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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Automotive sector"”.
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Applying Industry 4.0 in the Automotive Sector
… to create significant paradigm shifts within the Automotive Industry, from design, manufacturing, vehicle use, customer services, business models and beyond. This dissertation will focus primarily on the impact of OEMs moving towards the Circular Economy, the adoption of Artificial Intelligence …
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Global new product introduction and development in the automotive sector
… towards a competitive advantage in the automotive marketplace today. A fully optimised GNPID process in combination with other lean and agile manufacturing techniques and systems is guaranteed to reduce lead-time and save on cost. In the typical post-launch product life-cycle the …
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Framework for digital transition and transformation in the automotive sector
As empresas do sector automóvel debatem-se, atualmente, com a necessidade de uma aposta na transformação digital e na utilização adequada de soluções tecnológicas por parte dos seus colaboradores na realização dos processos diários da organização. Neste contexto, e considerando uma organização …
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Life Cycle Assessment: tools and techniques for the automotive sector
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Stuck in neutral: A case study of the challenges facing the Kenyan automotive sector
… economic growth. Prioritising which industrial sectors to develop, and how, is paramount given scarce financial resources, skills shortages and limited technological capabilities. Although still a developing country, Kenya has the most advanced economy among her regional peers. Kenya's small …
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Adaptive, High-Resolution Ultrasound Phased Array Imaging for use in the Inspection of Laser Brazed Joints in the Automotive Sector
… industries using ultrasonic phased array. In the automotive sector, many of the current standards for brazed joint inspection do not apply due to the high variations in surface geometry and limited accessibility to the inspection region. As the automotive industry looks to integrate laser brazing …
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A comparative investigation into the applicability of gain-sharing programmes for the improvement of productivity in the automotive sector of South Africa
… labour productivity, in the manufacturing sector, is low when compared to Korea, the United States of America (USA), Taiwan, Japan, France and the United Kingdom (UK). It has increasingly been recognised, that by introducing a carefully crafted incentive scheme, it may be possible to induce …
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The automotive industry: The potential for sustainable regional cooperation
… is too often assumed away. Further, the automotive industry has been acknowledged as an important sector that has the potential to drive industrialisation in SSA. However, in order for the automotive sector to be sustainable, regional cooperation is important. To this end, this paper …
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Propuesta de mejora para la optimización de almacenes de la empresa del sector automotriz Tauro Servs S. R. L.
… takes as an example a microenterprise in the automotive sector with problems directly related to its warehouses. Tauro Servs has more than 20 years in the market providing preventive and corrective maintenance services for light, heavy and linear vehicles. The evaluated stores to study contain …
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Koncepční návrh letounu general aviation na elektrický pohon
… time when electric mobility is widespread in the automotive sector but not yet in the aviation industry. It will encompass the study of marketing and the market field, as well as the performance characteristics of the model, including the calculation of aircraft surfaces, with the goal of …
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Water Management in the PEM Fuel Cell by Incorporating a Novel Siloxane Polymer in the Electrode Layer
… fuel cell technology to be commercialized in the automotive sector. Through evaluating the important overpotentials dominated by kinetic, ohmic resistance and mass transport limitations, the results show a positive influence of COMP-1 at 50% to 60% RH conditions, but it is not clear that water …
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AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN-TO LIFE-CYCLE CRITERIA FOR LOWERING WARRANTY COSTS AND IMPROVING OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE USE OF A NEW "BINARY DECISION MODEL" AND APPLICATION OF A "WARRANTY INDEX"
Financial challenges facing the automotive sector require identification of new opportunities for quality improvement. A new Design-To Life-Cycle-Cost strategy is introduced that applies a unique "Binary Decision Logic Model" that classifies corrective action opportunity into Life-Cycle categories. …
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Minimizing Total Delivered Cost of Stamped Assemblies Through Sourcing Optimization
… assembly sourcing strategies in the automotive industry, focusing on the "Make vs. Buy" decision-making process for a multinational automotive OEM. A “Make vs. Buy” process evaluates the strategic benefits and cost advantages derived from in-sourcing or out-sourcing a production …
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The contribution of crucible experiences to the development of leaders for crisis management
… in manufacturing organisation within the automotive sector, in the eThekwini region in Kwa-Zulu Natal. The research found that crucible experiences have contributed towards developing leader’s identity through self-awareness and discovering their potential. They learned decision making and …
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Car supplier and manufacturer connectivity issues
… heads belonging to upstream suppliers in the automotive sector were considered as means of this research. Summarized and analysed through the help of FCMs, these exchanges give an approximate picture of the state of current events in the automotive industry, more precisely in regards to …
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Clone Detection In Matlab Stateflow Models
… for model based software development in the automotive industry. One extension to Simulink is Stateflow, which allows the user to embed Statecharts as components in a Simulink Model. These state machines contain nested states, an action language that describes events, guards, conditions and …
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Hierarchy in industry architecture : transaction strategy under technological constraints
… sustain and co-evolve by participating in the sector of innovation and production through industrial transactions with each other. However, it is difficult for specialized firms to be aware of and manage accordingly the kind of systemic constraints and opportunities induced by relevant but …
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Comparison of South Africa's automotive investment scheme to similar trade, export and investment financial assistance regimes (incentives) of Nigeria and Kenya
Comparison of South Africa 's Automotive Investment Scheme to similar trade, export and investment financial assistance (incentives) regimes of Nigeria and Kenya The AIS is a South African government investment incentive offered within South Africa's Automotive Production and Development Program. …
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An exploration of automotive platinum demand and its impacts on the platinum market
… growth for the last several decades is demand automotive sector, which is responsible for almost 60% of total primary platinum demand, due to the use of platinum in three way catalysts. Platinum is one of the materials utilized to catalyze reactions that prevent vehicle emissions from entering …
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Corporate networks of international investment and trade
… (and therefore production), in a high tech sector (the medical and precision instruments industry). The reorganisation of production has resulted in an increase in the importance and level of intra-firm trade (trade amongst affiliated firms), highlighting the need to account for the fact …
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