Business Research :Literature Reviews

13 Syeda Nazli Wasti and Syeda Arzu Wasti

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Trust in buyersupplier relations: the case of the Turkish automotive industry

Jose MoyanoFuentes, Macarena Joongsan Oh, Seung-Kyu Sacristan-Daz, Rhee Pedro Jose Mart nez-Jurado Cooperation in the supply chain Influences of supplier capabilities and collaboration and lean production in adoptionEvidence from the Spanish automotive industry International Journal of Operations & new car development on competitive advantage of carmakers

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Journal of International Management Decision, Vol. Business Studies (2008) Production 48 Iss: 5 pp. 756 - 774 Management, Vol. Issue 39, 118131 32 Iss: 9 pp. 1075 1096 This study will investigate The purpose of this paper is to the trust of suppliers empirically examine towards their buyers in the impact of the the Turkish automotive level of cooperation sector, which is the third in the supply chain largest industry in on lean production Turkey.With the fact (LP) adoption. The known that context is very effect of the level of relevant for developing cooperation with countries,the study both expands on existing suppliers and models by testing the effect of initial support, customers with regards to the use of justinintensity of LP time delivery, and adoption is informal commitment to examined, as is the predict the trust that joint effect Turkish of cooperation and automotive suppliers information have towards their integration with buyers. customers 1. degree of 1. collaborative and integrative cooperation with suppliers Process capabilities,R&D capabilities,collaboration in new car development

objectives

This study aims to investigate relationships among supplier capabilities, collaboration in new car development, and the competitive advantage of carmakers based on the resource-based view (RBV).

Independent variables

2. degree of soft technologies such as cooperation with JIT customers 2. informal commitments 3. production 3. initial support information integration with customers

Dependent variables Moderating variable (if any) Mediating variable (if any)

Trust N/A N/A Hypothesis 1: The greater the provision of initial

intensity of LP adoption N/A N/A

Competitive advantage of carmakers Technological uncertainty

H1. Greater cooperation with H1: The greater the supplier support by the buyer, the suppliers is capabilities on collaboration higher is the suppliers positively related to in new car development, the the intensity of LP the more trust in the buyer. adoption. vitalized the collaboration will be. Hypothesis 2: The greater H2. Greater the buyers cooperation with implementation customers is of collaborative practices positively related to with the supplier the intensity of LP Hypotheses used through the usage of soft adoption. technologies such as JIT, the higher is the suppliers trust in the buyer.

H2: The greater the Influences of supplier capabilities,the better will be the competitive advantage of carmakers

H3-1: Collaboration positively H3. The effect of interaction between influences carmakers competitive advantage cooperation with customers and H3-2: Technological information uncertainty moderates the Hypothesis 3: The greater positive influence that a buyers informal integration with customers has a collaboration exerts on commitments to a positive influence on carmakers competitive supplier, the higher will be the intensity of LP advantage the adoption suppliers trust in the buyer. Yes, all three hypotheses are supported. H1: The implementation of collaborative and integrative soft technologies such as JIT would be expected H1: Rejected as results of analysis shows that greater H1: Supported as the results levels of cooperation of analysis shows that automotive industries of with suppliers supplier capabilities Western Europe or North positively influence are not positively America as well, collaboration in new car related to the providing ground for development intensity of LP trustbuilding adoption to generate benefits for both parties in the H2 : informal commitments may not be as influential in generating trust in Hypotheses Supported developed economies with more established legal H2: Supported as there is a direct relationship between the level of H2:Can be accepted or rejected depending on the supplier capability in question

cooperation with customers and the intensity of LP systems and less volatile adoption

H3-1:Supported as the supplier capabilities positively influence

economic circumstances,

adoption

collaboration in new car development H3-2:Rejected as the positive influence of collaboration on new car makers competitive advantage is suppressed by increasing technological

but they can still have a strong positive effect on H3 : Supported as greater the trust. interaction between cooperation H3: The

provision of initial support and information integration with may be particularly customers, the uncertainty relevant to new industries.greater the intensity of LP adoption Early-stage support could be valued, for instance, in any hightechnology industries or industries with large entry Qualitative or Quantitative barriers Qualitative Purposive sampling : A preliminary questionnaire was developed and presented for comments to numerous officials from automotive companies (both buyers and suppliers) and automotive associations by way of interviews Sampling method and sample size Qualititative

Qualitative

that lasted an average of 1.5 h. With the feedback that are first tier received in the pretests, asuppliers to original equipment self-administered mail manufacturers in the Spanish automotive questionnaire was industry designed and sent to over 300 Turkish automotive parts suppliers. The results presented in this paper are based on 106 responses,

Purposive sampling : A survey of first-tier suppliers in Purposive sampling :Analysis is carried the Korean automotive parts out on a sample of industry was conducted. Of 84 manufacturing the 231 companies plants initially chosen, 98 responded to the survey request, which represents a 42.4 per cent response rate.

