DOMESTIC SUPPLIER INTEGRATION IN THE CHINESE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: THE BUYER'S PERSPECTIVE
基于对30家在华汽车制造企业的案例访谈，从买方视角分析了本土供应商整合的现状与挑战，发现联合产品开发和先进生产规划活动程度较低，且供应商能力不足和买方约束是主要障碍。
This paper presents the results of an empirical analysis of the current practices of, and key challenges to, domestic supplier integration in the Chinese automotive industry from the buyer's perspective. The results are based on case interviews with thirty automotive firms from various countries of origin with manufacturing operations in China. The research findings indicate that domestic supplier integration in terms of joint product development and advanced production planning activities between buyers and suppliers currently takes place to a relatively low extent. The study results also reveal that a lack of critical supplier capabilities as well as buyer‐side constraints act as inhibiting factors.