Author: Mark Bennett
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The Brazilian auto industry has been a symbol of industrialization not only in that country but in Latin America in general. Although small autoparts suppliers have seldom been credited with a role in its success, Caren Addis now reveals how they participated in setting up the industry and creating a Brazilian export behemoth. Taking the Wheel challenges traditional accounts emphasizing state-led development in Brazil by crediting the role of small companies. It tells how autoparts suppliers, working with state officials, were instrumental in shaping legislation, policies, and industrial practices from the 1950s to the present and how this alliance resulted in protectionist policies and legislation that helped form cooperative relationships between assembly operations and suppliers. Highlighting the key role of parts firms in encouraging a horizontal vision of the industry, Addis reveals how common terminology "mass production" helped unite government and industry around a shared goal even though genuine mass production is not employed. She documents the hybrid form of organization that combines features of mass production and flexible production, tells how suppliers adapted to changing political and economic conditions, and shows how the most successful suppliers were able to organize into cartels to maintain leverage over assemblers. This book demonstrates that there are important differences between how industry is thought to function and how it actually does and that industrialization in Brazil is a constant process of negotiation among different kinds of firms and state officials. It redefines the study of industrialization in the automotive sector and makes a new contribution to development theory.

Author: Caren Addis
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Datamonitor's Global Auto Parts & Equipment industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Auto Parts & Equipment industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentationProvides textual analysis of Global Auto Parts & Equipment’s recent performance and future prospectsIncorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards Includes a five-year forecast of Global Auto Parts & EquipmentThe leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market Highlights Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volumeFive forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape Market shares are covered by manufacturer or brand Why you should buy this report Spot future trends and developments Inform your business decisions Add weight to presentations and marketing materials Save time carrying out entry-level researchMarket Definition

The global market for automotive parts and equipment is defined for purposes of this profile as including only the automotive aftermarket for light vehicles (under 3.5 tons). The market is valued at retail selling price and excludes tires, parts and equipment for heavy vehicles, and original equipment parts. The market share provided is based on Datamonitor estimates of aftermarket revenues where these are not publicly available. All currency conversions used in the creation of the report have been calculated at constant 2009 average annual exchange rates.

Author: Datamonitor
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This book is designed for human resources managers and directors of personnel who are concerned with labor productivity. It gives benchmarks and gap analyses used to gauge a company's performance vis--vis firms competing firms in the same sector, at the global level. In particular, this report covers DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS, INC., LAKELAND, USA. With the globalization of markets, greater foreign competition, and the reduction of entry barriers, it becomes all the more important to benchmark a company's performance against other firms on a worldwide basis. Doing so, however, is not an obvious task. First, one needs to find firms competing in the same sector. Second, one needs to control for exchange rate volatility. Finally, one needs use comparable financial standards. This report overcomes these issues and gives full human resources benchmarks vis--vis worldwide competitors who are present in the same narrow industrial classification. Benchmarks cover labor-asset ratios, labor-liability ratios, and labor-income ratios. Since our reports are printed on demand, the figures available are for the latest quarter and are the most up to date available (4 updates are produced each year).

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The goal of this report is to assist managers in gauging a company's financial performance vis--vis firms competing in the same sector, at the global level. In particular, this report covers DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS, INC., LAKELAND, USA.

With the globalization of markets, greater foreign competition, and the reduction of entry barriers, it becomes all the more important to benchmark a company's performance against other firms on a worldwide basis. Doing so, however, is not an obvious task. First, one needs to find firms competing in the same sector. Second, one needs to control for exchange rate volatility. Finally, one needs use comparable financial standards. This report overcomes these issues and gives full financial benchmarks vis--vis worldwide competitors who are present in the same narrow industrial classification. Benchmarks cover assets, liabilities, income and ratios. Since our reports are printed on demand, the figures available are for the latest quarter and are the most up to date available (4 reports are produced each year).

Author: Icon Group Ltd., Ltd. Icon Group
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Sheila Greco Associates' Individual Business Lists are 100% staff verified and details the company’s roster of key professionals and key decision makers. In addition to the executive contacts, this report contains: Global HQ Location, US Address (Street, City, State & Zip), US HQ Phone Number & Company Website Address, Ticker Symbol, Most Recent Revenues Reported, Number of Employees and Industry. SGA Business Lists do not include direct-dial phone numbers for all executives listed. When available, we will provide the direct phone number. We provide the HQ phone number and the accurate executive name and title.

