WORKING AROUND THE WORLD - India's Cooper Corp. making significant strides as a supplier of key components to global engine manufacturers

摘要

Sourcing of components for engines and equipment is always something of a balancing act. While financial considerations are among the key drivers of any sourcing decision, there can be no question that quality and consistency are paramount. Because a cheap component that doesn't work is, in the long run, much more costly than a higher priced component that is problem free. One of the evermore apparent truths, however, is that as the world economy has developed, it has become possible for some suppliers in low manufacturing cost regions to fulfill both financial and quality demands. A case in point would be India's Cooper Corp.