Purpose

This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the supply chain (SC) operations of importing used vehicles into New Zealand and how such SCs affect business practices and performance.

Design/methodology/approach

The study uses an exploratory qualitative semi-structured interview approach to interview the different stakeholders involved in the global used vehicle SC.

Findings

The research identifies the overall network structure of the used import vehicle SC from Japan to New Zealand and characterises key aspects of its operations and network connections. This paper finds that Japanese buying agents have integrated increasing numbers of services to provide a trouble-free trading platform, which has created a direct-import model for used vehicle companies in New Zealand.

Practical implications

The findings and recommendations are useful in designing and managing the used vehicle SC for all stakeholders and effective real-time management of uncertain factors.

Originality/value

The paper primarily analyses SC operations by researching the cooperation and coordination between SC components and networks, based on providing the flow of used vehicles from Japan to New Zealand. It constitutes a pioneering practice-perspective research paper in this domain.

中文翻译：

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二手车全球供应链：直接进口模式的观点

目的

本研究旨在全面了解将二手车进口到新西兰的供应链 (SC) 运营以及此类供应链如何影响业务实践和绩效。

设计/方法/方法

该研究使用探索性的定性半结构化访谈方法来访谈参与全球二手车 SC 的不同利益相关者。

发现

该研究确定了从日本到新西兰的二手进口车辆 SC 的整体网络结构，并描述了其运营和网络连接的关键方面。本文发现，日本采购代理整合了越来越多的服务，以提供一个无故障的交易平台，为新西兰二手车公司创造了直接进口的模式。

实际影响

研究结果和建议有助于为所有利益相关者设计和管理二手车辆 SC，以及对不确定因素进行有效的实时管理。

原创性/价值

本文主要通过研究SC组件和网络之间的合作和协调来分析SC操作，基于提供从日本到新西兰的二手车流。它构成了该领域的开创性实践视角研究论文。