Title :
Global Competitiveness Evaluation Index of Chinese Auto Industry
Author :
Wang, Long ; Kang, Canhua
Author_Institution :
Wuhan Univ. of Technol., Wuhan
Abstract :
This paper attempts to develop evaluation index of competitiveness in auto industry by incorporating the value chain analysis. Data were collected through the administration of a formal questionnaire. The factors included in the evaluation model of competitiveness were identified through a comprehensive literature review. The total sample consists of 65 respondents. Descriptive statistics and Kruskal Wallis one-way ANOVA were used in analyzing data. Through the data analysis, the key factors that should be focused in auto industry competitiveness are gotten. They are domestic market demand, auto industry policy, R&D investments, country´s own technology parts, quality of production, distribution channel productivity, and after sales services. At the end of the paper, managerial decision and policy implications are given.
Keywords :
automobile industry; economic indicators; Chinese auto industry; Kruskal Wallis one-way ANOVA; R&D investments; competitiveness evaluation index; descriptive statistics; distribution channel productivity; domestic market demand; policy implications; production quality; value chain analysis; Analysis of variance; Data analysis; Industrial economics; Investments; Marketing and sales; Production; Productivity; Research and development; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions; auto industry; evaluation index; global competitiveness;
Conference_Titel :
Service Systems and Service Management, 2007 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0885-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0885-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSSM.2007.4280291
