The gaps between component demand and supply
became apparent in all automotive supplier segments,
but most strongly at the interface between automotive
and semiconductor industry. Preventing these supply
chain disruptions will be critical for the future of the
automotive industry, since market players such as Bosch
expect that the automotive sector will not return to the
stable economic conditions of the past. The need to
operate on new and quickly growing markets such as
China and India, with their more volatile business
cycles, in combination with the continued relevance of
optional extras is increasing the volatility in the supply
chain [2].