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The Global Constrains of South African Automotive Industry and a Way Forward

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Global competitiveness is a very important part of any nation, particularly the south African automotive industry were the customers demand is constantly changing and radical decisions are needed in order for the organization to stay floating among the big auto players in the world. This justifies the fact that a decision support model is eminent for the success of the South African automotive industry and growth of the country’s economy.

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  1. University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    John M. Ikome

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  1. School of Management, University College London (UCL), London, UK

    Evangelos Markopoulos

  2. Division ISD, HKUST, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Ravindra S. Goonetilleke

  3. School of Arts & Social Sciences, Department of Creative Arts, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Amic G. Ho

  4. Asian Ergonomics Design Lab, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Yan Luximon

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Ikome, J.M., Laseinde, O.T. (2020). The Global Constrains of South African Automotive Industry and a Way Forward. In: Markopoulos, E., Goonetilleke, R., Ho, A., Luximon, Y. (eds) Advances in Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Communication of Design. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1218. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51626-0_27

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