This paper uses the automobile industry and the clothing and textile industry as lenses to examine the impact of the Covid pandemic on globalization. We focus on the case of South Africa, where both sectors have a long history. In the early decades of neoliberal globalization the country's...

Localization, the process of establishing the most adequate system in the target market according to the given environment to produce the most viable product in the market, can help multinational enterprises (MNE) to better understand the market, and take the most appropriate actions needed....

Background: Traditionally, dense network structures have dominated partnerships in the automotive industry. On the other hand, previous research in other industries has shown that network structures suitable for radical innovation include weak ties, structural holes and betweenness centrality....

Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is a multi-actor tactical planning process that balances aggregate demand and capacities to deliver realistic production plans. The way demand is aggregated into product families (PFs) is crucial for the alignment sought by S&OP. The issue of gathering...

Out of four main segments of Lean namely philosophy, process, people & partners and problem solving, this study intends to classify critical success factors (CSFs) for adopting problem solving principles in Malaysian automotive. A Focus Group of 16 subject matter experts was engaged. The...

Objectives: To obtain dynamic spatial-temporal accessibility measurements of travel times by car to haemodialysis services and assess potential benefits of adding new services.Design: Cross-sectional analyses of dynamic spatial-temporal accessibility, accounting for traffic congestion. A...

Financial and operational supply chain risks are often managed independently, by managers in different business units and with widely-varying viewpoints. Yet, differences in incentives often result in a mismatch in priorities and processes. In 2008, BMW established the Raw Material Management...

In the automotive business environment, with intense competition among firms and with the added element of what is known as the “chips or semiconductor shortage,” adequate demand and supply chain planning is not forthright as semiconductors are essential to fabricating printed circuit boards...

Human beings are strongly influenced by their emotions; so, it is believed that building a close relationship between consumers and brands is a key factor for success. In this way, car brands are no exception, and despite facing numerous challenges associated with the energy transition, they...

Es werden die langfristigen Veränderungen der aggregierten Tätigkeiten der Beschäftigten in der deutschen Automobilindustrie analysiert. Die zentrale Frage ist, ob die beobachteten Veränderungen der Tätigkeiten innerhalb der Berufe stattfi nden oder über die Reallokation der Beschäftigten...

The automotive industry in the European Union (EU) and Germany faces major challenges including decarbonisation, digitalisation and global competition. While the automotive industry has a significant economic role in terms of income and employment, it has immense ecological damages. The green...

Since the 1990s, trade costs have been decreasing dramatically and trade volume worldwide also has been increasing. Multinational Corporations(MNCs) are the main players for this kind of globalization. UNCTAD (2009) documents that there were about 82,000 MNCs with about 810,000 foreign...

Over the years, Geely has experienced failures, challenges, and successes. The company went from low- quality cars to new advance technology products such as electric cars. Geely will employ highly automated advanced manufacturing systems, including artificial intelligence and robotics with an...

Die Kooperation zwischen etablierten Unternehmen und Start-ups bietet erweiterte Möglichkeiten, Innovationen durchzuführen und die Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft voranzutreiben. Die Automobilindustrie zählt bereits zu den überdurchschnittlich innovativen Wirtschaftszweigen in Deutschland,...

The European Union (EU) and Germany were already being confronted with rapidly changing dynamics on the economic, ecological, and technological terrains prior to the Covid-19 crisis. The pandemic however has fully exposed critical global value chain (GVC) dependencies, jeopardising European...

This literature survey explores the potential avenues for the design of a green auto asset-backed security by focusing on the European auto securitization market. In this context, we examine the entire value chain of the securitization process to understand the incentives and interests involved...

We study the effects of a large car scrappage scheme in Germany on new car purchases and local air quality by combining vehicle registration data with data on local air pollutant emissions. For identification we exploit cross-sectional variation across districts in the number of cars eligible...

The paper investigates implemented diversity and inclusion practices' effect on firm sustainability. The study covers a sample of small and middle-sized automotive firms in Czechia, where diversity and inclusion practices have been implemented in relation to firm sustainability. The paper's...