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& Technology Group

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Recent Publications:

• The Specialty Equipment Automotive Company of the Future: Guideposts for Strategic Planning Authors: Brett Smith, Richard Wallace and Bernard Swiecki.
• Powertrain Forecast and Analysis: What is Coming and What Are the Implications for the Specialty Equipment and Performance Aftermarket Industry Authors: Brett Smith, Zachery Adams and Jennifer Wong.
• The Major Determinants of U.S. Automotive Demand: Factors Driving the U.S. Automotive Market And Their Implications for Specialty Equipment and Performance Aftermarket Suppliers Authors: Brett Smith and Yen Chen.
• Contribution of Toyota Motor North America to the Economies of the Sixteen States and the United States in 2006: Authors: Kim Hill and Debbie Maranger Menk.
• CAR Research Memorandum: The Economic and Fiscal Contributions of the "Cash for Clunkers" Program--National and State Effects: Authors: Adam Cooper, Yen Chen, and Sean McAlinden.
• The Economic and Environmental Impacts of a Corporate Fleet Management Purchase Program: Authors: Debbie Maranger Menk and Kim Hill.
• Contribution of a Vehicle Infrastructure Integration System to the Economy of Michigan: Economic and Industrial Impacts Update and Benefit-Cost Analysis: Authors: Debbie Maranger Menk, Kim Hill and Samantha Lehto.
• Collaboration in the Automotive Supply Chain - Realizing the Full Potential of a Powerful Tool: Authors: Richard Gerth and Bernard Swiecki.
• Contribution of Honda to the Economies of Seven States and The United States: Authors: Kim Hill, Debbie Maranger Menk, Bernard Swiecki, Sean McAlinden, and David Cole.
• CAR Research Memorandum: The Impact on the U.S. Economy of a Major Contraction of the Detroit Three Automakers: Authors: Sean McAlinden, Kristin Dziczek, and Debbie Maranger Menk.
• Michigan Department of Transportation: Line of Business Strategy for Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration: Part I of the Line of Business Strategy for Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) provides an executive summary and high-level overview of the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) VII strategy in terms of mission, vision, and customer/partner needs and goals. Authors: Steve Underwood, Steve Cook and William Tansil.
• Team Michigan: Connecting Vehicles and Partners: This paper provides an overview of Michigan’s unique approach to moving ahead on the vision of technical and relationship integration and on building a connected vehicle system that meets shared public and private objectives. Authors: Steve Underwood, Kirk Steudle, and Peter Sweatman.
• The Big Leave the Future of Automotive: Presentation February 2008.
• Beyond the Big Leave: The Future of U.S. Automotive Human Resources. A Report to the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Mid-Michigan Innovation Team/U.S. Department of Labor Workforce Innovation for Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative. Authors: Sean McAlinden, Kristin Dziczek, Bernard Swiecki and Yen Chen.
• Innovate or Die: The new business forces acting on the industry are challenging traditional beliefs, and only those capable of adaptation will survive. Published in Auto Focus Asia, Issue 2 2007. Author: Richard J. Gerth.
• The Strategic Value of Information in The RFQ Response Process Prepared for Dassault Systemes. Authors: Bernard Swiecki and Steven Underwood.
• How Automakers Plan Their Products: A Primer for Policymakers on Automotive Industry Business Planning This research was conducted by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) with support from Environmental Defense. Authors: Kim Hill, Steven Szakaly and Morgan Edwards.
• Copper in End-of Life Vehicle Recycling Prepared for Copper Development Association. Author: Emilio Brahmst.
• Contribution of the Motor Vehicle Supplier Sector to the Economies of the United States and its 50 States   This study was prepared for the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association. Author: Kim Hill, Debbie Maranger Menk and Steven Szakaly.
• Vehicle Technology Trends in Electronics for the North American Market; Opportunities for the Taiwanese Automotive Industry  Authors: Jay Baron, Bernard Swiecki, and Yen Chen.
• Low-Volume Vehicle Production This study was sponsored by American Plastics Council, ASC, Inc., Dana Corporation, Diversified Tooling Company, KUKA Flexible Production Systems, McKinsey Consulting, TATA Consulting, and United Tool Coalition. Authors: Jay Baron and Brett C. Smith.
• Virtual Functional Build: A Case Study Copyright © 2005 SAE International. Author: Richard J. Gerth.
• Key Factors that Enable Product Development: An Investigation of Creating "Cool" Products This study was sponsored by Microsoft Corporation. Authors: Richard J. Gerth and Brett C. Smith.
• Integrated Build: a new approach to building automotive bodies Report published in the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Volume 3, No. 3/4, 2003. Authors: Richard J. Gerth and Jay Baron.
• The Digital Body Development System The Digital Body Development System is a NIST/ATP project to shorten the time to launch vehicles by improving the launch problem solving process. Authors: Sven A. Brueckner, Altarum Institute and Richard J. Gerth. .
• Applying Distributed Adaptive Optimization to Digital Car Body Development This work is supported in part by NIST/ATP grant. Authors: Sven A. Brueckner, Altarum Institute and Richard J. Gerth. From the publication: Engineering Self-Organising Systems: Methodologies and Applications.
• Distributed Adaptive Optimization in Virtual Body Assembly Proceedings of IMECE2005, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Authors: Richard J. Gerth and Sven A. Brueckner, Altarum Institute.
