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Bronkhorst, Evadne, Jasper Steyn, and Madeleine Stiglingh. "The Automotive Production And Development Programme: An Analysis Of The Opinions Of South African Stakeholders." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 29, no. 5 (August 28, 2013): 1281. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v29i5.8013.
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The development of a specific industry could enhance a countrys economic growth by facilitating its global positioning. Some industries may require government support to enable meaningful economic contribution. The South African government provided support to its automotive industry via the Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP) since 1995. The MIDP ended in 2012, and is being replaced by the Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP) from 2013. The APDP will extend support to the South African automotive industry until 2020. The motivation for the extension is to continue providing support to South Africas automotive industry in its attempt to become a sustainable global competitor with reduced reliance on government support. This article analyses the opinions of relevant stakeholders on the anticipated performance of the South African automotive industry under the APDP. It was motivated by the fact that there is currently no research available on the anticipated performance of the South African automotive industry under the APDP. It also highlights the link between stakeholders opinions and the documented performance of the MIDP as well as the design of the APDPs policy instruments. Data was gathered by using a survey that was distributed to relevant stakeholders in the South African automotive industry. The results show that where there is policy uncertainty, the perceived risk impacts the opinions of relevant stakeholders. Consequently, there is much uncertainty among participating stakeholders regarding the APDPs ability to satisfy policy objectives. The majority of stakeholders agreed that the APDP is a World Trade Organization compliant programme and that it will facilitate increased research and development spend. However, there are reservations about the possible negative impact of the APDPs policy instruments on the South African automotive industrys exports as well as the future of the local automotive components industry. It is therefore recommended that governments should ensure that policy design is transparent and is finalised and communicated early enough to afford relevant stakeholders sufficient time to respond appropriately.
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Yusuf, Nadia, and Vivian Nasrulddin. "Employment Sustainability and Prospects of the Automotive Industry in Saudi Arabia." European Journal of Sustainable Development 10, no. 3 (October 1, 2021): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2021.v10n3p63.
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The research revolves around the automotive industry of Saudi Arabia and how the industry can be used as an opportunity towards creating more employment opportunities for the youth. A detailed discussion has been done to identify the existing problems in the concerned sector along with a brief background study. The employment opportunities and related trade conditions are also discussed. The growth prospects of the automotive industry along with the investment opportunities have been provided. In the later part of the research, recommendations for overall industry growth are mentioned. The report also contains references from reputed authors and trusted sources, which makes the report more authentic and informative. Detailed evaluation of the obtained data shows that changes in import and export rates can influence the employment market in terms of generating trade volume. Moreover, attempt to attract foreign investment through encouraging trade transactions can result in strengthening industrial growth through creating better employment opportunities.
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Koste, Lori L., and Manoj K. Malhotra. "Trade-offs among the elements of flexibility: a comparison from the automotive industry." Omega 28, no. 6 (December 2000): 693–710. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0305-0483(00)00027-x.
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Moodley, Sagren. "Steering in uncertain territory: E-Business, globalisation and the South African automotive components industry." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 5, no. 1 (March 31, 2002): 123–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v5i1.2668.
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Significant and sustainable growth of the South African automotive components industry is contingent upon its ability to compete in a global, e-business-enabled operating environment. The key challenge facing the South African automotive component industry today is one of connectedness to global trade networks, the generation of export volumes and industrial upgrading in global-scale value chains. The domestic components industry will need to leverage e-business for supply chain management and to take part in global trade networks, thus making it urgent for firms to develop IT capabilities. By not making the transition to e-business, component firms may be placing themselves at risk of becoming less competitive in the globally interconnected market, impacting on both their current market positions and long-term viability. If this were to happen, it would have adverse development implications for the country, such as job losses, a decline in revenue growth and an eroded export base.
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Belecheanu, Roxana, Johann Riedel, and Kulwant S. Pawar. "A conceptualisation of design context to explain design trade-offs in the automotive industry." R&D Management 36, no. 5 (November 2006): 517–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2006.00451.x.
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Uruchurtu, Gustavo A. "The New Paradigms for the Rule of Origin in México." Global Trade and Customs Journal 15, Issue 3/4 (March 1, 2020): 172–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.54648/gtcj2020023.
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One of the main tools for the operation of the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are the Rules of Origin that allow exporters to be able to take advantage to the preferential tariffs. In the case of a Mexico, such rules were inserted in our legislation firstly, as a result of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and from there after by other trade agreements, and secondly as a tool for exempting the application of dumping duties, principally those applied to China. Mexico has undergo through a process of signing new FTA s as the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty, as well as the modernization of NAFTA that resulted in the United States, Mexico and Canada Agreement (USMCA) and the FTA with the European Unión. The former has provided for a new rule of Origin in the automotive industry that were the core of the negotiations which turned free trade into a trade administration Trade Agreement. In this article I analyse briefly the rules of origin in such agreements. USMCA, NAFTA, Automotive, CPTPP, Chemicals; Focused Value Method, FTA EU
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Goyeneche, Fabienne`, and Eugenia Laurenza. "Regulatory Cooperation in Free Trade Agreements: Perspectives from the Automotive and Information and Communication Technology Sectors." Global Trade and Customs Journal 12, Issue 11/12 (December 1, 2017): 433–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.54648/gtcj2017058.
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Whereas international trade agreements have traditionally focused on reducing and progressively removing tariffs that increase the costs of international trade transactions, as tariffs have come down after successive rounds of tariff negotiations as well as sectorial agreements to eliminate them all together, attention has progressively shifted towards regulatory obstacles in the form of non-tariff measures (NTMs). This contribution aims at showing why regulatory cooperation, the objective of which is to reduce obstacles to trade caused by regulatory divergence between different markets worldwide, is crucial for exporters and how it can be defined and applied in free trade agreements (FTAs). The different forms of regulatory cooperation within FTAs and their evolution in recent years with the emergence of ‘new generation’ FTAs is analysed from the perspective of two sectors: the automotive industry and information and communication technology goods.