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This digital document is an article from Directors & Boards, published by Directors and Boards on January 1, 2010. The length of the article is 8850 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments.(Frances Frei appointed at Advance Auto Parts)(Nicholas M. Donofrio appointed at Advanced Micro Devices Inc)(Karen Brenner appointed at Alleghany Corp.)
Author: Unavailable
Publication: Directors & Boards (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2010
Publisher: Directors and Boards
Volume: 34 Issue: 2 Page: 67(11)

Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning

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Advance Auto Parts, Inc. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review

Summary

Global Markets Direct’s “Advance Auto Parts, Inc. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review” is an in-depth business, strategic and financial analysis of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. The report provides a comprehensive insight into the company, including business structure and operations, executive biographies and key competitors. The hallmark of the report is the detailed strategic analysis of the company. This highlights its strengths and weaknesses and the opportunities and threats it faces going forward.

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (Advance) is a specialty retailer engaged in selling automotive parts and accessories. It provides vehicle parts for cars, pickup trucks, vans, minivans and sport utility vehicles. The company’s product category includes accessories, automotive chemicals, batteries, replacement parts and maintenance items. It also provides free of charge services to its customers. It caters to do-it-yourselfers and commercial customers. Advance sells its merchandise through the company owned stores. Its stores operate under the trade names ‘Advance Auto Parts,’ ’Advance Discount Auto Parts’ and ‘Western Auto.’ Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

Recent Developments

Oct 20, 2009: Advance Auto Names New Vice President
Oct 12, 2009: Advance Auto Launches New E-Commerce Website
Sep 14, 2009: Advance Auto Elects New Member To Its Board of Directors

ScopeProvides key company information for business intelligence needsThe company’s strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed. Financial, strategic and operational factors are considered. The opportunities open to the company are considered and its growth potential assessed. Competitive or technological threats are highlighted. The report contains critical company information - business structure and operations, the company history, major products and services, key competitors, key employees and executive biographies, different locations and important subsidiaries.The report provides detailed financial ratios for the past five years as well as interim ratios for the last four quarters.Financial ratios include profitability, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.Reasons to buyA quick “one-stop-shop” to understand the company.Enhance business/sales activities by understanding customers’ businesses better.Get detailed information and financial & strategic analysis on companies operating in your industry.Identify prospective partners and suppliers - with key data on their businesses and locations.Capitalize on competitors’ weaknesses and target the market opportunities available to them.Compare your company’s financial trends with those of your peers / competitors.Scout for potential acquisition targets, with detailed insight into the companies’ strategic, financial and operational performance.

Author: Global Markets Direct
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The history of automobiles is not just the story of invention, manufacturing, and marketing; it is also a story of repair. Auto Mechanics opens the repair shop to historical study -- for the first time -- by tracing the emergence of a dirty, difficult, and important profession.

Kevin L. Borg's study spans a century of automotive technology -- from the horseless carriage of the late nineteenth century to the "check engine" light of the late twentieth. Drawing from a diverse body of source material, Borg explores how the mechanic's occupation formed and evolved within the context of broad American fault lines of class, race, and gender and how vocational education entwined these tensions around the mechanic's unique expertise. He further shows how aspects of the consumer rights and environmental movements, as well as the design of automotive electronics, reflected and challenged the social identity and expertise of the mechanic.

In the history of the American auto mechanic, Borg finds the origins of a persistent anxiety that even today accompanies the prospect of taking one's car in for repair.

Author: Kevin L. Borg
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Company: The Johns Hopkins University Press (2010-04-30)
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Author: Dennis Karwatka, James Van Depolder, Melvin E. Wheller
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The fourth edition of this invaluable guide exposes body shop scams, helps identify dependable mechanics, gives tips on getting repairs done for free even after the warranty expires, and clues car owners in on vehicle maintenance secrets.

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Get a behind-the-scenes view of some of the nation's most important service jobs. While they may not seem glamorous, the highly skilled workers in these professions build our homes, maintain our cars, keep our power and water running, and even nurse us back to health.

Author: Aileen Weintraub
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Author: Martin T. Stockel, James E. Duffy
Paperback: 606 pages
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Author: Helen Frost, Gail Saunders-Smith
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Author: Jack Rudman
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The How and Why of the Design, Construction and Operation of Automotive Units

Author: Martin W. Stockel
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Simple text and illustrations introduce the daily work of an automobile mechanic.

Author: Douglas Florian
Hardcover: 24 pages
Company: Greenwillow Books (1994-03-29) (1994-03-29)
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