In the technology-driven industries like automotive industry, the success of the companies depends on their ability to provide new and continuous innovations to the market. In this regard, technological capabilities lead to a competitive advantage. The purpose of this study is to identify the effective factors in the technology assessment based on the dynamic capabilities of small and medium au...

In the era of economic globalization, the competition of product in the market does not depend on a certain enterprise. The traditional competition among different enterprises has transitioned to the competition among different supply chains. In order to win in the global competition, enterprises tend to implement supply chain process reengineering to enhance the coordination among all supply c...

Component commonality and postponement have been the focus of research for the last twenty years. Since then numerous models and theories have been developed, but industrial evidence is still rare. This work will make a contribution and show the positive benefits of postponement and component commonality in the automotive industry. The insights from literature and a case study are combined to e...

The use of selective industrial policy to re-integrate South Africa’s previously protected automotive industry into the global business is one of the few successful cases on the African continent in recent times. South Africa’s success provides a useful reference point for other African countries in which selective industrial policy is a key part of national development strategy. Despite the re...

Having a full understanding of the world’s social-economic situation is the success key for industries automotive manufacturing industry is an extremely competitive one usually there is no clear guideline among automotive companies about technological causes behind their success and failure. This research provides an investigation about the world’s economic situation and the environ...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is expected to increase efficiency and transparency in the automotive supply chain. The lack of data standards in the automotive industry has been identified as one of the principal barriers for RFID adoption and diffusion in cross-company environments. At present the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) is reviewing the existing AIAG B-11 Item Level RFI...

In the automotive industry, some of the most complex partnerships between car manufacturers and suppliers can be observed. Electronic data interchange (EDI) can provide an integrated information infrastructure that contributes to the formation of collaborative interorganizational arrangements. Adopting a multiple case research methodology, this research explores the influences of EDI on the coo...

cooperation between companies in the supply chain of different industries is essential to achieve ultimate customer satisfaction, but according to several studies that have been conducted, many cooperation projects will not be successful. one of the most important reasons for this is the lack of attention to issues of cultural differences in the creation of partnerships between organizations. c...