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KRÄTZIG, OLIVER, VALERIA FRANZKOWIAK, and NATHALIE SICK. "MULTI-LEVEL PERSPECTIVE TO FACILITATE SUSTAINABLE TRANSITIONS — A PATHWAY FOR GERMAN OEMS TOWARDS ELECTRIC VEHICLES." International Journal of Innovation Management 23, no. 08 (December 2019): 1940006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919619400061.
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Sustainable transitions within industrial branches are a complex problem since they involve emerging technologies, as well as cultural, market and policy-related changes. Recent studies emphasise the need for analytical approaches that not only do justice to this complexity by reflecting relevant trends and determinants, but also reveal insights that are intuitive enough to be implemented without major effort. Aiming at addressing this trade-off, we pursue a strategic analytical procedure that links external factors from multi-level perspective and internal, company-specific dynamic capabilities. We draw on expert interviews and subsequent qualitative analytical evaluation to obtain insights regarding individual motives, visions and boundary conditions of actors from the German automotive industry. Our contribution is both conceptually and practically important, as it unveils manifestations of significant dynamic capabilities and provides recommendations for change managers and policy makers leading to successful, sustainable transition in the automotive industry.
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Bondan Prabowo, Satriya Candra, and Rini Safitri. "Analysis of Working Capital Management in Automotive Industry Sector Listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange." Management and Economic Journal (MEC-J) 5, no. 1 (April 26, 2021): 67–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.18860/mec-j.v5i1.8802.
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This study aims to determine the analysis of working capital management in automotive industry sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The object of the study consisted of 12 companies included in the automotive industry sector which were listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2014 to 2018. The results showed that the average collection period, inventory collection period, average payment period, and cash conversion cycle showed fluctuating results during the study period . The less time it takes for a company to collect receivables, the more liquid a company is. While the less time needed to convert raw materials into finished goods shows good results because the inventory will not be too long in the warehouse so that it will reduce costs. The average payment period is relative for each company. That's because every company has a debt agreement with a certain period. The less time needed by the company since the raw materials purchased are paid until the trade receivables from the sale are billed, the better for the company because the faster the time needed to turn money into goods and into cash back which will increase company profits.
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Drelich-Skulska, Bogusława, and Sebastian Bobowski. "Intra-industry trade and implications of the European Union-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement from the perspective of the automotive industry." Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review 9, no. 2 (2021): 183–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.15678/eber.2021.090212.
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Nitek, Kevin W. "Americas [sic] automotive competitiveness and TQM." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998nitekk.pdf.
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Coetzer, Louis. "Key success factors for lean implementation in the Eastern Cape automotive industry." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/14928.
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Lean manufacturing has become an integral part of the global automotive industry where manufacturers strive to improve quality, reduce costs while providing customers with more variety. Organisations are implementing the Lean Production System (LPS) as a process improvement methodology to deliver their products faster, better quality and at a lower cost (Laureani & Antony, 2012). This is accomplished through the elimination of waste and continuous improvement (Kaizen). Through the effective implementation of lean principles, an organisation can realise cost competitiveness, process improvement and ultimately gain a competitive advantage. Although the theory of lean manufacturing is based on the implementation of tools, techniques and operational methods, many organisations that have implemented Lean have not reaped its full benefit. Thus, the realisation that lean manufacturing must consist of more than the summation of its operational based principles, tools and techniques. It has to be approached as a philosophy, which encompasses the entire organisation (Womack & Jones, 1996). Lean is a way of thinking and not merely the implementation of thoughts (Bhasin & Burcher, 2006). Laureani & Antony (2012) added that the fundamentals behind Lean are continuous improvement, waste elimination and employee empowerment. Lean introduction is more than the redesign of processes; the most important change must be in the knowledge of the employees (Dombrowski, Mielke & Engel, 2012). The literature clearly states that the successful implementation of a lean production system depends on more than the application of lean tools and techniques. Many authors and researchers hint that another critical factor associated with its implementation is the human aspect of the organisation. Hence, this study will examine the human related Key Success Factors (KSF‟s) required for the successful implementation of a lean system.
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Wentzel, Louis. "An investigation into whether total productive maintenance is effectively applied at an automotive plant." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020994.
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For many manufacturing companies, equipment is the largest capital investment andeffective maintenance of these assets can impact on profitability. It extends equipment life, improves equipment availability and retains equipment in proper condition. Conversely, poorly maintained equipment may lead to more frequent equipment failures, poor utilisation of equipment and delayed production schedules. Malfunctioning equipment may result in scrap or products of poor quality. Total productive maintenance (TPM) is one of the most popular concepts for improving process dependability (Nakajima 1988). It focuses on increasing the effectiveness of maintenance which is commonly measured by the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Ford Struandale Engine Plant (FSEP) applies lean manufacturing through its Ford Production System (FPS) which consists of twelve elements. One element of FPS is Ford Total Productive Maintenance (FTPM) with the objective to maximise the overall effectiveness of plant facilities, equipment, processes and tooling through the focused efforts of work groups and the elimination of the major losses associated with manufacturing equipment. The concern for FSEP management was that although FTPM is implemented, the OEE data revealed that equipment availability targets are not achieved. The researcher identified a gap to investigate the reasons for the poor performance. A literature study was conducted to search for relevant information on the subject. A questionnaire was constructed from the theoretical information and a survey was conducted. After data collection the results were captured and analysed. The researcher made conclusions based on the data and made recommendations. The main findings were that autonomous maintenance is not functioning well, spares management is not good and the Computerised Maintenance Management System is underutilised. The recommendations were that these issues must be addressed.
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Fokker, Cornelis Dirk. "Evaluating the automotive production development programme of the automotive component manufacturing industry: envisaged future interventions." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/15215.
