Date
12-4-2025
Department
Graduate School of Business
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (PhD)
Chair
Ken W Roberts
Keywords
Supply Chain, Automotive, Tier
Disciplines
Business
Recommended Citation
Goulding, Jonathan, "Expanding Automotive Supply Chain Visibility Beyond Tier 1 Suppliers for Semiconductors" (2025). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 7741.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/7741
Abstract
The research investigated the challenges and benefits automotive manufacturers face in achieving sub-tier supply chain visibility for semiconductor components. During the COVID-19 global pandemic, semiconductor shortages became a critical issue. A pragmatic, flexible qualitative case study design approach was employed to understand automotive semiconductor sub-tier visibility gaps. The key findings indicated there are initial barriers to transparency and challenges with data quality. There were challenges with sub-tier visibility integration, including internal resistance and system integration issues. The findings also showed that achieving sub-tier visibility can offer potential benefits in terms of enhanced reliance and mitigated risk. The study made significant contributions to the existing body of knowledge, both theoretically and practically, by extending the cooperation theory and the resource-based view. Future researchers could explore long-term studies in sub-tier visibility benefits.
