Automotive Premium Quality Improvement by High-End-Visualization

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serena Striegel ◽  
Benjamin Schleich ◽  
Daniel Zielinski ◽  
Sandro Wartzack
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Scientific Contribution ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
Important Quality ◽  
Short Product ◽  
Quality Features

Volatile markets, tough customer expectations, and short product life cycles are just some of the challenges the automotive industry has to deal with. In this context, important quality features are expressed as key product characteristics (KPC). The process of defining and reviewing such KPCs concerns each department of an automobile company. This paper presents a method for an intersubjective problem understanding of inter-divisional working groups and a common product KPC’s definition. The scientific contribution lies in the field of quality assessment for the premium-segment automotive industry, while the novelty can be found in providing the opportunity to take quality decisions based on variation simulations and on high-end-visualizations. The proposed method aims to realize and implement a higher premium quality standard and, at the same time, to reduce the number of physical prototypes, to shorten development times and to facilitate an intersubjective problem understanding. In relation to the developed method, an industrial application and its results are presented.

scholarly journals The Necessity of Recycling of Waste Li-Ion Batteries Used in Electric Vehicles as Objects Posing a Threat to Human Health and the Environment

Recycling ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Sobianowska-Turek ◽  
Weronika Urbańska ◽  
Anna Janicka ◽  
Maciej Zawiślak ◽  
Jędrzej Matla
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Li Ion Batteries ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
Lithium Ion Cells ◽  
Improper Use ◽  
Complex Chemical Composition ◽  
Li Ion ◽  
Legal Restrictions

The automotive industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the modern economy. Growing customer expectations, implementing solutions related to electromobility, and increasingly stringent legal restrictions in the field of environmental protection, determine the development and introduction of innovative technologies in the field of car production. To power the most modern vehicles that include electric and hybrid cars, packages of various types of lithium-ion cells are used, the number of which is constantly growing. After use, these batteries, due to their complex chemical composition, constitute hazardous waste that is difficult to manage and must be recycled in modern technological lines. The article presents the morphological characteristics of the currently used types of Li-ion cells, and the threats to the safety of people and the environment that may occur in the event of improper use of Li-ion batteries and accumulators have been identified and described on the basis of the Regulation of the European Parliament and Council (EC) No. 1272/2008 of 16 December 2008 and No. 1907/2006 of 18 December 2006 on the classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures and the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals (REACH), establishing the European Chemicals Agency.

The value of crowdsourcing in apparel and fashion retail buying

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Omid Kamran-Disfani
Keyword(s):  
Demand Uncertainty ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Product Categories ◽  
Fashion Products ◽  
Fashion Retail ◽  
Short Product ◽  
The University ◽  
Future Demand

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Apparel and fashion retail buyers are responsible for selecting and ordering products, on behalf of the retailer, to be sold to retailers' end-consumers. Compared to their counterparts in other retailing sectors, fashion buyers face unique challenges such as high demand uncertainty and volatility, seasonality, frequent changes in fashion trends, and short product life cycles. As previous trends rarely provide useful information for predicting future sales of trendy products, fashion buyers make a subjective assessment of products' future demand by relying on their intuition and perceived expertise. Industry reports show that fashion buyers' predictions are often far from the demand that is later realized causing loss of profits for retailers. In this dissertation. I argue that retailers can benefit from the Wisdom of the Crowd (WOC) in predicting future sales of fashion products. It is suggested that lay customers as a group can provide more accurate prediction of future demand of fashion products than individual fashion buyers. An empirical study is conducted to test this proposition involving two groups: professional fashion buyers (N=60) and lay customers (N=397). Customers predicted future sales of products in all six product categories that were used in the study. The prediction error, measured by MAPE, was reduced between 12 and 73 percent. The implication of these findings for retailers are discussed, and directions for implementing crowdsourcing in fashion buying to improve prediction accuracy are provided.

Seru Production

2014 ◽  
pp. 45-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn E Stecke ◽  
Yong Yin ◽  
Ikou Kaku
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
New Production ◽  
Product Life Cycles ◽  
Great Productivity ◽  
Global Companies ◽  
Short Product ◽  
Production Organization ◽  
Manufacturing Environments

Seru, a new production organization, was developed to cope with the volatile manufacturing environments with short product life cycles, uncertain product types, and fluctuating production volumes (sometimes mass, sometimes batch, and sometimes very small volumes.). Many leading global companies such as Samsung, Sony, Canon, Panasonic, LG, and Fujitsu have adopted seru. Seru overcame a lot of disadvantages inherent in TPS and brought amazing benefits to seru users. Seru is still largely unknown outside Asia. This article introduces seru’s history and defines various seru types. The evolutionary process of developing serus is described by using industry cases. A seru pyramid is constructed to compare seru with the TPS. A just-in-time organization system is introduced. We show why applying it can bring great productivity, efficiency, and flexibility to a production organization.

scholarly journals LO41: The development of a standardized provincial massive hemorrhage protocol with a built-in continuous quality improvement framework