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The automotive component manufacturer's (ACM's) operations are not sustainable due to their competitiveness, only determined by price. for ACM's to be competitive, effective government incentives in the automotive industry need to be present. The study was undertaken to provide a blueprint for change required in government incentives.
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Lingham, Nathan. "A knowledge management framework for automotive component manufactures in the Eastern Cape." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1592.
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It is estimated that each direct job in the automotive industry supports at least 5 indirect jobs in the global community, resulting in more than 50 million jobs to the global auto industry (Ellis, 2006). In South Africa the automotive sector, as an employer, is widely viewed to be second only to mining. In the automotive industry globally, it is being discovered that knowledge, as opposed to “data” or “information”, is becoming harder to locate as a knowledge-bleed is occurring due to the phenomenon of the “brain drain”, retirement of experienced professionals, changing work behaviours among the younger generations and the general lack of infusion of new talent into the South African automotive industry over the past decade (Liebowitz, 1999). This realisation has spawned a growing interest in the concept of knowledge management (KM). KM is the development of tools, processes, systems, structures and cultures explicitly to improve the creation, sharing and use of knowledge critical for decision making. The effective use of KM helps organisations to improve the quality of their decision making and correspondingly to reduce costs and increase efficiency (Kinicki and Kreitner, 2008). Most automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have made some attempt at KM initiatives, and these attempts have been well-documented. However, among the automotive component suppliers, limited evidence exists of attempts at KM (Piderit, 2007). No standard KM application framework could be established in the literature for industry practitioners in automotive component manufacturers within the Eastern Cape. The aim of this research study is therefore to develop a framework for the application of KM in automotive component manufacturers within the Eastern Cape. The research consisted of a study of the knowledge management literature and the subsequent development of a knowledge management framework and empirical evaluation of the framework in the automotive component supply industry of the Eastern Cape. In conclusion the report presents a knowledge management framework which converts a company assessment to recommended corrective actions to be implemented and also presents the author’s findings, conclusions and recommendations derived from the study.
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Hutton, Timothy Strathearn. "Development of a model of factors promoting team effectiveness in the automotive component industry." Thesis, Port Elizabeth Technikon, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/24.
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The research problem addressed in this study was to determine what makes a work team successful. To achieve this objective a theoretical model of factors promoting team effectiveness was developed, using relevant literature in which models for team effectiveness are described. The theoretical model consisted of the following factors: Individual background factors; Facilitation; Team Factors; Synergy; Team effectiveness; Organisational factors. Each factor of the model was broken down into dimensions that were then analysed using literature identified during the literature study. The theoretical model was then used to develop a questionnaire to test the degree to which managers working for automotive component manufacturers in the Port Elizabeth /Uitenhage magisterial district and falling under Chapter III of the Bargaining Council for the Motor Industry concur. The empirical results obtained indicate a strong concurrence with the theoretical model of factors promoting team effectiveness that was developed in the study. This resulted in the theoretical model being confirmed and being accepted as a model of factors promoting team effectiveness.
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Lott-Cupido, Terine. "Appreciative inquiry and change management in a selected automotive component factory in Cape Town, South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2355.
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Thesis (MTech (Human Resource Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016.Globalisation has placed increased pressure on South African organisations to transform in order to compete against the world’s best. Low cost manufacturing countries such as India, China, Brazil, and Thailand pose a threat to businesses across a variety of sectors in South Africa. The prospects of failure are real, even more so in light of the current economic climate in which businesses operate, as competition is on the rise. In today’s world of work, change is constant and organisations are required to continually renew their business and practices in order to meet the evolving needs of their clients. An organisation’s inability to phase out strategies, policies, procedures and businesses that are no longer relevant may shorten the lifespan of the business. Successful management of organisational change processes is thus essential for survival in the global market. This research was prompted as a result of production line employees being resistant to the implementation of new work procedures between 2013 and 2014, with the result of low commitment to change, at a selected medium sized automotive component manufacturer in Cape Town, South Africa. Traditional change management considers fixing problems and may be outdated, especially in light of the introduction of Appreciative Inquiry (AI). AI is a structured change intervention that uses positively directed questions. AI attempts to involve people to share their experiences of what worked well in the past in order to create a shared vision and an action plan that can be implemented to realise their set vision. AI has created a shift in thinking in change management, as it seeks to find the positive, whilst creating hope and a sense of triumph over past victories.
