SOUTH AFRICAN AUTOMOTIVE BENCHMARKING CLUB
global competitiveness database

There are 146 firms in the global competitiveness database against which firms can benchmarked.

Firms participating in the KwaZulu-Natal chapter of the South African Automotive Benchmarking Club (SAABC), which is aligned with the DAC, participate in or benefit from the following additional activities:

• Annual competitiveness benchmarking assessment and report
• Quarterly best practice workshops hosted by best performers in identified areas
• Newsletters on the latest competitiveness findings

The firm level competitiveness benchmarking analysis takes place annually comprising three integrated components namely, a customer benchmark, a like-with-like comparative benchmark and a supplier benchmark. The inter-relation of these components is outlined in the diagram below.

These components allow B&M Analysts to accurately present a full value chain picture of the competitiveness of a company in terms of:

• The ability to understand and meet customer demands
• Match and exceed comparator/competitor performance levels

Communicate and transfer competitiveness pressures to suppliers

The Current Members of the national SAABC EXCO are as follows