No. of literatures referred in that paper

resulting in a response rate of approximately 30%. 37 65 61 As businesses grow beyond national borders, Managers should studies realize that a greater level of cooperation Managers should be able to that involve examining with how antecedents of effectively club the supplier capability and new car trust between exchange customers creates a development strategies for favourable partners differ across effective productivity of their environment for firms different contextual increasing the

Managerial implication (if any)

elements should prove useful to managers

intensity of adoption of LP Lean production (LP) is an integrated socio-technical system whose main objective is to

eliminate waste by concurrently The topic of reducing or interorganisational trust is minimizing supplier, gaining attention in customer, and academic internal variability. it literature, research on is not enough to developing countries focus on remains sparse. With the premise manufacturing operations to that certain contextual achieve these elements may be more objectives; LP must relevant for developing be extended to countries, product Context we expand on existing models by testing the effect of initial support, use of justintime delivery, and informal commitment to predict the trust that Turkish automotive suppliers have towards their buyers. The results support the development and aspects of distribution and supply chain management. The impact that building close relationships with supply chain agents has Collaboration between carmakers and suppliers also has a positive impact on the competitive advantage of a carmaker, especially in the new car development process . According to the resource-based view (RBV), when a firm lacks the resources or capabilities required to sustain competitive advantage, those resources or capabilities

predictions that soft technologies and informal This article tries to fill commitment increase this gap in the trust literature, and deals with the effects that developing relationships with chain agents might have on the intensity of LP adoption

on the development can be secured through or progress of LP at interfirm collaboration or the operational level strategic alliances. has not been studied to date.

Research design-exploratory/conclusive

Conclusive

Conclusive

Conclusive: hypotheses were tested by using the ordinary least squares (OLS) method and hierarchical multiple regression analysis (HMRA) Basic research N/A N/A APA

Basic or Applied research Statistical tools used Software used Style of referencing

Basic research N/A N/A APA 1. This study employed a crosssectional, single-source survey method, which raises concern over the

Basic research N/A N/A APA

effects of common method variance.To restrain this problem, the scales in the actual survey were ordered so The findings stress the importance of that the dependent having a holistic variable of vision of the supply interest (trust) did not precede the independent chain to explain the degree of LP adoption. Further The findings of this study variables developments were obtained from a limited include 2. it is not possible to population of the Korean infer causality, simultaneously automotive industry. This studying the role of study not only empirically owing to the crossboth information and verified the proposition sectional nature of the physical flows along data the supply chain in of the RBV but also extended the RBV theory by empirically 2. As a first attempt at LP demonstrating direct developing measures for relationships a different context, some adoption, and limitations regarding the analyzing the time between suppliers lag that occurs operationalisation of the between a company capabilities and carmakers competitive advantages proposed new constructs increasing cooperation with need to be acknowledged.Ex: suppliers and customers, and assumption of a weak progress being legal system made in the intensity of LP adoption may not hold for all developing countries 3. the data were collected in a single country and industry may raise questions regarding the generalisability of the findings 1.Future studies to simultaneously examine the role of both information and physical flows along the supply chain in LP adoption.

Limitations revealed

2. The results have only been obtained from a study of the Spanish automobile industry, and so the findings cannot be inferred to be universally applicable to other countries and industries.

