Process and analysis with demographic methodological refinement of bus body industry. (2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Annamalai, Sivakumar; Nagarajan, Bagathsingh; Kumar, H. Vinoth; Saravanakumar, S.
• Is Part Of: Materials today. Volume 33:Part 7(2020)
• Page Start: 3549
• Page End: 3557
• Publication Date: 2020
• Subjects: Bus body building -- Infrastructure facility -- Productivity & quality practice -- Quality certification & implementation; Materials science -- Congresses -- Periodicals; 620.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.482
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-7853

Abstract

Abstract: The automobile industry plays a vital role in the Indian Economy because of huge investment, Employment opportunity, People & Government interest in sophisticated and environment free travel of people. Next to vehicle performance, Aesthetic aspect and Ergonomic design playing a vital role in vehicle manufacturing. The vehicle bodybuilding sector can satisfy those needs in the automobile industry. The study is done on the Karur bus body building industry. Karur is one of South India's largest bus body building hubs, providing a strong client base in the southern coast region. The Bus body building industry has been an icon of karur district, which has worked to grant survival support to the people and played a significant role in their financial sustain. The bus body manufacturing industry in the Karur city has taken a stand to changing demographics since its rise in the 1980s, even though market growth of fully-built buses (FBB) fabricated by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) has created a cautious circumstance among the coach builders. The buses built by OEM are the significant threat to the stability of Bus body coach builders. The intention of this paper is to evaluate the Karur bus body building industry and to create research evidence in the parameters of Infrastructure facility, Productivity & Quality practice, Quality certification & implementation.