Revisited lessons of the Tata Nano

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By Gavin van Marle

18/10/2013

Interesting blog on the short history of the Tata Nano, which was launched four years ago with the promise that it would revolutionise private car ownership in India. At the time, it appeared to be something of a revolution in terms of upstream automotive logistics, but success has been distinctly muted, as supply chain guru Bob Ferrari explains.

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