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Nitschke, Christian. "Outsourcing vs. insourcing in the automotive industry : the role and concepts of suppliers." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50411.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University 2005.Some digitised pages may appear illegible due to the condition of the original hard copy
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The research report takes an in-depth look at the automotive industry and their major participants in the upstream value chain. The different parties involved are the automotive manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers. The overall goal of the following report is to identify suitable business models for small to medium sized (SME) automotive suppliers. As the automotive value chain currently undergoes an evolutionary change towards a diminishing vertical integration of the OEMs, it becomes a challenging issue to reconfigure the responsibilities of the suppliers. Thereby OEMs and their suppliers have to cope with a shift from a functional to a process orientated value chain. During this reorganization of the OEM-supplier interface, enterprises realign their strategic intent towards their core competencies as well. Besides the shifting value chain, both suppliers and OEMs have to cope with a consolidation in their industries. This consolidation is impacted by stagnating traditional markets, an ongoing globalization of the value chain, and an increasing productivity pressure in the automotive industry. Looking at the automotive supplier, it becomes obvious that the suppliers are on the one hand challenged by productivity pressures and on the other hand have the opportunity to take over more business of the automotive value chain. The growth potential requires changes in the area of supply chain management and new types of collaboration in the supply network. This prospective development is mainly influenced by a trend towards the outsourcing of entire processes by the OEMs and the increasing need for future innovations in the automotive industry. After discussing the above mentioned issues, the report analyses the role of suppliers with respect to their main customers, the automotive OEMs. Based on the findings business models for suppliers are assessed and key success factors for small to medium sized suppliers are proposed and evaluated. The findings of the evaluation are translated into suggestions for most suitable business models of SMEs. The report concludes with recommendations for the strategy building process indicates problems concerning the shifting value chain, and points out the importance of further research in the field of the small to medium sized automotive supplier industry.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studieverslag ondersoek die motorvoertuig industrie met verwysing na die hoof deelnemers 'n die opwaartse waarde-ketting. Die partye betrokke is die motorvoertuigvervaardigers (OEMs) asook hul verskaffers. Die oorhoofse doel van die verslag is om gepaste sakeplanne vir klein en medium grootte (SME) ondernemings te identifiseer. Die motorvoertuig industrie se waardeketting ervaar tans 'n drastiese veranderingsproses - gekenmerk deur afnemende vertikale integrasie vanaf die OEMs - wat voortdurende nuwe uitdagings veroorsaak vir die innoverende verskaffer. Beide die OEMs en hul verskaffers moet dus aanpas met hierdie verandering - van funksioneel na proses-georienteerd - in die waarde-ketting. Tydens hierdie herstrukturering van OEM-verskaffer interaksie, moet deelnemers verseker dat die strategiese bedoeling in fyn ooreenstemming is met hul basiese bevoegdhede. Behalwe die verskuiwing in die waardeketting, moet OEMs asook verskaffers aanpas met samesmelting in hulle industrieë. Hierdie proses van samesmelting word beinvloed deur kwynende konvensionele markte, voortgesette globalisasie van die waardeketting, asook toenemende druk om produktief te wees in die motorvoertuig-industrie. 'n Ondersoek in motorvoertuig industrie verskaffers toon dat daar enersyds geweldige uitdagings ervaar word soverre dit produktiwiteitverbetering betref, maar andersyds daar ook geleendhede gebied word vir die verskaffer om verder te integreer deur oornames in die waarde-ketting. Om groei potensiaal te verwesenlik noodsaak dit veranderinge in die veld van verskaffingskettingbestuur, asook nuwe metodes van samewerking in die verskaffingsnetwerk. Hierdie moontlike tendens van integrasie word hoofsaaklik beinvloed deur 'n geneigdheid van OEMs om volledige prosesse te sub-kontrakteur asook deur die toenemende aanvraag vir voortdurende innovering in die motorvoertuig industrie. Laastens ondersoek die verslag die rol van die verskaffer vanuit die oogpunt van hul hoof kliënte, die OEMs. Na aanleiding van die verslag se bevindings word verskaffers se sakeplanne en modelle beoordeel en evalueer en word sleutel suksesfaktore vir die SME verskaffer voorgestel. Die uitslae van die evaluasie word verder verwerk tot in voorstelle wat gepas is vir die sakeplanne van meeste SMEs. Die verslag kom tot voltrekking met aanbevelings in die strategie bouproses rakende die veranderende waardeketting, en dui ook op die noodsaaklikheid van verdere navorsing onder die SME motorvoertuig industrie verskaffers.
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Mund, Klaudia. "Tailoring a lean product development framework for the South African automotive industry." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1015737.
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Globalization in the automotive industry exerts enormous pressure on automotive manufacturers and forces many global companies to expand into emerging markets, which results in adopting new ways to manage product design and development. Excellence in product design and development offers an opportunity to gain competitive advantage and can be achieved by implementing Toyota´s Lean Product Development System (LPDS). Although in the last three years Toyota has been severely challenged by the global economic crisis, by a series of recalls resulting in reputation damage and also by natural disasters such as the recent tsunamis - the world can still learn from Toyota´s successes embodied in the lean concept and practices, which are integral to Toyota´s ‘way of life’. The LPDS model (Morgan & Liker 2006) has captured the attention of academics worldwide (including this researcher) thanks to the following key characteristics: shorter development times, less engineering hours involved in development, lower manufacturing costs, higher customer satisfaction and fewer defects reported. In the academic world, lean product development (LPD) is a new field of exploration and thus relevant literature and numbers of studies available are limited. However, scientists are asking questions about successful adaptation and adoption of this model to other environments beyond Toyota. Similarly, the researcher aimed in this thesis to find answers to its main research question, namely: ‘What would be a suitable LPD model for the South African automotive industry?’ South Africa (SA) is a country with a strong manufacturing tradition and although the automotive sector is the third-largest segment in the South African economy and its vehicle market is the largest on the African continent in a global perspective SA´s contribution is relatively small as it produces only 0.61percent of the global motor vehicle volume (OICA 2011). While the country strives to secure sustainable development for the automotive industry and seeks to improve its global competitiveness, companies operating in SA are currently faced with several unique challenges and problems. Lean has been expanding slowly in SA and some companies in the local automotive industry have implemented the lean concept into production areas to improve their operational excellence and performance. However, it is a search for excellence in product development (PD) that could best contribute to improved sustainability for the automotive industry and also provide an important strategic spur towards global competitiveness. The primary intention of this research was to develop an integrated LPD framework tailored for SA´s automotive industry. Considering this, it was necessary to determine current PD capabilities at domestic and international companies operating in SA´s automotive industry so as to examine levels of adaptation of LPD practices. A questionnaire survey and personal interviews involving all seven locally operating Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), including Toyota, as well as 36 local automotive suppliers provided an empirical base for this investigation. This study indicates that SA plays an important supportive role in the global PD context. In spite of a strong manufacturing focus and very limited PD capabilities, SA´s automotive companies have already achieved a high level of ‘leanness’ in product engineering processes. However, on the downside, it appears that industry leaders and senior managers are sceptical about current and future capabilities and opportunities for SA in the designing and developing of global products.
