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Low-cost-country sourcing: in-house resistance can undermine sourcing from low-cost countries. Here is some advice from our experts on how to clear this hurdle
Low-cost-country (LCC) sourcing initiatives have become crucial to the survival of many global companies. Yet, as our experience shows, when they...
Automotive Design & Production, 07/01/07 by Erkut Uludag · More from publication -
Survey says … A global survey of suppliers shows little optimism—to put it mildly
A recent survey of 130 senior executives in the global automotive supplier industry by Roland Berger and SupplierBusiness.com has revealed key...
Automotive Design & Production, 06/01/07 by Erkut Uludag · More from publication -
Conducting independent operations assessments: an operational assessment is imperative for M&A activities. And invaluable otherwise, too
As mergers and acquisitions continue to increase in the automotive supplier industry, financial and strategic buyers have various potential deals...
Automotive Design & Production, 05/01/07 by Erkut Uludag · More from publication -
Beyond "BRIC": what about Turkey? As costs begin to rise in new EU member states, nearby outsider Turkey looks to become an increasingly important automotive manufacturing hub
Market overview Market overview When asked about attractive new regions for either outsourcing or future growth, automotive executives would...
Automotive Design & Production, 04/01/07 by Erkut Uludag · More from publication -
12 golden rules of top performing automotive suppliers
While some suppliers have suffered due to changes in the auto industry, many of them have been able to boost their return on investment, a recent...
Automotive Design & Production, 12/01/06 by Erkut Uludag · More from publication -
Restructuring recommendations
Restructuring involves the creative destruction and reinvention of today's top automotive OEMs and suppliers. A 2003-2005 Europe-wide study...
Automotive Design & Production, 09/01/06 by Erkut Uludag · More from publication -
Survival strategies for automotive suppliers
Automotive suppliers striving to grow and thrive must focus their business strategies on key initiatives that will ensure their long-term survival...
Automotive Design & Production, 08/01/06 by Erkut Uludag · More from publication -
How to reduce hours per vehicle
Intense price-based competition in the automotive market has led OEMs to launch various initiatives to reduce total costs in an effort to maintain...
Automotive Design & Production, 11/01/05 by Erkut Uludag · More from publication