1.Future research that utilises longitudinal designs with appropriate time lags would be greatly contributory 2. In future research,develop constructs from a broader measurement that takes into account other conditions as well like TQM practices

3. A logical extension of this research would Areas for further study may include an in-depth case be greatly study of management contributory. practices to 4. Future reduce the additional transaction costs of interfirm studies could expand the analysis collaboration that are to include all of the incurred as a agents in the chain. result of increased 5. It would also be technological uncertainty and an analysis of the role of trust beneficial in the in future to use longitudinal interfirm collaborations under conditions of severe methodology to study causality in the technological uncertainty relationships that were observed, as the cross-sectional nature of the data handled and the hierarchical regression used do not allow any indications of causality to be statistically inferred 6. focus on an investigation of the time lag that occurs between a company increasing cooperation with suppliers and customers, and progress being made with regards to the degree to which LP is implemented

Scope for further research

Author name

A.Vijayakumar and S.Sri Devi

Angel Martnez Snchez; Manuela

Moser,Roger, Wohlfarth, Sina

Author name

S.Sri Devi

Prez Prez

Wohlfarth, Sina

Title

Supplier Base Supply chain Management flexibility and firm in the Indian performance: A Automotive conceptual model Growth and Industry: profitability in Indian and empirical Automobile Firms - An Conceptual analysis study in the Framework automotive and industry Empirical Analysis
Journal for Bloomers International Journal of South Asian Journal of Research, Vol. 3, Operations & Production of Management Issue No. 2, Management 25. 7/8 (2005): 16. 1 (Jan-Mar FEBRUARY 2011 681-700 2009): 63-91 This paper presents a framework for supplier base management and provides a case study-based analysis of the Indian This study investigates To explore the relationship automotive industry. It the relationship between the dimensions combines elements between the growth of of supply chain of relationship and Indian Automobile flexibility and firm performance network theories industry and in a sample from different of automotive suppliers research streams to their profitability develop a three-level supplier base management framework including a dyadic, supply chain and network perspective. 1.Quality,cost considerations 2.Supplier development 3. Differentiation between first tier suppliers and second or third-tier suppliers Supplier Base Management N/A N/A H1: Quality ,cost considerations have positive influence on supplier base management in India H2:Continuous

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objectives

compound growth rate of net sales in Independent variables Supply chain flexibility current price

Dependent variables

Profitability

and growth Moderating variable N/A (if any) Mediating variable (if N/A any)

Firm performance N/A N/A

Firms Hypotheses used Growth positively affects Profitability

Supply chain flexibility is positively related to firm performance

supplier development is needed for Supplier Base Management H3:Stronger differentiation between first tier suppliers and second or third-tier suppliers has a positive impact on Supplier Base Management

Hypotheses Supported Qualitative or Quantitative

H1: Supported as the results Yes as the results of of analysis showed the positive analysis shows growth effect of supply chain flexibility of an automobile firm N/A has a positive effect on on firm performance profitability Qualitative Qualitative Qualitative

Empirical 2 case studies has survey of a representative been conducted This study is expost sample of 126 .Multiple data facto based on Spanish automotivesuppliers sources during the months of Sampling method andsurvey method making September and October 2003. were used like semisample size a survey of twenty Data gathered structured interview, through a mail survey to questionnaire, companies in Indian purchasing managers by automobile industry public information using a structured and press releases. questionnaire. No. of literatures 15 55 59 referred in that paper Managers should realize that the growth Managers should The results of the research of an automobile firm realize that having a contribute to a better has a positive effect on strong supplier Managerial understanding for the the profitability and management base is implication (if any) managers about the forces and make maximum essential for any constraints that companies utilization of this automobile firm face with flexibility capabilities. inorder to gain today maximum output Both growth and profitability are important dimensions of firm

Context

There is growing importance of As diversity and uncertainty in suppliers for Original performance. When the environment increases, Equipment study of growth is companies are responding by Manufacturers and adding flexibility as adimension increasing undertaken in terms of to their operation systematic influences strategies. Flexibility may be interdependence among key players in defined as the ability to change automotive industry which may affect or react with little due to shift in value growth, then penalty in time, effort, cost creation process.2 or performance .Flexibility can the most important major developments improve the company's systematic influence on in the global competitiveness, particularly automotive industry for the decision-making growth, is that of are the increasing profitability . Thus the process of implementing importance and technologies .But managers do integration of relationship between not have a comprehensive viewsuppliers into the growth and profitability of flexibility because they focus value creation more on machine flexibility than is process and rise of on total system flexibility. emerging markets of considerable like India or China interest both from theoretical and

