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FEATURES BY DEPARTMENT
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| March 2004
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The General (‘s) Direction: GM Execs Speak
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During the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this past January, we had the opportunity to sit down and talk with several General Motors Executives. Here is some of what they said--in as unmediated a way as is sensible-about where the company is...and where it is going.
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Infiniti Goes Big
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The full-size QX56 is not only a big SUV, but the division and its parent, Nissan, are clearly thinking big as they are filling up the Canton, Mississippi, assembly plant with new, innovative products.
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Toward The “Connected car”
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Two big trends in automotive electronics: in-car entertainment and wireless connectivity are merging to make vehicles full-fledged “nodes” on the infotainment superhighway.
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Talking About Technology Under the Hood
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A Q&A with Dr. Gerd Kleinert, CEO of Kolbenschmidt Pierburg, a Germany-based tier-one supplier with operations from Shanghai to South Carolina.
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Lights! Camera! Quality!
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At Johnson Controls’ annual Team Rally, acting skills are nearly as important as the ability to explain Six Sigma.
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Assembly: How Standard Can You Get?
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For assembly equipment, standardization is becoming the standard. Which leads us to ask: how long before you can order an entire assembly line from a catalog?
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High Velocity Materials Improvement
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The ability to visualize design data of various types across platforms is now possible through a file format named “JT.” What’s more, the file sizes are but a fraction of what’s ordinarily been the case. This could be a tremendous boost for those who are looking for more collaborative processes.
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Heavyweight Collaboration Through Lightweight JT
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The ability to visualize design data of various types across platforms is now possible through a file format named “JT.” What’s more, the file sizes are but a fraction of what’s ordinarily been the case. This could be a tremendous boost for those who are looking for more collaborative processes.
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COLUMNS
Gary Vasilash - Marginal:
Do You Have Fans or Customers?
Ted Pollock - On the Management Side:
How To Teach More Effectively
Insight: What Makes an Automotive Supplier "Strategic"?
Christopher Sawyer - Dudder:
Honda’s Descent Into Hell
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