The key challenges for automotive companies at the turn of century are globalisation and satisfying changing patterns of costumer demand. Car assemblers have responded by offering increased variety and product costumisation. The paper looks at how this leads to complexity within the supply chain and for the supply chain members. It concludes that the larger companies will seek to become global through consolidation and acquisitions reducing risk in mature markets and gaining access to new and emerging ones. This can provide them with the motive and oppurtunity to move their manufacturing capabilities anywhere in the world. For smaller companies, limited by size and position, this is not good news.


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    Title :

    New boundaries for companies in the sheet metal industries


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 2 Bilder, 18 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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