practical point of view. Conclusive -Interviewing managers by using a structured questionnaire. Spearman correlation coefficients were used to analyse the relationship Conclusive - The Exploratory-case between the different supply relationship between chain flexibility dimensions, studies has been profitability and growth conducted on 2 Research designbetween supply chain has been explored by automobile firms in exploratory/conclusive flexibility dimensions and firm means of regression performance dimensions, and India between supply chain Analysis flexibility dimensions and environmental uncertainty dimensions. A multivariate analysis used to study the determinants of supply chain flexibility. Basic or Applied Basic Research Basic Research Basic research research Statistical tools used N/A N/A N/A Software used N/A N/A N/A Style of referencing MLA APA APA The interrelationship between growth and profitability is very complex to study. 1.A small sample of 2 organizations only were analysed.So we cant generalize the findings of this There are other factors not growth affects future included in the model that couldpaper. profitability and that impact therelationship between flexibility, supply profitability allows chain characteristics and firm future growth.The 2.A strong focus only performance. On the other on the interviews with industry conditions and hand, theresearch has used both the Limitations revealed economic cycles affect cross-sectional data, which are organizations.No limited in order to explain the competitiveness of causal relationships. Another direct observations were conducted for the market limitation of the research is that arriving at the results. environment, we did not use any secondary data (like manual financial and in turn both growth reports) to crosscheck firm and profitability of performance. 3.The perspective of firms. the second-tier suppliers not Micro economic included in the perspectives argue analysis. that a trade-off There are sound theoretical arguments that exists between shortterm growth and profitability. 1.Extend the analysis from foreign organizations to large Indian automotive manufacturers(Tata or Mahindra) to identify differences in supplier base management between foreign and local companies.

Scope for further research

The results have only 1.This study provides a 2.Comparing the been obtained from a framework of supply chain supplier base flexibility dimensions which management within a study of the Indian may be used as a test base for multinational automobile firms, and further research. organization in India so the findings cannot to supplier base be inferred to be 2.Future research might also management develop objective measures activities in home universally applicable of supply chain country. to other countries and flexibility since a possible industries. limitation of the current study is its reliance on perceptual data. 3.Additional qualitative research to specify the development level,technological capabilities,etc.

4.To analyze the dynamic processes within Indian supplier bases,longtitudinal studies are proposed.

7 Author name Carl Wanstrom and Patrik Jonsson The impact of engineering changes on materials planning Journal of Manufacturing Technology Journal, issue, pp. Management Vol. 17 No. 5, 2006 pp. 561-584

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Anthea Zacharatos, M. Sandy Paul D. Cousins, Hershcovis, Nick Turner, Julian Michael J. Crone Barling Strategic models for the development of Human resource management obligation based in the North American automotive industry: A metaanalytic review inter-firm relationships: A study of the UK automotive industry

International Journal of Operations & Personnel Review, Vol. 36 Iss: Production Management, 2 pp. 231 - 254 Vol. 23 Iss: 12 pp. 1447 - 1474 This paper seeks to examine the link between the academic debates on obligation

objectives

The purpose of this This article aims to provide a paper is to increase the qualitative review of the range understanding of the and effects of human impact of engineering changes on the materials planning process.

Independent variables

Engineering changes

resource management (HRM) contracting and its practices in the North successful American automotive industry. implementation as a mode of governance 1. sub-contractors dependence on the Work system,HR policies,leadership,personContractor focussed 2. contractors outcomes,organization-

focussed outcmes

dependence on the sub-contractor development of obligation based inter-firm relationships N/A N/A H1: If the subcontractor dependence on contractor is low and contractordependence on subcontractor is low, then it results in nondependent relations

Dependent variables Moderating variable (if any) Mediating variable (if any)

Material planning process N/A N/A

Employee Performance N/A N/A

The characteristics of the

H2: : If the subcontractor dependence on contractor is low and contractorH1: Three clusters of organizational practices (Work dependence on subcontractor is high, system,HR policies,leadership)would be then it results in subcontractorIntercorrelated dominated relation

Hypotheses used

engineering change has positive H2: the relationship between these clusters of influence on the materials scrap, organizational practices would administrative and be linked by two clusters of transport/handling costs employee-level psychosocial variables: person-focused and organizational-focused outcomes.

