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- Business Engine Case Study: Automotive Company
- Owned by a Euro 2.0 billion (US$1.8 billion) company, based in Munich, Germany, this automotive company manufactures air brake and filtration components for heavy-duty trucks, tractors, trailers, buses, and other commercial vehicles in North America. The recent slowdown in the heavy-duty truck market has increased pressures to cost effectively develop...
- Tags: Business Engine Corp., Automotive Company, Manufacturing, Team Management, Management
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- Innovate Automotive Design and Improve Productivity, Sales and Services to Grow and Reach New Markets
- At the same time that automotive companies are facing the pressure to meet customer demands with rapid, regular improvements, a number of challenges stand in the way. Quality and innovation costs continue to increase. Supplier integration and collaboration complexity increase. Marketing costs rise. The demands of global regulations continue to...
- Tags: Sales, Automotive Company, IBM Corp., Manufacturing
- White papers 2006-01-01
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- Global Automotive Company Drives Cost Efficiency With Virtualization and Improved IT Procurement
- Magna International is the third-largest automotive supplier in the world. It manufactures and distributes automotive parts, systems, and complete modules to its customers. Magna International needed to streamline its procurement processes and consolidate its server infrastructure. The company deployed Dell for its solution and implemented Dell Premier Pages, the company...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Magna International, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Purchasing & Procurement, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Business Operations
- Case studies 2008-01-25
- Production Planning and Procurement Processes Accelerated Using SAP for Automotive
- Borg Instruments, based in Remchingen, Germany, is the European leader in the development and manufacturing of innovative automotive electronics. Borg had no integrated database and needed to replace IT system with standard software. Borg selected SAP for Automotive. This resulted in Cross-company cooperation with business partners in real time and...
- Tags: SAP AG, Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Manufacturing, Leadership, Business Operations, Management
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- Steering an Automotive Giant to Efficient Backup and Archiving
- How do you tackle the problem of protecting data from 17 European automotive subsidiaries? That was the challenge facing Mazda - one of the world's leading and most innovative automotive manufacturers. By standardizing on an integrated portfolio of Symantec backup and archiving solutions, Mazda Motor Europe the European operating company...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Archiving, Backup, Mazda Motor Corp., Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2007-09-26
- Automotive Solutions: Technology That Matters
- This IBM paper describes the potential role of IT in helping automotive companies respond to current trends in the industry. It also describes automotive solutions from IBM. Plus it illustrates, using current customer success stories, how companies are using IBM technologies to derive differentiating value from automotive solutions. This paper...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Manufacturing, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2005-05-08
- Automotive
- The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. Automotive domain comprises of manufacturers, suppliers, dealers, retailers, aftermarket parts manufacturers, engineers, mechanics, electricians, producers, environmental and transport safety groups and trade unions. United States, Japan, China, Germany and South Korea are...
- Tags: Industry, Manufacturer, Softweb Solutions, Manufacturing
- White papers 2008-02-13
- Integrated Manufacturing Application Provider Standardizes on XOsoft's WANSyncHA as Its Global, Automated Instantaneous Recovery System
- Founded in 1977 and based in Burlington, Ontario, PdMAIN Corp. is a provider of integrated business solutions for the manufacturing, distribution, service and automotive industries. The company set out to find a solution that would provide its customers with truly seamless ERP system availability. The first PdMAIN client chosen to...
- Tags: Manufacturing Application, XOSoft, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Software
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- Automotive Case Study
- The Company is a Malaysian automotive manufacturing company that manufactures automobile that correlates to KIA. The Company needs a system that can overlook the entire manufacturing process and is able to communicate to the production floor equipment to prevent human error, and also automate a few business functions in order...
