IT's role in evolving Automotive manufacturing

SUMMARY

Introduction

In recent years, automotive companies have used IT to reduce labour, capacityand inventory in the supply chain, making great leaps forward in operationalefficiency and responsiveness. As the industry changes at an ever-increasingpace, this report considers how IT vendors can prioritize solutions to meet thekey industry challenges.

Scope

• Examines operational, strategic and regulatory challenges facing theautomotive industry.
• Profiles the strategies driving the ICT investment of suppliers, vehiclemanufacturers and dealerships.
• Detailed discussion on collaborative processes and technologies.

Report Highlights

The report details key issues driving IT investment in the auto sector.Analysis includes industry restructuring & consolidation, made-to-ordervehicles, logistics & parts availability, security, QA and regulatorycompliance.

Technology solutions that can address these burning issues can beconsolidated into a (finite) number of areas . Vendors need to be able toapproach customers with an understanding of industry dynamics, and how theirsolutions will address them.

Reasons to Purchase

• Identify solution needs that will have the greatest impact on bottom lineefficiencies and costs for users, driving solution re-investment.
• Understand end-user investment characteristics, coupled with analysis of keytrends and industry dynamics.
• Adapt and tailor your solution portfolios and marketing communications tocapitalize on the demands and nuances of each automotive sub-sector.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Introduction
• Market context
• An industry in a state of great change
• The future decoded

CHAPTER 2 A MACRO-LEVEL VIEW: THE AUTO ECOSYSTEM IN 2004

• How to use this chapter
• Introduction
• The Auto ecosystem in 2004
• A critical need for enhanced communication
• Headline performance of the Auto sector
• The Americas
• Europe
• Japan
• Developing markets in focus: China
• Major industry news
• Industry trends and issues
• Maturity in established vehicles markets
• Global Operations
• Shared Vehicle Platforms
• The growing importance of suppliers
• M&A activity
• 2003 Transaction Profile
• IT convergence must keep pace with company convergence
• Key performance indicators

CHAPTER 3 A MICRO-LEVEL VIEW: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS

• How to use this chapter
• Introduction
• Outlook in 2004
• Plan
• Source
• Make
• Deliver
• The long-term future: restructuring and consolidation
• Industry restructuring: the IT impact
• Made-to-order vehicles
• Push = pile-up
• Creating a 'demand chain'
• The IT implications of real-time information sharing
• Covisint
• Quality assurance
• Just-in-time manufacturing (JIT)
• And the results?
• Logistics: managing parts availability is critical
• Interoperability, standardization & integration in internal processes
• IT management in global projects
• Integrating and consolidating existing technology
• Intellectual property and counterfeiting
• Radio frequency identification (RFID)
• IT implications of RFID implementation
• IT security
• The regulatory burden
• The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002
  • The impact on IT investment from the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation
• The end of Block Exemption in Europe
• Impact on IT investment and opportunities for vendors resulting from changesto block exemption
• The End of Life Vehicle Directive
• IMDS and the IT implications of ELVD
• ISO 14001
• ISO/TS 16949:2002
• OHSAS 18001
• The IT implications of these new management standards

CHAPTER 4 SUMMARY AND SALES TOOLS

• How to use this chapter
• Summary
• Prioritizing automotive issues from an IT perspective

CHAPTER 5 APPENDIX

• Future readings
• Reports and Briefs
• SPP writing team
• How to contact experts in your industry

List of Tables

• Table 1: Stockholder Returns

List of Figures

• Figure 1: The Automotive Ecosystem
• Figure 2: The Critical Issues Facing Automotive Businesses
• Figure 3: IT Investment Priorities
• Figure 4: The Automotive Ecosystem
• Figure 5: Typical Automotive IT: Processes & Databases
• Figure 6: Global Motor Vehicle Production, 1997-2003 (thousands)
• Figure 7: 2003 Motor Vehicle Production
• Figure 8: Regional Motor Vehicle Production, 1997-2003
• Figure 9: Key Automotive Players
• Figure 10: Global Vehicle Production (2002) By Manufacturer (millions)
• Figure 11: Global Vehicle Manufacturers' Revenues & Profit Margins, 2003
• Figure 12: Global Suppliers' Revenues & Profit Margins, 2003
• Figure 13: US Dealer Groups' Revenues, 2003
• Figure 14: Ingredients Driving Automotive Progress
• Figure 15: Key Automotive Issues
• Figure 16: Automotive Build-To-Order Supply Chain Models
• Figure 17: IT Investment Priorities