An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of SCM Practices on Quality Performance: A Case in the Indian Automobile Industry

Impact of lean practices on performance measures in context to Indian machine tool industry

“…A well integrated R&D department is more efficient than the isolated R&D department of any company. Within a firm, R&D department should have strong linkages with various other departments as various functional departments can contribute to its success (Sharma et al, 2008). For example, marketing and after sales service department can provide information regarding what features the customers desire and to what extent.…”

“…The main objective of the research was the identification of useful criteria which greatly influence the performance measures in the machine tool industry. For this, a survey questionnaire was adapted from similar research carried out in the automobile industry (Sharma et al, 2008;Sahay et al, 2011). The questionnaire was developed in English, as it is the most commonly used official language for written communication in private sector companies.…”

Potential of additive manufacturing for upstream automotive supply chains

“…The leading cause behind this impact was India's overdependence on China in getting the auto components during the procurement stage. The ongoing border crisis between India and China has worsened the relations between the two countries and has ultimately created a significant interruption in the supply of auto components to the Indian automotive industry (Sharma, Sahay, and Sardana 2008).…”

Supply Chain Management in Indian Automotive Industry : Complexities, Challenges and Way Ahead

“…Overall domestic sales are led by two-wheelers, (77.4% of total sales in 2012-13) followed by passenger vehicles (15.1%) and commercial vehicles (4.45%) [14]. In the last five years there has been an overall growth in automobile production (from 10.85 million vehicles in 2007-8 to 20.63 million vehicles in 2012-13). Although 2012-13 has seen almost stagnant sales, exports have increased by 10% in the same period.…”

“…Customer demand for varied specific configurations and features add to the high level of response needed from automobile supply chains. The order lead time required by a customer is averaged at 4-6 weeks in the automobile industry [19] and there is a definite correlation between implementation of Supply Chain Management (SCM) practices and quality and conformance of design [20]. Toyota's Production System enshrining lean thinking has long since been an industry benchmark [21] [22].…”