Jeff Underwood

Sync, Infotainment, Connected Vehicle SME Ford Motor Company

STEERING PLENARY

10:00 AM BALANCING COST, PERFORMANCE & INNOVATION PART TWO- PANEL DISCUSSION

PRACTICAL MEASURES TO BRING DOWN COST, WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY, INNOVATION, RELIABILITY & DURABILITY

 

If you were not hindered by cost, what would you do?

And if you are hindered by cost, what challenges are you facing and what are you compromising as a result?

Is it innovation, performance, durability or reliability?

 

Right now, vehicle manufacturers are without a doubt cost-conscious, and finding the right balance between performance vs. cost is a high priority. We’ll

use the next 30mins to share ideas on how achieve this balance as best possible.

 

Question & Answer Session

9:10 AM FORMING & NURTURING COLLABORATIVE, CO-DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS

MANUFACTURERS & SUPPLIERS ESTABLISH A NEW CROSS-FUNCTIONAL WAY OF WORKING

 

The working dynamic between vehicle manufacturers and suppliers is changing; it’s no longer a case of a supplier developing a system and giving it to the OEM; vehicle manufacturers now have their own piece of software code running in their systems and expectations on what they are looking for. It has never been more important to fully understand what these co-development partnerships will look like and how roles/responsibilities will be refined.

 

Understand how suppliers and OEMs need to work to make sure that all players involved are provided with what they need to do what's expected of them.

Determine the best way to create a transparent set of requirements that define failure modes and what levels steering systems, braking systems and suspensions systems must be designed to perform to.

Agreeing methods of communication between OEM, Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers to encourage co-development partnerships.

 

 Question & Answer Session

SUSPENSION PLENARY

10:00 AM BALANCING COST, PERFORMANCE & INNOVATION PART TWO- PANEL DISCUSSION

PRACTICAL MEASURES TO BRING DOWN COST, WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY, INNOVATION, RELIABILITY & DURABILITY

 

o  If you were not hindered by cost, what would you do?

o  And if you are hindered by cost, what challenges are you facing and what are you compromising as a result?

o  Is it innovation, performance, durability or reliability?

 

Right now, vehicle manufacturers are without a doubt cost-conscious, and finding the right balance between performance vs. cost is a high priority. We’ll

use the next 30mins to share ideas on how achieve this balance as best possible.

 

9:10 AM FORMING & NURTURING COLLABORATIVE, CO-DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS

MANUFACTURERS & SUPPLIERS ESTABLISH A NEW CROSS-FUNCTIONAL WAY OF WORKING

 

The working dynamic between vehicle manufacturers and suppliers is changing; it’s no longer a case of a supplier developing a system and giving it to the OEM; vehicle manufacturers now have their own piece of software code running in their systems and expectations on what they are looking for. It has never been more important to fully understand what these co-development partnerships will look like and how roles/responsibilities will be refined.

 

·       Understand how suppliers and OEMs need to work to make sure that all players involved are provided with what they need to do what's expected of them.

·       Determine the best way to create a transparent set of requirements that define failure modes and what levels steering systems, braking systems and suspensions systems must be designed to perform to.

·       Agreeing methods of communication between OEM, Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers to encourage co-development partnerships. 

BRAKING PLENARY

10:00 AM BALANCING COST, PERFORMANCE & INNOVATION

PRACTICAL MEASURES TO BRING DOWN COST, WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY, INNOVATION, RELIABILITY & DURABILITY

 

If you were not hindered by cost, what would you do?

And if you are hindered by cost, what challenges are you facing and what are you compromising as a result?

Is it innovation, performance, durability or reliability?

 

Right now, vehicle manufacturers are without a doubt cost-conscious, and finding the right balance between performance vs. cost is a high priority. We’ll

use the next 30mins to share ideas on how achieve this balance as best possible.

 

Question & Answer Session

9:10 AM FORMING & NURTURING COLLABORATIVE, CO-DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS

MANUFACTURERS & SUPPLIERS ESTABLISH A NEW CROSS-FUNCTIONAL WAY OF WORKING

 

The working dynamic between vehicle manufacturers and suppliers is changing; it’s no longer a case of a supplier developing a system and giving it to the OEM; vehicle manufacturers now have their own piece of software code running in their systems and expectations on what they are looking for. It has never been more important to fully understand what these co-development partnerships will look like and how roles/responsibilities will be refined.

 

Understand how suppliers and OEMs need to work to make sure that all players involved are provided with what they need to do what's expected of them.

Determine the best way to create a transparent set of requirements that define failure modes and what levels steering systems, braking systems and suspensions systems must be designed to perform to.

Agreeing methods of communication between OEM, Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers to encourage co-development partnerships.

 

 Question & Answer Session

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