The Digital Body Development System
The Digital Body Development System (DBDS) is a $10.6 million 4 year NIST ATP project to shorten the time to launch vehicles by improving the launch problem solving process.
Integrated Build: A New Approach to Building Automotive Bodies
This paper introduces three auto body build concepts: net build (NB), functional build (FB) and integrated build (IB). Most manufacturers design and validate their vehicle launches using the NB concept.
Report published in the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Volume 3, No. 3/4, 2003.
Computer Assisted Collaboration in the Automotive Industry: What Are the Complex Problems and How Are Decisions Made?
Market forces are driving the automotive industry toward shorter design times, shorter order fulfillment cycles, and fewer labor hours in final assembly
Advanced Power Technology Survey
The Advanced Power Technology survey is based on the Delphi forecasting process and is highly dependent upon the quality of the small ‘expert’ panel.
A Report for the Advanced Power Technology Alliance
Estimating the New Automotive Value Chain
The automotive value chain is comprised of one of the largest sets of interconnected markets in the U.S. economy. We define the automotive value chain as the accumulated value produced by companies that sell components,
This study was prepared for Accenture.
Michigan Automotive Research and Development Directory
The first ever assembly of data on 135 Michigan companies involved in vehicle research, engineering and product development.
A report of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Michigan Automotive Partnership.
A Collaborative Model for the Tool and Die Industry
Many tool and die makers have gone bankrupt during the first years of the new millennia. This study was commissioned to better understand the underlying causes for the demise of these shops.
This report was sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
Automotive Suppliers and the Revenue Acquisition Process: What’s Working, and What’s Not?
The Revenue Acquisition (RA) process is the core business process by which a company drives its product portfolio – and its top and bottom line. RA determines what new business a company acquires, what products it drops, how prices are set and what profit margins it hopes to realize.