
Automotive Supply Chain ◽  
The World ◽  
Automotive Supply

This chapter aims at examining Singapore’s capabilities in automotive supply chain. A thorough economic analysis of the automotive industry worldwide has been conducted in this study to identify the potential facilitating and inhibiting factors for automotive supply chain in future. Also, the study discusses the automotive supply chain in Asia Pacific region in detail and its impact on Singapore’s automotive supply chain. Based on the analysis, the study presents several recommendations for Singapore’s participation in automotive supply chain. Specifically, the results of this study suggest that Singapore can build its competence in manufacturing electronic components for automobiles as it is one of the leading semiconductor hubs in the world, a leading logistics port, and is well connected with countries all over the world.

scholarly journals Advantage of Collaboration Workflows in the Automotive Supply Chain: Case Study on the Automotive Cluster of Slovenia

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 4422-4429
Author(s):  
Simon Oman
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Automotive Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Supply

Strengthening of collaboration among individual business partners has proved essential for the structuring of Slovenian economy and enhancing competitive advantage on the global market. At the same time, ontology, as an important concept of business collaboration among individual business partners, has been proposed for the collaboration of information systems in the supply chain. The present paper presents a case study of internet-based collaboration workflows in the automotive supply chain. Furthermore, the paper reveals a prototype solution, describing a concept of integration between the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and open source business process management software. The partners in the Automotive Cluster of Slovenia (ACS), striving to make use of internet services in their operations, are consequently allowed to integrate into the supply chain. The result ensures that the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) does not depend on internal IT infrastructure although their IT collaboration is supported by open source collaborative workflows.

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