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Components supplier patterns in the UK motor industry

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  • Thomas, R
  • Oliver, N

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There has been tremendous Western interest in the 'Japanese' model of manufacturing, particularly in the motor industry in recent years. Western vehicle assemblers profess to be developing closer, higher trust relations with their suppliers to support practices such as just-in-time production and total quality. Comparatively little work has been carried out into the relations between first tier suppliers and their suppliers. This paper reports a study into the relations between a UK 'first tier' supplier to the European vehicle industry and 29 of its suppliers, and describes how the Japanese manufacturing model is making itself felt beyond the first tier suppliers.

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  • Thomas, R & Oliver, N, 1991. "Components supplier patterns in the UK motor industry," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 19(6), pages 609-616.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:19:y:1991:i:6:p:609-616
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    1. Lettice, Fiona & Wyatt, Clare & Evans, Stephen, 2010. "Buyer-supplier partnerships during product design and development in the global automotive sector: Who invests, in what and when?," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 127(2), pages 309-319, October.
    2. Maria Rosário Moreira & Rui Alves, 2006. "How far from Just-in-time are Portuguese firms? A survey of its progress and perception," FEP Working Papers 215, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto.
    3. Jacqueline Karlsson & Helena Melin & Kevin Cullinane, 2018. "The impact of potential Brexit scenarios on German car exports to the UK: an application of the gravity model," Journal of Shipping and Trade, Springer, vol. 3(1), pages 1-22, December.

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