NDLI: Industry and Government Measures to Promote Forward Integration of Automotive Supplier R&D from Developing Countries to Multinational OEMs

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Moos, O. Pretorius, M.W. Steyn, J.L.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Univ. of Pretoria, Tshwane (Moos, O.; Pretorius, M.W.; Steyn, J.L.)
Abstract	Options are explored by which a developing country can promote its local automotive component industry's R&D and resulting technologies' forward integration into the multinational automotive life cycle. This is becoming increasingly difficult because vehicle design decisions are made at global head office level. Technological innovation is a means of taking competitiveness beyond low cost labour in developing countries towards more sustainable bases of competition. An example of advanced casting technology developed by a South African research agency is considered. South Africa offers the opportunity of learning from eight subsidiaries of multinational OEMs (Ford, GM, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, VW, Nissan, Toyota, Fiat). First local OEM procurement managers were interviewed on what technology innovators in developing countries could do to gain access to the global supply chain. Then a case study of successful global forward integration was considered. Government measures were explored based on literature as well as industry response. It was found to include increased support for tertiary education and research, research publications and patenting, but also for business development towards representation near multinational OEM parent design offices.
Starting Page	358
Ending Page	368
File Size	2373729
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781890843151
DOI	10.1109/PICMET.2007.4349350
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-08-05
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	PICMET
Subject Keyword	Government Automotive engineering Automotive components Vehicles Technological innovation Costs Casting Africa Procurement Innovation management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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