CJEM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (S1) ◽  
pp. S21-S22
Author(s):  
C. Yeh ◽  
S. Cope ◽  
T. Thompson ◽  
S. McGilvray ◽  
A. Petrosoniak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Factor Viia ◽  
Stakeholder Analysis ◽  
Massive Hemorrhage ◽  
Delphi Process ◽  
Blood Component ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Process Measures ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Working Groups

Background: Massive hemorrhage protocols (MHPs) streamline the complex logistics required for prompt care of the bleeding patient, but their uptake has been variable and few regions have a system to measure outcomes from these events. Aim Statement: We aim to implement a standardized MHP with uniform quality improvement (QI) metrics to increase uptake of evidence-based MHPs across 150-hospitals in Ontario between 2017 and 2021. Measures & Design: We performed ongoing PDSA cycles; 1) stakeholder analysis by surveying the Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network (ORBCoN), 2) problem characterization and Ishikawa analysis for key QI metrics based on areas of MHP variability in 150 Ontario hospitals using a web-based survey, 3) creation of a consensus MHP via a modified Delphi process, 4) problem characterization at ORBCoN for the design of a freely available toolkit for provincial implementation by expert working groups, 5) design of 8 key QI metrics by a modified Delphi process, and 6) identification of process measures for QI data collection by implementation metrics. Evaluation/Results: PDSA1-2; 150-hospitals were surveyed. 33% of hospitals lacked MHPs, mostly in smaller sites. Major areas for QI were related to activation criteria, hemostatic agents, protocolized hypothermia management, variable MHP naming, QI metrics and serial blood work requirements. PDSA3; 3 Delphi rounds were held to reach 100% expert consensus for 42 statements and 8 CQI metrics. Major areas for modification were protocol name, laboratory resuscitation targets, cooler configurations, and role of factor VIIa. PDSA4; adaptable toolkit is under development by the steering committee and expert working groups. Implementation is scheduled for Spring 2020. PDSA5; the 8 CQI metrics are: TXA administration < 1 h, RBC transfusion < 15 min, call to transfer for definitive care < 60 min, temp >35°C at end of protocol, Hgb kept between 60-110g/L, transition to group-specific RBC by 90 min, appropriate activation defined by ≥6 units RBC in the first 24 hours, and any blood component wastage. Discussion/Impact: MHP uptake, content, and tracking is variable. A standardized MHP that is adaptable to diverse settings decreases complexity, improves use of evidence-based practices, and provides a platform for continuous QI. PDSA6 will occur after implementation; we will complete an implementation survey, and design a pilot and feasibility study for prospective tracking of patient outcomes using existing prospectively collected inter-hospital and provincial databases.

Integrating Enablers of Sustainable Freight Transportation and Perishable Commodity Supply Chain

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-48
Author(s):  
Mohit Goswami ◽  
PRS Sarma ◽  
Gopal Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Freight Transportation ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Structural Modelling ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modelling ◽  
Product Life Cycles ◽  
Perishable Commodity ◽  
Short Product ◽  
Retail Demand

Extant research has addressed the challenges pertaining to sustainable freight transportation and those associated with transportation of perishable commodities in disparate ways in that enablers of sustainable freight transportation have not been mapped with the considerations of transportation related to perishable commodities. This is characterized by short product life-cycles, retail demand uncertainties, traceability issues and so forth. In this backdrop, the authors' research attempts to integrate the considerations related to sustainable freight transportation with that of perishability-related aspects. To this end, this research employs interpretive structural modelling (ISM) so that enablers related to both the problems can be fused and modeled in such a way that enablers related to independent, autonomous, dependent, and linkage attributes can be identified, and their interactions can be understood.

Marketing capabilities and firm performance in fashion retailing

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 386-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marguerite Moore ◽  
Ann Fairhurst
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Marketing Capabilities ◽  
Marketing Capability ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Short Product

Intense competition and short product life cycles in fashion retailing present a number of marketing challenges for retail firms in both the USA and abroad. In order to survive in this industry, it is vital for participants to develop and leverage core marketing capabilities. The current study examines the effectiveness of different marketing capability factors in a cross‐section of the US specialty apparel and footwear retailing sector (n = 60 retail firms). Data were collected from marketing executives in a national mail survey. Specifically, marketing capabilities in image differentiation, promotions, external‐market knowledge and customer service are examined for their impact on firm level performance. A two‐stage structural equation model is used to test the study’s hypotheses. Results suggest that the most effective marketing capabilities, in terms of performance, are image differentiation and promotional capability.

E-Waste, Chemical Toxicity, and Legislation in India

2019 ◽  
pp. 144-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prashant Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Chemical Toxicity ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Short Product ◽  
Technical Solutions

In present digital age, we constantly upgrade or replace our numerous electronic devices due to continuous technological advances and short product life cycles. With increasing “market penetration” in developing countries, “replacement market” in developed countries, and “high obsolescence rate,” a large pile of e-waste is generated either internally or it is generated in developed countries and often ends up for recycling in developing countries. The current practices of e-waste management and poor awareness in India is posing a huge challenge to the environment regulators, governments, and policy makers as much work needs to be done at ground level to achieve sustainable results This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of India's current e-waste scenario, analyzes hazardous metals and considers environmental and health risks posed by them, understands existing legal framework and strategic interventions, and explores immediate technical solutions to manage and minimize its impact on all.

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