The emergence of digital innovations is accelerating and intervening existing business models by delivering opportunities for new services. Drawing on the automotive industry, leading trends like self-driving cars, connectivity and car sharing are creating new business models. These are simultaneously giving rise for innovative market entrants, which begin to transform the automotive industry. ...

Along with the opening up of China economy, cross-border mergers and acquisitions exert a greater effect on China’s industrial security. This paper is chiefly to discuss the influences of cross-border mergers and acquisitions on China automotive industry security. Based on convincible investigations and researches, this paper analyzes China automotive industry’s domestic demand conditions, self...

To transmit the revolutions of crankshafts to camshafts and auxiliary mechanisms, ordinary automotive engines are equipped with engine components such as timing belts, timing chains and accessory drive belts. Recently, as automotive engine performance is being greatly enhanced, the requirements for their components have become increasingly demanding. In this context, autotensioners play an impo...

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...

Introduction: Complex sociotechnical systems, such as automotive industry, require a proper macro-ergonomic approach to design and implement the work system at micro-ergonomic level. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate effective macroeconomic factors to improve productivity, health and safety of employees in the automotive industry based on Holden & Karsh model. Material and ...

In the technology-driven industries like automotive industry, the success of the companies depends on their ability to provide new and continuous innovations to the market. In this regard, technological capabilities lead to a competitive advantage. The purpose of this study is to identify the effective factors in the technology assessment based on the dynamic capabilities of small and medium au...

Automotive software is different from the kind of software that is usually addressed by current reengineering research. This paper gives an overview of the particular conditions and challenges that we face in the automotive domain.

Simulation and test are important for the development and validation of automotive ECU (Electronic Control Unit). However, problems arise in the combination of today’s automotive control algorithm development and function test. There are lots of professional tools for simulation and test, but lack of interfacing capability between them, especially in the simulation and test of today’s automotiv...

The consideration of targeted security attacks is not yet common in the automotive domain where primarily safety requirements are considered. Hence this survey addresses the relatively new field of IT-security in automotive technology in order to motivate further research. With the emergence of automotive technologies like car-to-car (c2c) communication, the challenges increase. In order to sho...