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Van, der Westhuyzen Margaretha. "Managing China's entry into the South African automotive industry." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/8586.
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Thesis (MBA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African automotive industry has enjoyed unsurpassed growth over the past 15 years and the majority of its successes are attributable to the efforts of the Motor Industry Development Plan (MIDP). Unfortunately, the MIDP cannot be a permanent solution for accelerating growth and the longevity of industry role players such as vehicles and component manufacturers is of great concern. The Chinese automotive industry on the other hand is booming and millions of vehicles are churned out annually. Internal market forces, overproduction and government initiatives compel Chinese manufacturers to cross the Chinese borders in search of alternative and mostly less developed markets for their motor vehicles. These vehicles can now be found in most African countries south of the Sahara, including various brands on the South African roads. South Africa's roads accommodate almost a hundred models against which the Chinese vehicles need to compete. What is attractive about the Chinese vehicles is their price, but unfortunately the vehicle quality is not up to standard yet. Chinese vehicles have however improved so much over the past few years that it is expected they will soon be able to compete with well-established local brands such as Toyota, Volkswagen, Honda, etc. Although the price tag of these vehicles is increasing the mobility of the average South African consumer, the effect it might have on the existing automotive market is uncertain as the Chinese vehicle has already proven to gain market share in a declining economy. So where the average consumer will benefit from the Chinese vehicle, the industry workforce might not be so lucky. It is thus crucial for the industry to establish ways to create international dependence on South Africa's automotive industry. The opportunities are endless and various management approaches can be taken to leverage the industry's shortfalls. A serious shortfall is the global shortage of innovators and as South Africa is known as one of the most innovative countries in the world, it could easily gear itself in supplying innovating concepts and leading-edge technology to the global industry. To be able to do so successfully requires a concerted effort of all role players in the local industry. The local industry needs to expand its reach into the world to guarantee its longevity. Possible ways of doing so are to increase the level of value-adding activities and so too the exportation of value-adding components and fully built-up vehicles. By proving itself as a value-adding strategic partner, the industry can attract additional global manufacturers to invest in manufacturing facilities in South Africa, which does not exclude Chinese manufacturers. Last but not least, the South African government needs to develop a manageable instrument with a single objective, which is to grow and sustain an internationally competitive automotive industry in order to attract and keep global investors within the industry and the country.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Suid-Afrikaanse motorindustrie het ongekende groei ervaar oor die afgelope 15 jaar en die suksesse daarvan word grotendeels toegeskryf aan die Motor Industrie Ontwikkelings Plan (MIDP). Ongelukkig kan die MIDP nie die permanente oplossing wees om die groei van die industrie aan te hou stimuleer en versnel nie. Die toekomstige lewensvatbaarheid van huidige spelers in die industrie wek egter groot kommer. Die Chinese motorindustrie aan die ander kant bars uit sy nate en miljoene motors word jaarliks vervaardig. So is dit ook dat interne markkragte, oorproduksie en regeringsinisiatiewe Chinese motorvervaardigers dwing om oor hul grense heen te gaan op soek na ander, minder ontwikkelde markte vir hul motors. Hierdie motors kan nou in meeste Afrika lande suid van die Sahara gevind word en sluit in talle modelle op Suid-Afrikaanse paaie. Die Suid-Afrikaanse paaie akkommodeer tans amper 'n honderd motormodelle teen wie die Chinese motors sal moet kompeteer. Wat egter aantreklik is van hierdie motors is hul prys, maar ongelukkig is die kwaliteit nog nie op standaard nie. Chinese motors het egter oor die jare so verbeter dat dit verwag kan word dat hul binnekort met meer bekende make soos Toyota, Volkswagen en Honda sal kan kompeteer. Alhoewel die besonderse prys van die motors die mobiliteit van die gemiddelde Suid Afrikaanse verbruiker verhoog, is die effek daarvan op die huidige motormark onseker omdat Chinese motors alreeds bewys het dat hut markaandeel kan wen in 'n dalende ekonomie. So waar die gemiddelde verbruiker mag bevoordeel word deur die Chinese voertuig, kan die werkersmag in die huidige motorindustrie nie so gelukkig daaraantoe wees nie. Dit is dus van kardinale belang dat die industrie maniere vestig om internasionale afhanklikheid van Suid-Afrika se motorindustrie te kweek. Die geleenthede is legio en talle invalshoeke kan geneem word om die industrie se tekortkominge te bestuur en uit te balanseer. 'n Belangrike tekortkoming is die globale tekort aan innoveerders en omdat Suid-Afrika gesien word as een van die mees innoverende lande ter wereld, kan die industrie maklik voorberei word om innoverende konsepte en baanbrekerstegnologie aan die globale industrie te verskaf. Om so iets suksesvol te doen het egter die gesamentlike insette nodig van alle rolspelers in die Suid-Afrikaanse motorindustrie. So ook het die industrie dit nodig om sy wereldwye impak te vergroot om sodoende sy lewensvatbaarheid te vergroot. Moontlike maniere om dit te vermag is om die aantal waardetoevoegende aktiwiteite te vergroot asook die uitvoere van waardetoevoegende komponente en klaarvervaardigde voertuie. As die industrie hom self kan bewys as 'n strategiese vennoot wat waarde toevoeg, kan die industrie addisionele internasionale vervaardigers aantrek om te investeer in vervaardigingsfasiliteite in Suid-Afrika, wat natuurlik nie Chinese vervaardigers uitsluit nie. Ten laaste is dit nodig vir die Suid-Afrikaanse regering om 'n bestuursinstrument te ontwikkel met een doel voor oe en dit is om die industrie se internasionale kompeterendheid te bevorder en te behou sodat globale investeerders in die industrie en Suid-Afrika in geheel kan investeer.
Книги з теми "Automotive industry and trade Management"
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Automotive service management: Principles into practice. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Pearson, 2013.
