tailieunhanh - THE AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN: GLOBAL TRENDS AND ASIAN PERSPECTIVES

he objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the major trends taking place in The automotive industry across the world, with an emphasis on the Asian market. It is not a comprehensive report, but rather an informed view of the issues and a panorama of the behavior of the major players, both automakers and suppliers. In the final section, the paper presents some suggestions on how to measure firm competitiveness in this fast moving industry, focusing on automotive suppliers, particularly the smaller ones that make up most of the local autoparts industry in Asia | ERD WORKING PAPER SERIES NO. 3 ECONOMICS AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT The Automotive Supply Chain Global Trends and Asian Perspectives Francisco Veloso Rajiv Kumar January 2002 Asian Development Bank ERD Working Paper No. 3 The Automotive Supply Chain Global Trends and Asian Perspectives Francisco Veloso Rajiv Kumar January 2002 Francisco Veloso is with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Rajiv Kumar is the Principal Economist of the Operations Coordination Division East and Central Asia Regional Department Asian Development Bank. This background paper was prepared for RETA 5875 International Competitiveness of Asian Economies A Cross-Country Study. Asian Development Bank . Box 789 0980 Manila Philippines 2002 by Asian Development Bank January 2002 ISSN 1655-5252 The views expressed in this paper are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development .