Components Influencing Supply Chain Management in Automobile Sector: A Study on Tesla Inc.

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Topic Related to Supply
Chain Management

Abstract
The present study provides the deep knowledge and understanding about the supply chain
management and its key role in the improving business performance. With help of this study,
scholar can easily identify various barriers and component that affect the function and process of
supply chain management. In the current study the major aim of the researcher is to identify the
component which influence supply chain management in the automobile sector. For achieve this
aim researcher have applied qualitative research technique by which collected information can
represent with help of charts, tables, graphs etc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER- 1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................1
1.1 Background of the study...................................................................................................1
1.2 Research aim and Objectives............................................................................................1
1.3 Justification for the Research...........................................................................................2
1.4 Outline Methodology........................................................................................................3
1.5 Chapter structure..............................................................................................................4
Chapter Summary............................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 2- LITERATURE REVIEW.........................................................................................6
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................6
2.1 Meaning and concept of the Supply Chain Management (SCM).....................................6
2.2 Analyse the factor that impact success of Supply Chain Management............................8
2.3 Determine role of Supply Chain Management...............................................................11
2.4 Evaluation of barrier which affect supply chain management.......................................13
CHAPTER- 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY...........................................................................17
Introduction..........................................................................................................................17
3.1 Research Philosophies....................................................................................................17
3.2 Research approach..........................................................................................................19
3.3 Research Design.............................................................................................................20
3.4 Data collection................................................................................................................21
3.5 Research administration.................................................................................................22
Research Ethics....................................................................................................................23
SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................24
CHAPTER 4 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION.....................................................26
4.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................26
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION......................................................52
5.2 Analysis and interpretation.............................................................................................52
5.3 Overall conclusion and summary...................................................................................54
Recommendations................................................................................................................55
5.4 Limitation of the study...................................................................................................57

5.5 Opportunities for Further research.................................................................................58
5.6 Reflection.......................................................................................................................58
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................59
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................63

CHAPTER- 1 INTRODUCTION
TITLE
“To assess the components that influence supply chain management in Automobile sector: A
study on Tesla Inc.”
1.1 Background of the study
In today's time, there is very huge competition among the corporations and every
business firm, design a distinctive strategies and tactics for compete with rivals. With assistance
of the effective strategies and tactics, corporation can easily develop its own brand image and
attract the large number of customer toward the firm. In this manner, supply chain management
is one of the strategy by which company can easily deliver its commodity to the end users. It is a
kind of concept under which product and services can delivers from manufacturer to final
customers in the market and satisfy their needs related to product and services. With assistance
of the supply chain management, quality of product and services can improve by the
manufacturer and reduce cost effects. There are various kinds of the software which can assist in
improving the inventory management system. The ultimate goal of any effective supply chain
management system is to overcome inventory from the operation of business. Supply chain
management flows can be divided into three main flows that is product flow, information flow ad
finance flow.
In the present time, in every business sector like retail, hospitality, travel and tourism,
entertainment etc., required an impressive and well managed supply chain management system
by which it can effectively deliver at the customer and meet the requirement of them related to
the goods and services. In simple words it can be said that supply chain management is very
important aspect within the company by which firm's product and services can effectively move
from manufacturer to final consumers.
In the present dissertation, the major objective of the researcher is to identify the
component which influence supply chain management in the automobile sector. Auto mobile
industry is one of the largest in the world which annual production of 23.96 million vehicles in
2015-16. In this industry, supply chain management plays a very crucial role by which company
produce and deliver the product from manufacturer to final consumers.
1.2 Research aim and Objectives
Aim
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“The aim of the dissertation is to identify that how supply chain management affects by several
factors within automobile corporation: A case study of Tesla Inc.
Objective
 To understand the current literature on the factor that affects successive supply chain
management
 To understand the current literature of supply chain management in success of Tesla Inc.
 To evaluate barriers that affect supply chain management of Tesla Inc.
 To examine the significance of supply chain management within the automobile
corporation
 To suggest the way through which supply chain management in the automobile company
can better perform.
Research Question
Research question is significant term in the entire dissertation by which objective and
literature re review can design by the scholar. In the present study, scholar has designed several
questions for achieve the objective.
 What are the major factors which influence supply chain management with respect of
Tesla Inc.?
1.3 Justification for the Research
Supply chain management is a significant aspect by which corporation can delivers the
commodities. The present study has major objective is to analyse the components of supply
chain management which impact on the industry of auto mobile. This study assists to the
investigator to acquire knowledge about various components of supply chain management which
largely influence to the automobile companies. Scholar has selected this subject in order to get
the understanding about the supply chain management. Researcher has huge interest in this topic
and scholar wanted to identify several elements of supply chain management which influence the
organisations in the auto mobile industry.
The present study provides the deep knowledge and understanding about the supply chain
management and its key role in the improving business performance. With help of this study,
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scholar can easily identify various barriers and component that affect the function and process of
supply chain management. In addition to this, with assistance of this study, company can also
beneficial to know the various components which affect the system of supply chain management.
Automobile companies can easily analyse various strategy by which it can improve is supply
chain system and function with help of this present dissertation.
This research fulfils the gap between the desired result and actual outcome because with
help of this investigation, scholar can effectively acknowledge the factor that can affect the
supply chain management in an organisation.
Supply chain management is one of the most important aspects in the company by which
all information, resources, product and services is delivered from the corporation to final
consumer. However, this supply chain management process can affect by the various
components. In the absence of proper and systematic supply chain management, company cannot
able to attain its determined success (Oelze and et.al., 2016).
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It is very important for the corporation to understand various factor and its impact on the
business activities and function. Improper understanding of component of supply chain
management can create the issue for the organisation. In addition to this, selection of effective
method of supply chain management is also very important because wrong selection of supply
chain method can create the problem for company.
1.4 Outline Methodology
Research methodology is another major important chapter in the dissertation which
included various methods such as research approach, research philosophies, research design, data
collection, data analysis, sampling etc. With help of all these mentioned methods and techniques,
scholar can easily address the actual solution of the research problem.
This method assists to scholar in getting the depth knowledge and understanding about
the subject. It is very important for the researcher is to select an appropriate method of the
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