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Winger, Fred. Automotive business management and expense control. Bakersfield, Calif. (5921 Dyce Way, Bakersfield 60531): Automotive Business Guide Pub. Co., 1996.
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Systemic approaches to strategic management: Examples from the automotive industry. Hershey: Business Science Reference, 2015.
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Chew, Edmund. Managing change in the European automotive industry: Interviewswith leading players. London: FT Automotive, 1996.
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Monden, Yasuhiro. Cost management in the new manufacturing age: Innovations in the Japanese automotive industry. Cambridge,Mass: Productivity Press, 1992.
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Cost management in the new manufacturing age: Innovations in the Japanese automotive industry. Cambridge, Mass: Productivity Press, 1992.
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Kidd, Paul. Revolutionising new product development: A blueprint for success inthe global automotive industry. London: FT Automotive, 1997.
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1967-, Guo Huaqun, ed. Automotive informatics and communicative systems: Principles in vehicular networks and data exchange. Hershey Pa: Information Science Reference, 2009.
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Hartman, Mike. The autopreneur's guide to starting and running an automotive specialty business. [S.l.]: M. Hartman, 1997.
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Sustaining industrial competitiveness after the crisis: Lessons from the automotive industry. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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Tonkov, Dmitry I. "Russian automotive industry." In Russian Trade Policy, 243–63. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2019. | Series: Routledge studies in the European economy: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429464041-13.
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Helmold, Marc. "in the Automotive Industry." In Management for Professionals, 107–13. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46985-6_11.
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Hener, Alexander. "The Automotive Industry." In Credit Risk Management in the Automotive Industry, 7–22. Wiesbaden: Deutscher Universitätsverlag, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-81917-8_2.
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Chacko, John. "The Indian Auto Industry – path to success of Volkswagen." In Automotive Management, 145–57. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34068-0_10.
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Harborn, Mats, and Tommy Xu. "The Commercial Vehicle Industry in China – Scania being part of it." In Automotive Management, 133–44. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34068-0_9.
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Bolz, Roger W. "13A Industry Applications: Automotive Automation." In Manufacturing Automation Management, 215–20. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2541-3_42.
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Spiegelberg, Gernot. "Risking the Future of Automotive Industry." In Sustainable Risk Management, 223–34. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66233-6_20.
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Helmold, Marc, Ayşe Küçük Yılmaz, Triant Flouris, Thomas Winner, Violeta Cvetkoska, and Tracy Dathe. "Lean Management in the Automotive Industry." In Management for Professionals, 183–95. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10104-5_13.
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Helmold, Marc, Ayşe Küçük Yılmaz, Tracy Dathe, and Triant G. Flouris. "SCRM in the Automotive Industry: AutoSCRM." In Management for Professionals, 221–54. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90800-3_10.
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Helmold, Marc. "New Work in the Automotive Industry." In Management for Professionals, 157–69. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63315-8_15.
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Chita, Elena-Iulia. "INTERDEPENDENCIES IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY." In 12th International Scientific Conference „Business and Management 2022“. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/bm.2022.826.
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The interaction of producers and consumers is determined by various factors, but is primarily due to changes in the development of the economy and society. In terms of the car industry, it is of strategic importance to the global economy, playing a key role in terms of growth, exports, innovation and employment. The sector records the most pri-vate investment in research and innovation and is a key factor for technological innovation and is also an important growth multiplier, due to strong trade links with several industrial sectors. This is the main scope of this article to show that everything is connected.
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Belecheanu, Roxana, Johann C. K. H. Riedel, and Kulwant S. Pawar. "An investigation of design trade-offs in the automotive industry." In 2005 IEEE International Technology Management Conference (ICE). IEEE, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/itmc.2005.7461306.
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Suebsook, Sasiwimon, Singha Chaveesuk, and Wornchanok Chaiyasoonthorn. "Thailand Automotive Industry." In MSIE 2020: 2020 2nd International Conference on Management Science and Industrial Engineering. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3396743.3396784.
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Chlopcik, Tomas. "AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN THE VISEGRAD GROUP." In 7th Business & Management Conference, Budapest. International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.20472/bmc.2018.007.001.
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Henrik-Christian Graichen, Henrik-Christian Graichen, Jörg Sauerhering Jörg Sauerhering, Frederick Reuber Frederick Reuber, Aaron Dlugosch Aaron Dlugosch, Frank Beyrau Frank Beyrau, Manikhanta Chinni Manikhanta Chinni, and Gunar Boye Gunar Boye. "Advanced thermal management optimization of a liquid cooled compact electrical engine with air gap winding." In FISITA World Congress 2021. FISITA, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.46720/f2021-adm-142.