H3: : If the subcontractor dependence on contractor is high and contractordependence on subcontractor is low, then it results in contractor-dominated relations

H4: : If the subcontractor dependence on contractor is high and contractordependence on subcontractor is high, then it results in mutually-dependent relations

The characteristics of the Hypotheses Supported engineering change in the case has both H2:Supported positive and negative on the material planning process in a company Qualitative Qualitative H1:Supported

H1:Supported H2:Supported H3Supported H4:Supported Qualitative

Qualitative or Quantitative

Sampling method and sample size

The case study was A total of 14 studies provided carried out at a companydata for an employee-level face-to-face in the automotive interviews meta-analysis of the industry. The study relationships comprising high Choice of interviews explored three tiers in performance work systems in the supply chain; first, the North-American automotiveExamine both customer and second and third tier manufacturing sector. supplier suppliers. 32 71 Managers should be able to understand that the appropriateness of a materials planning Managing with a highstrategy differs between involvement orientation is 52

UK automotive market,

No. of literatures referred in that paper

Managerial implication (if any)

Context

Research design-exploratory/conclusive Basic or Applied research Statistical tools used Software used Style of referencing

Limitations revealed

Inter-firm relationships are very vital for the successful different engineering running of an associated with positive change situations. This automobile firm.The consequences for individuals calls for differentiated mutual dependencies and organizations within the materials planning could then focus on automotive strategies technological competencies or industry. based on the volume. engineering change situation and materials planning characteristics. inter-firm A poorly managed engineering change(EC) A great deal of focus has been relationships and process placed on managing the obligation exchanges technical side of have to be clearly leads to a loss of configuration control and automobile manufacturing, yet, focussed on inorder to understand if market opportunities, obligation exchanges we know significantly less obsolete inventories, can be about how to manage the materials shortages and human side of the industry which is an equally important as a mode of poor quality. ECs governance within the factor for successful automotive industry organization of any firm. require different management strategies. Exploratory Exploratory Conclusive Basic research Basic Basic N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A APA APA APA The case study focused The results from this study on a specific product provide support for the role of and materials employee-level psychosocial planning situation in the outcomes as mechanisms automotive supply chain. between HRM practices and Other products and employee materials planning The generalizability of performance, supporting an situations the conclusions is idea that is often discussed but limited as the study resulting from the same rarely tested in the literature. has been performed engineering change These results only on the UK would have different need to tempered by the fact automotive sector characteristics and that this meta-analysis was should, therefore, based on a relatively small be planned and number of studies controlled accordingly. However, the developed in one industrial sector, thereby framework is a general limiting the generalizability of the model. one. Further 1. Further research is required

studies to analyse the cause and effect relationships between these characteristics Scope for further research

to understand how human

resource management Further studies on practices co-exist to produce obligation contracting their effects. as the preferred mode of exchange in and the materials scrap, 2. Extensive research needs to inter-firm relations administrative and focus on the mechanisms that shoud be focused transport/materials might account for indirect upon. handlings costs during relationships between high an EC process would be performance work systems of interest. and employee performance.

Sharon : (10,11,12) 10 Author name 11 12

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Mario Binder, Richard Cuthbertson and Grein, Andreas F;Craig,C Samuel; Peter Gust, Ben Wojciech Piotrowicz Takoda ,Hirokazu Clegg Performance The importance measurement of collaborative Integration and responsiveness : systems in supply chains frontloading in Marketing strategies of Japanese and automotive European Automobile manufacturers A framework for contextual analysis supply networks Journal of International Journal of Manufacturing Productivity Technology and Performance Management Vol. 60 No. 6, 2011 pp. 583-602 Management Vol. 19 No. 3, 2008 pp. 315-331 The purpose of this paper is to investigate how research and development (R&D) Journal of International Marketing 9. 2 (2001): 19-50.

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objectives

The purpose of this article is to propose a collaboration common framework for takes place for the empirical analysis complex new products in the of supply chain automotive performance sector. The measurement systems used in different supply research aims to give chain contexts. guidelines to increase the effectiveness of such collaborations. 1.Early collaboration 2.Clear responsibilities 3.Strategic &

The purpose of this research is to test whether there are differences between the marketing strategiesemployed by European and Japanese automobile firms in four Western European markets and whether these firms respond to pressures for integration and responsiveness in different ways.

1.Need for responsiveness (market share concentration,market share rank, market growth)

Independent variables

Content,Context,Process holistic orientation 4.Competence focus 5.Competent leadership

2.Need for integration (market share of domestic firms, number of foreign competitiors, country market size relative to world market, firms sales in the country )

Dependent variables Moderating variable (if any) Mediating variable (if any)

Supply chain performance measurement N/A N/A

Colloborative frontloading

Marketing Mix (Price,advertising, number of models offered)

N/A N/A N/A N/A H1: Early collaboration has a positive impact on frontloading collaboration H2: Defining responsibilities between collaborating parties has a positive impact on frontloading collaboration

H1: Context(organisational factors and supply chain factors ) has a positive impact on supply chain performance measurement

