Foreign trade of the Czech Republic - Case study of import parts and components from Asia to Škoda Auto

Dominika Dubská

Master's thesis

Abstract:

My diploma thesis focuses on proposing a series of steps for the acquisition of new suppliers recruited from Asian market for the company ŠKODA Auto a.s. The acquisition process consists of four main steps, including preparing a list of standardized requirements that ŠKODA Auto places on its new suppliers. Although I was enabled to put some of the steps described into practise during my internship at the company's purchasing department, this thesis conceived as a theoretical proposal for future communication and cooperation with prospective Asian suppliers. The estimated time for the realization of all steps of standardized process is one year. Once all steps are completed, the successful candidates will be invited to become a regular supplier of parts and components required for the manufacturing of ŠKODA cars.The thesis also includes a proposal for creating a database of all companies participating in the competition, which will serve as an overview and will contain information as in which part of the process a particular supplier currently is. After its implementation in practise, the data presented in this thesis should contribute to improving communication with prospective Asian suppliers.

Keywords

C3 Sourcing, ŠKODA Auto, Asian market, International trade

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 28. 11. 2016

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: doc. Ing. Mansoor Maitah, Ph.D. Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Master programme / field:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management