Author : Mike Smitka
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1631572970
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)
Book Synopsis A Profile of the Global Auto Industry by : Mike Smitka
Download or read book A Profile of the Global Auto Industry written by Mike Smitka and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book on the global auto industry viewed through the lens of technology. It starts by tracing how innovation shaped the first century of its history, then it examines the industry’s shifting footprint in Europe and North America, and the rise of new producers, particularly China. Succeeding chapters emphasize the role of suppliers in what is now a high-tech industry. This book describes new forms of collaboration that challenge traditional supply chain relations, analyzing regulation as a driver of innovation, and the enabling role of the materials science revolution, such as the shift of steel from a commodity to a highly engineered product. It covers innovations in management, from computer-aided engineering, roadmapping, and just-in-time methods to the evolving role of workers and public policy. The authors finish with an overview of electric vehicles, shared mobility, and autonomous vehicles, concluding that they will not prove disruptive.