본 연구는 국내 자동차 부품업체를 대상으로 거래처 다양성이 기업의 기술 다양 성에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 분석하였다. 기존 연구들은 거래처 다양성이 협력업체의 재무 성과 및 혁신성과에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다고 보고해왔으나, 그 효과가 어떤 경로를 통해 발생 하는지에 대해서는 충분히 규명하지 못했다. 이에 본 연구는 거래처 다양성이 기술 다양성 확대를 통해 성과로 이어질 수 있다는 가능성에 주목하여, 해당 연결고리를 실증적으로 확인 하고자 하였다. 2018년부터 2024년까지 외감기업 이상의 598개 자동차 부품업체를 대상으로 구축한 패널 데이터를 활용하여 Tobit 모형을 추정한 결과, 기본모형에서는 거래처 다양성이 기술 다양성에 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 그러나 글로벌 특허비율, 공동특허출원, 주요 생산 부품(전장·전자 부품 여부)에 따라 거래처 다양성의 효과가 달라질 수 있음을 반영한 조절효과 분석모형에서는 거래처 다양성이 기술 다양성에 미치는 효과가 양으로 유의하게 나타났다. 이에 따라, 단순한 거래처 확대만으로는 기술 포트폴리오의 폭이 넓어지지 않으며, 기업의 내부· 외부 혁신 역량이 충분히 뒷받침될 때 거래처 다양성이 기술 다양성 확대로 이어지는 결과를 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구는 거래처 다양성과 기술 다양성 간의 관계가 기업의 특성에 따라 달라지는 조건부 효과를 가진다는 것을 국내 자동차 부품산업 내에서 실증적으로 검증함으로써, 기존 문헌의 연구 공백을 보완하였으며, 기술 다양성의 결정요인을 내부 R&D 중심에서 외부 네트워크 요인으로 확장했다는 점에서 학문적 의의가 있다. 정책적 시사점으로는 단순히 거래처 확대만으로는 기술역량 제고가 보장되지 않으며, 중소 부품업체의 국제특허출원과 공동 연구개발 활동을 촉진하고, 전장·전자 부품 분야의 기술 기반을 강화할 수 있는 지원체계 구축이 필요하다는 점을 제시한다. 산업적 측면에서는 고객사의 기술 요구를 내재화할 수 있는 지식 관리 체계를 구축하는 등 외부 지식을 효율적으로 흡수·재조합할 수 있는 구조를 마련 할 때 거래처 다변화가 실질적인 기술역량 강화로 이어질 수 있음을 시사한다.

Recently, as ESG management has become an important issue, major companies in the automotive parts manufacturing industry are conducting ESG evaluations of their suppliers for the purpose of supply chain management. The results of these evaluations are being incorporated into contractual agreements. However, many small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs) are lacking in their capacity and resources to effectively respond to ESG evaluations. Furthermore, existing ESG management guidelines do not provide an industry-specific guidance, making it necessary to establish industry-specific guidelines that SMEs can refer to. Therefore, in this study, the evaluation Indicators of ESG supply chain assessments are surveyed, which is conducted by domestic major automotive parts companies and global automobile manufacturers. Then 56 supply chain ESG evaluation Indicators are derived. Also, ESG management indicators for SMEs is analyzed through the Importance-Performance Analysis(IPA), based on an interview of expert groups. Therefore, this study could propose industry-specific ESG guidelines, based on the results of the derived indicators, which reflects the need for SMEs to practice ESG management within certain boundaries.

Price quotations for SOR / RFQ from OEM clients is a very important process in the automotive parts industry. However, OEM clients are demanding a price quote on short duration but it takes long delivery time due to sales, research and development, purchasing, production and cost management departments role and jobs focused on detail and responsibility. And to provide a reasonable alternative with eliminating the waste of non-value processes is to achieve OEM clients satisfaction through standardized and parallel processing, IT system based on the systems and processes of global benchmark companies.

In recent years, Prognostic Health Management (PHM) has caught the attention of lots of researchers in a wide range of applications. Thus, many researchers from research institutes, universities and companies have published and patented their findings in various fields of PHM. PHM is a method or technique that can be used to detect performance degradation and forecast remaining life of a system based on the health monitoring information. A number of review papers discussing on PHM methods and techniques have been presented by other researchers but mostly in maintenance of manufacturing equipments, aerospace systems and structural monitoring. This paper focuses on the trend and direction of PHM especially in the automotive industry through published research papers and also patents. The purpose of this paper is to recognize the trend and to provide suggestions for potential future research in PHM for automotive. Accordingly, this paper should offer opportunity for the manufacturers or researchers to get information on current trends and also potential areas that can be further explored in PHM for automotive.

The study aims to investigate corporate social responsibility (CSR) best practices of the world automotive industry - Peugeot, BMW, Ford, Hyundai and Toyota among others – and recommend that they plan their business strategies and managerial responses accordingly. Based on the comparative research and case studies, this research finds that all five automobile manufacturers have taken very similar measures and actions in order to establish and maintain a high level of CSR practices. Sustainability was a core value in all five companies and served as a guiding principle in every aspect and approach of their business. This study finds that all five companies have CSR strategies in place to increase energy efficiency as well as reduce the usage and wastage of water in their production and plants. This research also finds that all companies monitor their suppliers and their own production process to ensure that they maintain their CSR standards. More impressively, this sustainable management practice is transferred along the companies’ supply chain through education and training. Their suppliers and business partners are closely monitored to make sure that their high CSR standards are respected and followed. However, we find that there also are some differences in terms of their CSR deliveries and activities.