Information flow in automotive supply chains - identifying and learning to overcome barriers to change

Childerhouse, Paul, Hermiz, Ramzi, Mason-Jones, Rachel, Popp, Andrew and Towill, Denis Royston 2003. Information flow in automotive supply chains - identifying and learning to overcome barriers to change. Industrial Management & Data Systems 103 (7) , pp. 491-502. 10.1108/02635570310489197

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Abstract

Improving competitive advantage to the first-tier echelon of automotive supply chains is enabled via the requirement for transparent information flows in both the order-generating and order fulfilment channels. However, four generic areas are identified which are barriers to improving performance. These are cultural (is it in our interests?); organisational (does the supply chain have the right structure?); technological (what common format and standards are required?); and financial (who pays the bill?). How these barriers may be overcome to the benefit of all “players” in the chain is discussed, plus benchmarking of current best practice. Exemplar supply chains are identified as noteworthy for the emergence of supply chain “product champions”. These have the vision, authority, and drive to implement new systems and set in place mechanisms to minimise regression to old working practices.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics T Technology > TS Manufactures
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Automotive industry; Business process re-engineering; Change management; Information management; Supply chain management
Publisher:	Emerald
ISSN:	0263-5577
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 23:08
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/40099

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