We focus on the auto industry supply chains in India. The Indian auto industry is small in size, compared to the world markets ($ 6.73 billion compared to a world market of $ 737 billion) but has experienced a growth rate of 20-25 % the past few years. Over 13 Indian companies have won the Deming prize and quality has improved significantly. We focus on empirical data in this industry and expla...

The aim of this paper is two folds: 1- To compare the level of technological advances in Iran's Automotive Industry with that of its competitors globally. 2- To compare the relative technological advances of Iran’s Auto Industry with other sectors of the Iranian economy. To measure the level of technological advances, we have used the Atlas Model of Technology. The results indicate that the lev...

To keep mobile devices secure, experts recommend turning on auto-updates for applications, but recent research has suggested that users often avoid auto-updating because updates can lead to undesirable consequences such as user interface changes or compatibility issues. Understanding whether there are commonalities amongst users who avoid auto-updates can help us create better mobile applicatio...

strategic alliance promotes enterprise resources sharing and enhances the competitiveness of the marketplace. therefore, finding a mutually beneficial partner to make a strategic alliance is an important issue for various industries. the aim of this paper is to propose a suitable method based on grey theory and data envelopment analysis (dea). a method predicts future business and measure opera...

Innovation in form of new products, processes or forms of productive organisation brings growth to firms and development to economies and therefore it is important to understand sources of innovation and technological capabilities. In this context this paper explores sources of innovation and technological capability in the Indian automobile industry. In last decade Indian auto industry emerged...

The main objective of this chapter is to define a set of strategic lines, from the public policy point of view, so that Portuguese suppliers of the auto industry can deploy a strategic alignment throughout the supply chain in order to position themselves as potential suppliers of the global sourcing strategy of their Iberian Peninsula clients. The characterization of the auto industry in Portug...

paint cure oven is one of the most important parts of automobile production line. the cure speed and the magnitude of energy consumption are significant in auto manufacturing industry. the radiation oven has been of the interest by cure industry due to the reduction in energy consumption and appropriate cure. the design process of these ovens is really complex specially for bodies with complex ...

This chapter is a pioneer study on the application and impact of modularization in the Chinese auto industry. The role of IT as a mediator and moderator is also analyzed in this study. Although Modularization (MD) has become a global trend in the auto industry, few empirical studies have been conducted because it is a difficult task to operationalize the multi-faceted, complex modularization. T...

In the last decade the Indian auto industry has shown increasing levels of technological sophistication and significant growth. The Indian auto industry consists of local firms with indigenous design and development capability, well established global brands and has marketing presence in Indian as well as other emerging markets. This paper tracks capability development in the Indian auto indust...