Hypotheses used

H3: Linking of competencies of H1: Japanese automobile firms will separate have lower prices and a smaller organisations participating in a number of models than European automobile firms. collaboration within the supply H2: Japanese automobile firms will network has a respond more strongly to national H2:Content(metrics positive impact groups,metrics levels) on frontloading conditions than European automobile firms. has a positive impact on collaboration supply chain performance H4: Strategic and measurement long-term thinking H3: Japanese automobile firms will for the whole respond more strongly to H3:Process (how supply network internationalization conditions measurement is carried increases the thanEuropean automobile firms. out) has a positive chance of impact on supply chain successful interperformance firm collaboration measurement H5: Need for a coordinator and leader within the supply network who has the competence to evaluate and manage the interfaces increases the chance of successful interfirm collaboration H1: Supported ( for prices and advertising, the Japaneseappear to respond to specific conditions in ways that are quite competitive like lowering prices in wealthier markets, raising advertising in larger markets)

H1:Supported as the resuts of analysis shows that Supply chain performance

Hypotheses Supported

measurement is a context-dependent process, tailored to specific supply chain requirements.

N/A

H2:Rejected as Japanese Japanese are more oriented toward local markets than the Europeans

Qualitative or Quantitative

Qualitative

Sampling method and sample size

Qualitative The empirical data were collected through a mixture of interviews and questionnaires. A case study was done. 28 semiData were structured interviews were collected via semiconducted structured face-to-face involving 31 interviews with six staff We use data provided by a members from both experienced managers in the U.S. automobile manufacturer and managerial and leading national advertisers in New German operational levels directlyautomotive York. The data cover involved in industry covering all automobile firms (99% of sales) Jaguar/Unipart work, plus16 companies operating in four an Western European markets (France, (four OEMs and West Germany, Italy, and the United additional three 12 supplier firms) Kingdom) during the period 1988-90. interviews with other from December Unipart members 2004 until March involved in automotive 2005. Interviews manufacturing, consulting were conducted and warehousing within companies that reflect different roles within automotive supply

H3:Rejected as Europeans appear to respond more strongly to internationalization than national conditions for prices and models Qualitative

networks No. of literatures referred in that paper 71 46 The proposed framework can help to develop Models and performance measurement guidelines are

49

Managerial implication (if any)

given to help systems that are suitable make a success for certain organisational of collaborative and supply chain Nil projects and their contexts in which a potential impacts company on operates, as well as to compare different systems used across different supply chains. Past literature has concentrated on developing and proposing frameworks time, cost and quality metrics. Recently research has began

to emphasise the benefits of interorganisational collaboration to to measure supply chain Formulating a strategy to compete encourage the performance, this paper effectively in international markets is concentrates on the innovative one of the major challenges a firm framework to

framework to Context analyse performance management systems used by organisations to capture supply chain performance. The framework chosen to analyse the is based on the content, context, process (CCP) design. Research designexploratory/conclusive Basic or Applied research Statistical tools used Software used Style of referencing Conclusive Basic N/A N/A APA The framework is illustrated by a single case study. Further

competitiveness faces. Insight is provided into how of firms. automotive firms devise strategies that Emerging studies respond to the conflicting pressures for and models, to local responsiveness and integration in encourage the context of Western Europe, where Japanese automobile firms collaborative compete with Europeancompetitiveness based manufacturers. of firms are sparse. This is especially true for early stages of collaboration Exploratory Basic N/A N/A APA Conclusive Basic N/A N/A APA

Limitations revealed

The limitation of this research is The limitation of this research is that that it is only the results have been reached at by based in the empirical research is comparing the marketing strategies of required to fully Japanese and European Automobile German appreciate the breadth of manufacturers only. automotive application of this industry. framework. 1. An in-depth single case study of selected inter1. Examining the content would be a organisational possible direction for further research, relationships could result 1.An in-depth though it would be an enormous task study of in collaborative 2. Explore the linkage between the discoveries around how frontloading in process of strategy formulation and the specific metrics and automobile sector outcomes-namely, the marketing methods are selected would be greatly strategies- in the and implemented contributory context of the integrationresponsiveness framework. 2. The application of survey-based research is also possible.

