Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:51:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissHSRF.pdf: 929413 bytes, checksum: eba0e23afc5b9ddf9f62c74dabad99cf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-08-07 / The main change in modern businnes management is the supply chain building and management, due to increasing need to turn them more competitive, in result of the recognition that the competition, in these days, happens between supply chains, no more between isolated business. Besides managing its internal activities, the supply chain management has the challenge of coordinating and managing its partners, including suppliers and customers. The references indicate some organizational and management tools that can help in performing those activities, and in this paper, they will be called coordinating practices to suplly chain management. This paper focus is to analyse the application of some tools in the automotive channel, and the main objectives are: identify and evalute the benefits performance reached through the use and application of some coordinating practices in automotive supply chain, focalizing the relationship between industry and channel, formed by car dealerships. The secondary objectives are: identify power, dependende and conflict relationships between OEM and channel; define the leadership and control; verify the main franchising contracts characteristics; identifiy the impact and the benefits of coordinating iniciatives in different car dealership sizes. Among its reasons, this paper aims to fill out the gap in researched literature, marked by few academic studies with unit of analysis in car vehicles distribution or in industry-distribution channel relationship. In this paper, the research type is a exploratory survey in one of the four main automotive industries in country, and in its respective channel. Expecting that the research results improve the practices applicability, and also help both industry and dealerships in managing the existing relationship. / A principal mudança na gestão das empresas atuais está voltada à construção e à gestão das cadeias de suprimentos, decorrente da necessidade de tornálas mais competitivas, resultado do reconhecimento de que, a competição no mercado atual ocorre no nível de cadeias e não mais apenas entre unidades de negócios isoladas. Além da necessidade de gerenciar suas atividades internas, a gestão da cadeia de suprimentos tem como desafio a coordenação e a gestão de todos seus elos, o que inclui os agentes à montante e à jusante. A literatura indica algumas ferramentas gerenciais e organizacionais que podem auxiliar no desempenho destas atividades, que nesta dissertação, são chamadas de práticas de coordenação à gestão da cadeia de suprimentos. O foco do trabalho está na análise de algumas ferramentas no canal de distribuição automotivo, e os principais objetivos são: identificar e avaliar o desempenho dos benefícios alcançados com o uso e aplicação de algumas práticas de coordenação utilizadas à jusante na cadeia automotiva, focando as relações entre montadora e canal de distribuição, formado pelas concessionárias de automóveis. Como objetivos secundários procura-se: identificar as relações de poder, dependência e conflito existentes entre montadora e concessionárias; verificar as formas de liderança e controle do canal; verificar as características dos contratos de concessão; identificar o impacto e avaliar o desempenho dos benefícios das práticas de coordenação em concessionárias de diferentes portes. Dentre suas justificativas, o trabalho procura preencher a lacuna existente na literatura pesquisada, marcada pela pequena quantidade de estudos acadêmicos em que a unidade de análise seja a distribuição de veículos ou a relação montadora-rede de distribuição. Nesta dissertação, o tipo de pesquisa é um survey exploratório em uma das quatro principais montadoras instaladas no país e em seu respectivo canal de distribuição. Espera-se que os resultados apresentados sirvam para aprimorar o funcionamento das práticas utilizadas, bem como, auxiliar tanto a montadora, quanto as concessionárias, na gestão dos relacionamentos existentes.

Thesis (MBA.) --University of Limpopo, 2019. / The study is carried out in order to evaluate the readiness of new car dealerships in Polokwane for the possible levying of carbon taxes. The study is set out to determine the level of understanding and knowledge of carbon taxes by the new car dealerships. With the continuous changing climate, the weather patterns have worsened and the resultant impacts seen through storms, hurricanes, droughts and floods, to name a few, around the globe. This has been as a result of the carbon emissions that has damaged the ozone layer. The ideology of the carbon instruments is that the emitters of carbon will divert to more environmentally friendly methods of running their operations. South Africa is one of the countries that has adopted to implement carbon taxes and the implementation began in 2010 within the motor vehicle industry. However, the motor vehicle industry does not seem to have prepared for the possible implementation of carbon taxes. With Polokwane being a developing city, the researcher aims to determine whether new car dealerships in the city of Polokwane were prepared for the implementation of the carbon taxes. The study was mainly qualitative and borrowed from quantitative methodology for data analysis. The total population amounted to 20 new car dealerships and a sample of 10 was selected for the purpose of the research. The evaluation of readiness was carried out by sampling of ten new car dealerships within Polokwane where a questionnaire was prepared and the participants requested to complete the questionnaire truthfully. The literature review considered prior research in relation to carbon emissions and carbon instruments. Some of the findings include identifying that there is still a gap in terms of knowledge and understanding of how carbon instruments work. However; if carbon instruments are correctly applied and implemented, provides for a good stimulation of economic growth. The laws and regulations around carbon tax still need to be refined to ensure that the desired outcomes are obtained.

The thesis project is a two-storey motorshow in Ostrava Poruba. It is a detached building with a second floor just above the ground brick part of the ground floor . The building is designed for sales and service of car . In front of the first floor is a shop with WC intended for the customers. Behind this section is on the first floor the facilities for employees , WC , kitchen, two showers and changing rooms . There is also a quick intake for 2 cars. On the second floor are located the office with separate WC . For this part of the building is the last part of a car dealership and service. Here you will find desktop with three separate workning places , part intended for minor repairs , drive trough car wash , paint shop , utility room and a spare parts warehouse . The structural system of the building consists of a steel construction with reinforcing brick core . The cladding of first floor consists from infill brickwork Heluz 20 with contact insulation system . The cladding of second floor from bearing brickwork Heluz P15 30 with a contact insulation system . The construction of the roof deck consists of single-layer straight roof . The supporting structure is made of concrete slab concreting trapezoidal sheet metal deposited on steel lattice girders. The roof deck is insulated with polystyrene EPS 150S . The waterproofing layer is made of two layers of modified bitumen sheet with reinforcements.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the marketing communication practices of car dealerships, in order to identify what factors are considered in the selection of the marketing communication mix incorporated in the marketing communication strategy. Furthermore, identify and establish an understanding of the marketing communication mix elements used by car dealerships in their marketing communication strategies. A qualitative research approach was followed in this paper. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with marketing personnel of various car dealerships in Gauteng, South Africa. In this paper, a qualitative content analysis was followed, and Atlas.ti version 10 computer software was used to generate themes. The study uncovered that car dealerships use various marketing communication mix elements to achieve their marketing communication objectives, such as creating dealership brand awareness, stimulating sales, and closing sales transactions. The study revealed also uncovered that internet is also used by car dealerships in executing marketing communication strategies. The study revealed the internal and external factors considered in planning and executing marketing communication strategies and campaigns. The study further discovered that these marketing communication elements are not used in isolation, but support each other in conveying marketing messages that lead to the attainment of various marketing communication objectives. The findings revealed that despite the use of radio and print media, social media types are increasingly being used by dealerships to share information with existing customers and potential customers regarding the dealerships‟ products and special offers, although the use of social media platforms varied. The study also discovered that car dealerships experience some challenges in planning and executing marketing communication strategies and campaigns. Recommendations to stakeholders in the motor industry and future research directions are provided. / Business Management / M. Com. (Business Management)