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"The green revolution in the automotive industry leads to a rising impact of electro-mobility solutions. Next generation electrical engines are characterized through a high specific power density, which is restricted by thermal loads induced by Joule heating in the engines’ windings due to Ohmic resistances. Built-in permanent magnets, sensors and non-metallic materials such as foils, coatings and adhesives are highly limited in their temperature resistance. This makes it a crucial task to increase the cooling efficiency via an optimized liquid cooling concept. A reduction of space, weight as well as a longer lifetime of the engines’ components represent a worthwhile reward. The heat dissipation is restricted by thermal resistances between the winding as heat source, through different layers like thermal interface materials (TIM), the iron core and the cooling channels (CC) as heat sink. This paper treats different approaches regarding an optimized integral liquid cooling concept for an electrical external rotor engine with air-gap winding. Since the approach of optimizing the convective heat transfer is linked to the handling of the turbulence inside the flow, it is based on the trade-off between lower pressure losses along the channels and increased wall-fluid-interaction in the CC near the winding-heads. Here the optimization lies in the adaption of laser additive manufacturing methods. These deliver many degrees of freedom in terms of a redesigned cooling channel inlet/outlet geometry. The overall turbulence can be reduced and be limited to thermally stressed areas requiring an increased convective heat transfer. Newly designed channel-built-in fins deliver further support in terms of heat transfer into the CC and result in a smoothed temperature field inside the stator. Coupled numerical FEM-simulations of conductive and convective heat transport and fluid flow accompanied the additive manufacturing design process of the engine step-by-step. These simulations were validated through active IR-thermographic measurements, allowing to separately evaluate each step with its possible error sources in form of later emerging hot-spots. Previously carried out investigations inside this working group identified the TIM as a main contributor to the overall heat resistance between source and sink. The detection of heat conductivity, heat capacity and layer thickness of said TIMs is important for the numerical model implementation, therefore uncharacterized TIM-adhesive-lamination properties were determined using Laser-Flash-Analysis and Differential-Scanning-Calorimetry. To the knowledge of the authors, a variable that has been hardly investigated so far, is the influence of the material’s surface roughness the TIM is applied to. For getting a better understanding of how the heat resistance of the TIM-metal-compound is affected at different states of surface roughness, a series of experiments were performed supported by design of experiment (DOE). The detected influence of different input parameters on the heat resistance has been considered during following production steps. Finally, the influence of the modified CC geometry on the temperature field and the pressure losses are presented compared to non-modified and conventional milled geometries. The influence of surface roughness on the heat transfer of TIM-compounds is discussed and an outlook on a modified engine design for improved cooling performance is given."
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Boghani, Ashok B. "Technology Management Challenges in the Automotive Industry." In International Congress & Exposition. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/980619.
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Lami, Giuseppe, and Giorgio Oronzo Spagnolo. "Technical Debt Management in Automotive Software Industry." In 2022 48th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/seaa56994.2022.00053.
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Kolesnikov, Alexander, Tatiana Lomachenko, Tatiana Kokodey, and Remzi Ablaev. "Taiwanese and Chinese Automotive Industry Trends." In International Conference on Economics, Management and Technologies 2020 (ICEMT 2020). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.200509.074.
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Ettabaa, Rime, Driss Bouami, and Said Elfezazi. "Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry." In 2019 8th International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management (ICITM). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icitm.2019.8710715.
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Lopuch, K., L. Syrett, J. Conrad, and H. J. Steenhuis. "Technology, quality and trade in the apple industry." In 2011 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ieem.2011.6118199.
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Russo, Margherita, Fabrizio Alboni, Jorge Carreto Sanginés, Manlio De Domenico, Giuseppe Mangioni, Simone Righi, and Annamaria Simonazzi. The Changing Shape of the World Automobile Industry: A Multilayer Network Analysis of International Trade in Components and Parts. Institute for New Economic Thinking Working Paper Series, January 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36687/inetwp173.
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In 2018, after 25 years of the North America Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the United States requested new rules which, among other requirements, increased the regional con-tent in the production of automotive components and parts traded between the three part-ner countries, United States, Canada and Mexico. Signed by all three countries, the new trade agreement, USMCA, is to go into force in 2022. Nonetheless, after the 2020 Presi-dential election, the new treaty's future is under discussion, and its impact on the automo-tive industry is not entirely defined. Another significant shift in this industry – the acceler-ated rise of electric vehicles – also occurred in 2020: while the COVID-19 pandemic largely halted most plants in the automotive value chain all over the world, at the reopen-ing, the tide is now running against internal combustion engine vehicles, at least in the an-nouncements and in some large investments planned in Europe, Asia and the US. The definition of the pre-pandemic situation is a very helpful starting point for the analysis of the possible repercussions of the technological and geo-political transition, which has been accelerated by the epidemic, on geographical clusters and sectorial special-isations of the main regions and countries. This paper analyses the trade networks emerg-ing in the past 25 years in a new analytical framework. In the economic literature on inter-national trade, the study of the automotive global value chains has been addressed by us-ing network analysis, focusing on the centrality of geographical regions and countries while largely overlooking the contribution of countries' bilateral trading in components and parts as structuring forces of the subnetwork of countries and their specific position in the overall trade network. The paper focuses on such subnetworks as meso-level structures emerging in trade network over the last 25 years. Using the Infomap multilayer clustering algorithm, we are able to identify clusters of countries and their specific trades in the automotive internation-al trade network and to highlight the relative importance of each cluster, the interconnec-tions between them, and the contribution of countries and of components and parts in the clusters. We draw the data from the UN Comtrade database of directed export and import flows of 30 automotive components and parts among 42 countries (accounting for 98% of world trade flows of those items). The paper highlights the changes that occurred over 25 years in the geography of the trade relations, with particular with regard to denser and more hierarchical network gener-ated by Germany’s trade relations within EU countries and by the US preferential trade agreements with Canada and Mexico, and the upsurge of China. With a similar overall va-riety of traded components and parts within the main clusters (dominated respectively by Germany, US and Japan-China), the Infomap multilayer analysis singles out which com-ponents and parts determined the relative positions of countries in the various clusters and the changes over time in the relative positions of countries and their specialisations in mul-tilateral trades. Connections between clusters increase over time, while the relative im-portance of the main clusters and of some individual countries change significantly. The focus on US and Mexico and on Germany and Central Eastern European countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) will drive the comparative analysis.
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Stankovic, Mirjana, and Agustín Ignacio Filippo. Global Value Chain Data for Mexico in the Automotive and Electronics Sectors. Inter-American Development Bank, September 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003664.
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This report uses the Global Value Chain (GVC) data framework to provide scoping review and analysis of Mexico's current position and potential for using and harvesting GVC data in the automotive and electronics sectors. By conducting the study on GVCs data, we hope to broaden the understanding of the importance of data transfers for GVCs, production, and trade, underlining that data are critical to all companies and not only to the so-called "high-tech companies." Data protection, sharing, and security are also central to manufacturers in the automotive and electronics sectors. This report will review how datafication, data protection, sharing, and security impact Mexico's automotive and electronics industry. This information is analyzed from a global perspective and the viewpoint of Mexico to provide a holistic picture of the situation when identifying trajectories for entry, growth, and upgrading along GVCs that rely on datafication and digital transformation. It will also offer recommendations for regulators and policymakers on how to facilitate successful GVCs' data functioning and guidance for businesses on how to harvest data for growth and digital transformation.
