Another look on product diversity: some new propositions to design profitable product ranges
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2008.018765 | Eric Ballot, Blanche Segrestin, Benoit Weil | Over the past years, automotive manufacturers have continuously renewed and expanded their product offer. Yet, despite the increasing differentiation of the offer, the sales| distribution appears to be concentrated on a limited number of ve... | 4 - 21 |
Managing product life cycle in the auto industry: evaluating carmakers effectiveness
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2008.018765 | Giuseppe Volpato, Andrea Stocchetti | This article analyses the evolution of Product Life Cycle (PLC) policies of main carmakers in the three main European markets (Germany, Italy and France) through sales data regarding 212 models of 13 major carmakers for the period 1970–2006... | 22 - 41 |
Intermediation in downstream automotive supply chains – a review of the role of internet technology
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2008.018765 | Dotun Adebanjo | Increasing competitiveness of the automotive industry has resulted in fundamental changes to the industry. Significant consolidation has aimed at improving organisational positioning to take advantage of economies of scale and greater upstr... | 42 - 55 |
Supply chain-oriented performance measurement for automotive spare parts
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2008.018765 | Sander De Leeuw, Loek Beekman | Literature provides a number of conceptual frameworks and discussions on performance measurement in supply chains. However, most of these frameworks focus on a single link of a supply chain. Furthermore, there is a lack of empirical analysi... | 56 - 70 |
Dealer-carmaker relationship: the theories of the duality of trust and of power-dependence
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2008.018765 | Giancarlo Nadin | The author advances a double model intended to investigate the relationship between carmakers and dealers. These models, based on international research, are tested in the Italian market and, in particular, in the automotive distribution do... | 71 - 89 |
The consolidation of the automotive parts aftermarket sector in transitioning economies: the case of Poland
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2008.018765 | Darek Klonowski | While the Polish passenger car market has experienced a significant growth in recent years, the development of the automotive parts aftermarket has faltered. The distribution chain is cluttered and inefficient. The market is fragmented and ... | 90 - 104 |
Business strategies and key success factors for automotive retailers: the case of dealer groups in Italy
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2008.018765 | Leonardo Buzzavo | The automotive distribution industry is undergoing a profound reorganisation because of many pressures that include saturation of demand and intense competition, falling margins and increasing fixed costs (especially representation standard... | 105 - 119 |
Book Review: The Invisible Chain. Constraints and Opportunities in the New World of Employment by Jean-Pierre Durand
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2008.018765 | Editorial Staff | The Invisible Chain. Constraints and Opportunities in the New World of Employment, by Jean-Pierre Durand. Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan, 2007. 242pp. ISBN: 9780230013636... | 120 - 121 |
Book Review: Location Behaviour and Relationship Stability in International Business Networks – Evidence from the Automotive Industry by Bart Kamp
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2008.018765 | Editorial Staff | Location Behaviour and Relationship Stability in International Business Networks – Evidence from the Automotive Industry, by Bart Kamp. Abingdon, Routledge, 2007. 219pp. ISBN: 978-0-415-39962-3... | 122 - 124 |
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