An assessment of the supplier development practices at Volkswagen of South Africa

• Main Author: Erasmus, Bradley Quentin
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2006
• Subjects: Volkswagen of South Africa (Firm); Production management; Business logistics > Management; Motor vehicle industry > South Africa
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/500

The underlying objective of the research is to assess the nature of the supplier training at Volkswagen of South Africa (VWSA). To achieve this objective, a theoretical study was conducted to establish what literature reveals to be the most important theory of supply chain management as well as supplier development geared towards lean manufacturing. The information obtained in the literature study was analysed to solve the main problem namely, an assessment of the nature of the supplier training at Volkswagen of South Africa (VWSA). The research was divided into two questionnaires: The first questionnaire is targeted at the suppliers. This questionnaire has two sections namely section A, the biographical data and section B attempts to determine the quality systems and manufacturing requirements. It further attempts to gauge training support and needs as compared to other OEM’s. The second questionnaire is targeted at the Supplier Development Manager. The aim of this questionnaire is to establish what the current training offerings are, the source of what VWSA teachers and the awareness of the Toyota Training College.