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Type of Production Process
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| Type of Production Process Out of the 34 auto parts manufacturers, close to two-thirds are registered vendors to assemblers/OEMs. Many of these are bound to supply only to OEMs as per their agreements, either a year contractor contract till a specific model ends. However some of them sell their products in the replacement market in one or the other way. These vendors manufacture (88 percent, or some assemble (17 percent) sophisticated parts like piston, engine valves, gaskets, camshafts, shock absorbers, struts, steering mechanisms, cylinder head, wheel hubs, brake drums, wheel bumpers, instruments and instrument panel, gear of all types, radiators, cylinder liners, blinkers and light/lamps, door locks and auto air conditioners. Approximately 41 percent of manufacture subparts, while 64 percent manufacture the whole part. The production processes for different parts area mixture of different processes. The main processes involved in the manufacturing of auto parts are given below (Table 7.2). It is not necessary that production of all parts used in an automobile will comprise all processes. The most commonly used production process is sheet metal fabrication which is in use by 20 firms, followed by 12 firms using die stamping and 10 engaging in production of moulds. Download 0.77 Mb. Share with your friends:
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