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The automotive industry is facing unique circumstances due to the changing economy and fluxuating consumer needs. There are many supply chain challenges facing the automotive industry, and they can generally be placed in two categories:
 Automotive Supply Chain Trends -- The industry is moving towards world-wide car production and supply networks, forcing companies to operate globally.
Automakers are drastically reducing their number of suppliers, resulting in a move to systems and module suppliers with highly technical capabilities, and vendors searching for collaboration and acquisition opportunities. This is creating complex and difficult relationships between demand and supply throughout the global supply chain.
Macroeconomic Challenges -- These include fluctuating fuel prices and exchange rates, large but sluggish North America and European markets compared to rapidly expanding Asian markets, and the pressure to meet demands for "green" production and products.
Automotive Supply Chain Solutions
Whether you need to address supply chain strategies, sourcing options, your operational infrastructure, a metrics-driven transformation strategy, an actionable roadmap of tactical capabilities and programs, or the implementation processes, our team is uniquely qualified to meet your challenges.
Tompkins Associates focuses on end-to-end supply chain solutions in the automotive industry, with offices in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, including Technomic Asia, based in Shanghai, China, and Tompkins International EMEA, based in Germany.
Tompkins Associates has experience designing and executing major projects for:
- Strategic sourcing and procurement
- New market penetration strategies
- Identification of strategic acquisitions
- Demand/supply planning and management
- Trade management with security and threat mitigation
- Supply chain management processes optimization
- Manufacturing/assembly line and process design
- Customer service and value analysis
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Resources
Blog Post: German Auto Industry is Ahead of the Game with Comeback Plan, Focus on Supply Chain Technology
Landmark research uncovers opportunities in China's light vehicle auto aftermarket - read more on this new report from Technomic Asia, a division of Tompkins Associates.
Benchmarking and Best Practices: How to Join the Supply Chain Consortium
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