Designing and assembling automobiles is a complex task which has to be accomplished in ever shorter cycles. However, customers have increasing desires w. r. t. reliability, durability and comfort. In order to cope with these conflicting constraints it is indispensable to employ tools that greatly simplify the analysis of data that is collected during all car lifecycle stages. We will present me...

This thesis examines mathematical modeling as a means to improve profitability. The research is focused on studying supply chain cost drivers and their potential in regard to cost reduction in the automotive manufacturing industry, where the role of supply chain management is significant because of the capital intensive, fast paced, and high volume nature of the business. Hence, supportive tool...

The main motivating factor driving this research is to find differences between the automotive related companies in Malaysia and Indonesia with regard to quality engineering (QE) implementation. A comparative study between Malaysia and Indonesia provides the opportunity to gain perspective and thorough understanding of the similarities and differences on the critical factors for successful QE p...

Currently, most researchers find out that Virtual Reality (VR)systemsare now a highly implemented inautomotiveindustry especially in design and development process. The automotive industry was amongst applied this technology since VR was developed. In the real manufacturing practice, they need to cater the demand in shortening the production time. Therefore, the VR systems becomea crucial stage...

Latecomer sectors in late-industrializing economies follow different patterns in their development and growth processes, which largely determine the share acquired from the global value chain. The development and growth process of the sectors is generally argued to be the result of the interaction of macro level specific institutional context and micro level firm strategic choices. In this stud...

This paper analyzes the potentials of Value Webs for increasing efficiency and effectiveness in the German automotive industry. Value Webs are networks of collaborating partners within different stages of interlinked value chains. This collaboration is enabled by innovative ICT-supported processes. The objective of this research is to pave the way for unleashing some efficiency potentials of a ...

The phenomenon of digital transformation received some attention in previous literature concerning industries such as media, entertainment and publishing. However, there is a lack of understanding about digital transformation of primarily physical industries, whose products cannot be completely digitized, e.g., automotive industry. We conducted a rigorous content analysis of substantial seconda...

What is OSEK/VDX and where did it come from? A consortium of mostly European automotive companies created the OSEK standard in 1993. The consortiumʼs goal was to address the high recurring costs in developing and redeveloping Electronic Control Unit (ECU) software and to improve the compatibility of those applications. In 1994, OSEK merged with VDX, a similar initiative in the French automotive...