Title: Challenges and perspectives of supply chain collaborations in the Indian automobile sector

Authors: Arpita Khare, Anshuman Khare

Addresses: LDC Institute of Management, 9, J.L. Nehru Road, George Town, Allahabad, India. ' Athabasca University, 301-22 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue, St. Albert, AB T8N 1B4, Canada

Abstract: The emphasis given on improving supply chains in organisations both by companies and academia in the past two decades shows the growing importance of integrating manufacturing and marketing processes of organisations. In recent years, supply networks are being recognised as strategic tools that enable companies to fight global competitive battles. The article studies the nature of supplier collaborations and technology|s role in improving coordination across the supplier networks. The article provides an insight into supplier networks of Indian automobile companies and presents some cases to demonstrate this.

Keywords: supply chain collaboration; SCM; India; automotive supply chains; automobile industry; supplier partnerships; supplier networks; technology.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2010.030751

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2010 Vol.3 No.2, pp.138 - 161

Published online: 03 Jan 2010 *

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