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Panko, Mary. Undergraduate Research: A Source for Faculty Publications? Unitec ePress, April 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/ocds.002.
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Over the last two decades undergraduate students have been encouraged to problem solve in ‘the real world’ in order to construct their own subject knowledge. This generally means that students are required to carry out research in their disciplines, a process which inevitably leads to the production of quantities of data. Once their findings are reported back to faculty and have been graded, they are largely ignored, as they are ‘only’ the product of undergraduate research. However, since 2000 there has been a move to bring this type of work into the open through undergraduate research conferences in order to benefit both the students and their institutions. Nevertheless, except for a few publications within medical teaching, faculty themselves have not widely used this data for their own research, perhaps fearing its potential lack of authenticity or credibility. This paper explores a case study to examine the validity and reliability of students’ findings and considers whether the observations obtained by students can or should be made into academic publications by staff. This study comprised four cohorts, totaling 109 second-year undergraduate automotive students, who had made repeat visits to a number of automotive workshops and reviewed the workshops’ activities with a particular focus on customer service, health and safety, and waste management. Analysis of the top 25% of students’ reports revealed that a number of compliance failures were appearing on such a regular basis that these findings should be brought to the attention of the automotive industry. The paper concludes with a recommendation that under carefully controlled conditions, academics should draw on this hitherto ignored seam of research data.
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Panko, Mary. Undergraduate Research: A Source for Faculty Publications? Unitec ePress, April 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/ocds.002.
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Over the last two decades undergraduate students have been encouraged to problem solve in ‘the real world’ in order to construct their own subject knowledge. This generally means that students are required to carry out research in their disciplines, a process which inevitably leads to the production of quantities of data. Once their findings are reported back to faculty and have been graded, they are largely ignored, as they are ‘only’ the product of undergraduate research. However, since 2000 there has been a move to bring this type of work into the open through undergraduate research conferences in order to benefit both the students and their institutions. Nevertheless, except for a few publications within medical teaching, faculty themselves have not widely used this data for their own research, perhaps fearing its potential lack of authenticity or credibility. This paper explores a case study to examine the validity and reliability of students’ findings and considers whether the observations obtained by students can or should be made into academic publications by staff. This study comprised four cohorts, totaling 109 second-year undergraduate automotive students, who had made repeat visits to a number of automotive workshops and reviewed the workshops’ activities with a particular focus on customer service, health and safety, and waste management. Analysis of the top 25% of students’ reports revealed that a number of compliance failures were appearing on such a regular basis that these findings should be brought to the attention of the automotive industry. The paper concludes with a recommendation that under carefully controlled conditions, academics should draw on this hitherto ignored seam of research data.
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Panko, Mary. Undergraduate Research: A Source for Faculty Publications? Unitec ePress, April 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/ocds.002.
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Over the last two decades undergraduate students have been encouraged to problem solve in ‘the real world’ in order to construct their own subject knowledge. This generally means that students are required to carry out research in their disciplines, a process which inevitably leads to the production of quantities of data. Once their findings are reported back to faculty and have been graded, they are largely ignored, as they are ‘only’ the product of undergraduate research. However, since 2000 there has been a move to bring this type of work into the open through undergraduate research conferences in order to benefit both the students and their institutions. Nevertheless, except for a few publications within medical teaching, faculty themselves have not widely used this data for their own research, perhaps fearing its potential lack of authenticity or credibility. This paper explores a case study to examine the validity and reliability of students’ findings and considers whether the observations obtained by students can or should be made into academic publications by staff. This study comprised four cohorts, totaling 109 second-year undergraduate automotive students, who had made repeat visits to a number of automotive workshops and reviewed the workshops’ activities with a particular focus on customer service, health and safety, and waste management. Analysis of the top 25% of students’ reports revealed that a number of compliance failures were appearing on such a regular basis that these findings should be brought to the attention of the automotive industry. The paper concludes with a recommendation that under carefully controlled conditions, academics should draw on this hitherto ignored seam of research data.
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Marsden, Nick, and Niranjan Singh. Preparing Vocational Students for Future Workplaces: Towards a course evaluation of the Unitec Bachelor of Applied Engineering. Unitec ePress, September 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/ocds.42017.
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This exploratory study set out to evaluate how well a particular course in automotive engineering is set up to enable students to develop skills necessary to enter the workplace. The research set out to identify trends in student expectations and in the needs of employers at a time when this field of work is characterised by disruptive technological developments such as computerisation and automation. The intended outcome of the research is that the findings will assist the critical thinking of course designers as they reflect on modifications that might be necessary for Unitec Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) graduate attributes to fully meet future workplace demands. It is also an aim that this exploratory evaluation of a small cohort of students can, despite its limitations, identify trends for future pedagogical research in the ITP (Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics) sector. Although not a full course evaluation, this study invited feedback from students and recent graduates in relevant employment regarding the alignment of the Unitec Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) course design with their perceptions of skills necessary in the workplace. Another intention was to highlight any misalignments between the realities of the automotive engineering sector and student expectations of the course: To what degree are work capability expectations in agreement between the student stakeholders and the institution? Are the course goals realistic and in line with actual industry needs? How is the definition of work readiness changing? The paper also samples current speculative thinking about skills that are becoming progressively more important in the workplace, namely the so-called ‘soft skills’ in communication, problem solving, management and collaboration, and in dialogic and creative attributes relevant to increasingly automated and globalised workplaces.