• Virtual Functional Build for Body Assembly Proceedings of IMECE2005, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Author: Richard J. Gerth.
• The California Greenhouse Gas Initiative and Its Implications to the Automotive Industry This file contains an executive summary of the study. To obtain the complete study, please contact Brett Smith at (734) 929-0491 or bsmith@cargroup.org. This study was sponsored by the Center for Transportation Research at Argonne National Laboratory. Authors: Brett Smith and Raymond Miller
• The World Class Tool Shop and its Prospects in Michigan This study was sponsored by Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). Authors: Jay Baron, Kristin Dziczek and Dan Luria
• Changing Business Dynamics in the Automotive Supplier Sector - The Strategic Use of Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Supply Chain Consolidation, and IT by Automotive Suppliers This study was sponsored by gedas, USA, Inc. Authors: Bernard F. Swiecki and Steve Underwood
• The Warranty Process Flow Within the Automotive Industry: An Investigation of Automotive Warranty Processes and Issues This study was sponsored by Microsoft Corporation. Authors: Brett C. Smith and Raymond T. Miller
• Contribution of Toyota to the Economies of Fourteen States and the United States in 2003 This study was sponsored by Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Author: Kim Hill
• Automotive Product Design and Development Delphi This study was sponsored by Parametric Technologies Corporation. Author: Richard J. Gerth
• The Contribution of the International Auto Sector to the U.S. Economy: An Update This study was performed for the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers. Authors: Sean McAlinden and Bernard Swiecki
• The Auto Industry Moving South: An Examination of Trends This study was prepared for the Automotive Communities Program. Authors: Kim Hill and Emilio Brahmst
• Advanced Power Technology Alliance Advanced Internal Combustion Engine Survey (Light Duty Vehicle Technology) This study was prepared for the Advanced Power Technology Alliance (APTA) and sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Dow Foundation. Author: Brett Smith
• Smart Programming: Automotive Renewal and the Michigan Permitting Process This study was prepared for the Michigan Automotive Partnership and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Author: Kim Hill
• The Effect of the Withdrawal of Automotive Leasing on the State of New York Economy This report was completed with the cooperation of the University of Michigan Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations
• The Meaning of the 2003 UAW-Automotive Pattern Agreement This report was performed as part of the Auto Industry of the Future Program, sponsored by Ernst & Young Author: Sean P. McAlinden, Ph.D.
• A Collaborative Model for the Tool and Die Industry This report was sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Author: Jay Baron
• Contribution of the U.S. Motor Vehicle to the Economies of the United States, California, New York, and New Jersey and Downstream Automotive and Transportation Employment in the State of California - These reports were prepared by the Center for Automotive Research in cooperation with the University of Michigan's Institute for Labor and Industrial Relations.
• The Advanced Power Technology Dilemma: from Hydrocarbons to Hydrogen - This study was prepared by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) with generous support from the Robert Bosch Corporation. Authors: Jerry Mader and Richard J. Gerth
• Developing a National Strategy for High-Volume Manufacture of P.E.M. and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Workshop - this report summarizes the results of a workshop funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology - Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory under subcontract to the Altarum Institute. Authors: Richard J. Gerth and Brett Smith.
• Revenue and Financial Margin Life Cycle Management Project - This study was prepared by Center for Automotive Research (CAR) and Altarum. Authors: Dave J. Andrea and Jonathan A. Morell
• Economic Contribution of the Automotive Industry to the U.S. Economy - An Update - This study was prepared by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) for Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. Authors: Sean P. McAlinden, Kim Hill, Bernard F. Swiecki
• Estimating the New Automotive Value Chain - This study was prepared by Altarum's Center for Automotive Research (CAR) for Accenture. Authors: Sean P. McAlinden, David J. Andrea
• Michigan Automotive Research and Development Directory Author: Kim Hill
• Computer Assisted Collaboration in the Automotive Industry: What Are the Complex Problems and How Are Decisions Made? - This report was prepared by Altarum's Center for Automotive Research. Authors: Jonathan A. Morell, Bernard F. Swiecki, and David J. Andrea
• Advanced Power Technology Survey - A Report for the Advanced Power Technology Alliance - This report was prepared by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Author: Brett Smith.
• Automotive Suppliers and the Revenue Acquisition Process: What's Working, and What's Not? - This study was prepared by Altarum's Center for Automotive Research (CAR) for Salion, Inc. Authors: Jonathan A. Morell, Bernard F. Swiecki, and David J. Andrea
• Michigan: The High Technology Automotive State - This report was prepared for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Authors: Abel Feinstein and Sean McAlinden.
• What Wall Street Wants...From the Auto Industry - A study prepared by the Center for Automotive Research for Accenture. Authors: Sean McAlinden and David Andrea from CAR.
• The Canada-U.S. Border: An Automotive Study This study was prepared by the Center for Automotive Research for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Authors: David Andrea and Brett Smith from CAR.
• Creating Shareholder Value in the Supply Base, Gentex Corporation - Leveraging Intangible Assets through Relationships - A Best Practices Case Study
• E-readiness of the Automotive Supply Chain: Just How Wired is the Supplier Sector?
• Positioning the State of Michigan as a Leading Candidate for Fuel Cell and Alternative Powertrain Manufacturing
• Four reports produced for the Michigan Automotive Partnership are now available for download.