- Tags: Company, Manufacturing, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, RFID, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Networking
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- Wireless Automotive Communications
- This paper presents an overview of wireless automotive communication technologies, with the aim of identifying the strong candidates for future in-vehicle and inter-vehicle automotive applications. The paper first gives an overview of automotive applications relying on wireless communications, with particular focus on telematics. Then, the paper identifies the key networking...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless
- White papers 2005-06-13
- Driving Toward Change: The New Role of IT and the CIO in the Automotive Industry
- This paper examines the steps that automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers OEMs and suppliers are taking to not only reduce IT costs and increase productivity, but also to leverage IT so that it delivers real business value to the enterprise. HP considers structures and practices - such as consolidation and standardization,...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Industry, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-03-01
- Automotive Supplier Minimizes IT Costs, Saves Labor With Software Distribution Solution
- TI Automotive is the world's leading supplier of fluid storage, transfer, and delivery systems. Years ago, the company recognized the benefits of using Microsoft software to reduce costs and help employees work more effectively. For example, in 2001, TI Automotive deployed Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0, which helped IT...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Supplier, Texas Instruments Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Systems Management Server, IT Cost, TI Automotive, Strategy, Management
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- Harbin Dongan Automotive Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd Streamlines Manufacturing Processes
- Founded in 1998, Harbin Dongan Automotive Engine Manufacturing HDMC is engaged in the research and development, production, and sale of electronic fuel injection engines, gearboxes, and automotive components. The company wanted to install an integrated Enterprise-Resource Planning ERP system and provide accurate, current data to support decision-making. The challenge was...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Business Management, Manufacturing, Workflow, Strategy, Process Improvement, Management, Quality, Business Operations
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- Automotive Services Company Chooses State-of-the-Art Mapping Technology and Saved £5,000 in a Week It Measured Cost Savings
- Automotive service company Inchcape Automotive wanted to track where its customer assets were at any point in time. It also wanted to ensure that its drivers always took the fastest route to collect or deliver a vehicle. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Anglia Business Solutions implemented a new infrastructure based on...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., MapPoint, Asset Management, Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Databases, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Hardware, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
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- Dell Revs Up Automotive Sales at Ford
- Ford Motor Company of Canada is one automotive company that is on the leading edge of DMS deployment. The i-Connect team planned to eliminate old hardware and supply each dealership with a minimum of one new desktop and server. Ford Canada sent a request for quote RFQ to hardware companies...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dealership, Sales, Ford Motor Co., Manufacturing, Desktops, Hardware
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- AA1Car Quick Links Page (zip)
- Quick links to hundreds of automotive diagnosis & repair articles, auto diagnosis software, automotive parts & tools, training resources & automotive Web sites. AA1Car also provides links to automotive training resources, software, tools, and parts.
- Tags: Training, Workforce Management, Productivity, Human Resources
- Software downloads 2007-02-26
- Building an Adaptive Enterprise: How HP Helps Automotive Industry Leaders Adapt and Compete
- This white paper uses the collective experiences of several HP automotive customers to provide real-world illustrations of how HP's Adaptive Enterprise strategy drives business transformation, innovation and value. It is presented as a case study describing how GlobalAuto, a composite company, designed its own Adaptive Enterprise strategy. The company implemented...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Adaptive Enterprise, Industry, Utility Computing, It Management, It service Management
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Hitchcock Automotive Resources Connects Dealerships With Partners Over Cisco Network
- Hitchcock Automotive Resources comprises five automotive dealerships. Localized servers are very costly to manage and maintain, and required a support person at each location for troubleshooting. Because each server was isolated from the rest, it was difficult to share and consolidate business information. Hitchcock deployed an end-to-end Cisco network. The...
- Tags: Partnership, Network, Dealership, Cisco Systems Inc., Hitchcock Automotive Resources, Hitchcock Dealership
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- VMware Virtual Infrastructure Keeps Production Line Going at Subaru of Indiana Automotive
- Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. SIA, is an automotive manufacturing company that builds Subaru models for the global market. In the summer of 2003, SIA began an initiative to maximize efficiency in its data center. Growing in tandem with increasing car production, the datacenter was becoming overcrowded with servers. The...
- Tags: Subaru, Semiconductor Industry Association, Server, VMware Inc., Data Centers, Semiconductors, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
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- MySAP ERP and SAP for Automotive Improve Operations at Yangzhou YAPP Auto Plastic Parts Company
- Founded in 1988, Yangzhou YAPP Auto Plastic Parts Co. Ltd. YAPP is China's largest supplier of automotive fuel systems. Now that China has joined the World Trade Organization, its volatile auto industry faces intense competition and price pressure from foreign suppliers. In this climate, YAPP must have the operational control...
- Tags: SAP AG, Supply Chain, Channel Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Marketing, Software
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