Where India fits within Flextronics global supply chain

Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2007.

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Main Author: Ben-Simon, Yaakov (Yaakov Kobi)
Other Authors: Donald Rosenfield and Charles Sodini.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39592
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spelling mit-1721.1/395922022-01-28T19:33:39Z Where India fits within Flextronics global supply chain Ben-Simon, Yaakov (Yaakov Kobi) Donald Rosenfield and Charles Sodini. Leaders for Manufacturing Program. Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Sloan School of Management Sloan School of Management. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Leaders for Manufacturing Program. Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-67). This project focuses on Flextronics International manufacturing strategy regarding its global supply chain design, and its export strategy from India. It also focuses on the application of the Flextronics case to the question of India's role in global electronics manufacturing. Following China's successful economic model, India is establishing itself as a global manufacturing hub by attracting multinational companies. Over time, India has the potential to become a large end-market for electronic products. In addition, India's low-cost labor-base may allow it to become a lucrative manufacturing location for export markets. On the other hand, the infrastructure is problematic, the component supply base is extremely undeveloped, and extensive competition exists from well-developed, low-cost Asian countries. This thesis examines the competitive advantage and disadvantage of export-oriented electronic manufacturing in India. It studies the business environment in India in terms of infrastructure, taxes, bureaucracy, and government policies. The thesis also identifies high potential products for manufacturing in India, and compares the total cost in India to the cost in China for the manufacture of a mechanical enclosure. (cont.) For the mechanical enclosure, this analysis establishes that India can be as competitive as China on a cost basis. The study also looks beyond cost to identify the key challenges for high-volume manufacturing in India and suggest ways to address them. by Yaakov (Kobi) Ben-Simon. S.M. M.B.A. 2007-11-16T14:30:05Z 2007-11-16T14:30:05Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39592 175904627 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 67 p. application/pdf a-ii--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Sloan School of Management.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Leaders for Manufacturing Program.
Ben-Simon, Yaakov (Yaakov Kobi)
Where India fits within Flextronics global supply chain
title Where India fits within Flextronics global supply chain
title_full Where India fits within Flextronics global supply chain
title_fullStr Where India fits within Flextronics global supply chain
title_full_unstemmed Where India fits within Flextronics global supply chain
title_short Where India fits within Flextronics global supply chain
title_sort where india fits within flextronics global supply chain
topic Sloan School of Management.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Leaders for Manufacturing Program.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39592
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