Scope for further research

Nitin (4,5,6) :

Author name

Tugba GURCAYLILARYENIDOGAN, Fulya SARVAN Governance Mechanisms and Transaction Costs in the Automotive Supply Networks: A Conceptual Framework Proposal International Journal of Business and

Andrew Czuchry, Mahmoud Yasin, Damir L. Khuzhakhmetov

Holweg, Matthias

Title

Enhancing organizational effectiveness through implementation of supplier parks : The case of the automotive industry

The three dimensions of responsiveness

Journal of International

International Journal of Operations

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of Business and Business Research, Volume & Production Management 25. 7/8 Social Science, Vol. 2 8, Number 1, 2009 (2005): 603-622. No. 8; May 2011 This study aims to develop a conceptual The study aims to figure out framework under how organizational which researchers will be able to explore the effectiveness can be enhanced through relations between implementation of supplier governance parks mechanisms and transaction costs in the automotive supply networks Customer; Financial; Uncertainty,Asset Innovation and Learning; and specificity Internal Business Governance mechanism, Implementation of effective suppliers transaction supplier parks costs N/A N/A N/A N/A H1:Improving customer perspective(pricing,warranty claims) H1: The governance of the relationships between automotive manufacturers and component suppliers effects transaction costs. has a positive impact on effective supplier park implementation H2:Improving financial perspective(total costs,total sales) has a positive impact on effective supplier park implementation H1: Improving the volume has positive impact on responsiveness The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model identifying the key factors that determine the responsiveness of a supply chain system, which -- once quantified -- provide a unique profile of each supply chain setting towards the appropriate supply chain strategy. Volume (Demand nature,customer expectations),Product (internal variety),Process Responsiveness N/A N/A

objectives

Independent variables

Dependent variables Moderating variable (if any) Mediating variable (if any)

H2: Higher the environmental H2: Improving the product has Hypotheses used uncertainty and asset positive impact on responsiveness specific investments, H3:Improving innovation and the opportunistic risk learning H3: Improving the process has perspective(defects,customer costs increase. positive impact on responsiveness complaints) H3: Higher the has a positive impact on environmental uncertainty and asset effective supplier park specific investments, implementation the opportunistic risk H4:Improving internal costs increase. business perspective(quality product,final product price) has a positive impact on effective supplier park implementation H1: Supported H1: Supported H1: Supported H2:Supported H2:Supported Hypotheses Supported H2:Supported H3: Supported H3: Supported H3: Supported H4: Supported Qualitative or Quantitative Qualitative Qualitative Qualitative Three case studies from the automotive and electronics Sampling method and sample size N/A N/A industry. The case research is based on semi-structured interviews, and site visits. No. of literatures referred in that paper 55 69 78 The paper provides guidelines for management on how to align their

Managerial implication (if any)

Nil

Nil

supply chain strategy to volume, product and process contingency factors in order to balance responsiveness to customer demand and supply chain efficiency.

Context

The globalization of Organizations in the production and trade automotive industry are There cannot be one single "holy has enabled a range facing increasing competitive grail" pressures which of industrial concept of how responsiveness can organization forms in are reshaping their strategies be achieved, neither does one the world economy. In and operations. A conceptual single approach apply to entire this process, the effort sectors. An array of key variables framework is of firms to focus on can be grouped innovation and suggested to help realize the into three categories or dimensions specialize in corestrategic and operational of responsiveness -- product, competencies has benefits attributed to the process and volume -- to provide a reduced the vertical effective holistic understanding of integration and direct responsiveness ownerships over non- implementation of supplier core businesses parks. Conclusive Conclusive Conclusive Basic N/A N/A APA A great variety of variables needs to be considered in order to provide a balanced view of all three dimensions of responsiveness, thus the case analyses remain at a necessarily high level. Basic Basic N/A N/A N/A N/A APA APA Cant be used for generalization.Making a comparative Supplier park concept is analysis between barely 10 years old.An indata sets collected depth study has not been from different performed. countries will make a contribution to the literature . 1. Exploring the relationships among different tiers of the automotive supply More focus on going deeper networks is equally into the subject considering important with the every factor that might be of exploration of the relevance . dyadic relations between manufacturers and first tier suppliers.

Research designexploratory/conclusive Basic or Applied research Statistical tools used Software used Style of referencing

Limitations revealed

Scope for further research

1.Further empirical studies with wider scope to be performed 2.Further studies are needed to fully explain the complex nature of

Problems identified during the project. (Do not give solutions) the researchers techniques and practices is difficult to comprehend

understanding and coming out with the research method that is best suited for achieving best research aim and objective being able to think broader from the research point of view