| Best Practices in Product Development Among Automotive Suppliers |
Table of Contents
| I. Executive Summary | Page 1 | ||
| II. Introduction | 5 | ||
| A. Study Objectives and Methodology | 5 | ||
| B. Performance in Product Development | 9 | ||
| 1. Quality Performance | 9 | ||
| 2. Cost Performance | 11 | ||
| 3. Timing Performance | 13 | ||
| C. The Best-in-Class Integrated Supply Based Management System | 15 | ||
| 1. Early Internal and External Involvement | 17 | ||
| 2. Development Tool Integration | 22 | ||
| 3. Cross-Functional Management | 25 | ||
| 4. Extended Project Team Management | 31 | ||
| 5. Senior Management Focused Project Phase Reviews | 33 | ||
| 6. Cross-Generational Strategic Management | 37 | ||
| 7. Development Process Metrics | 39 | ||
| 8. Continuous Product and Process Improvement | 42 | ||
| D. Designer Status and the Pressure to Perform | 43 | ||
| III. Best-in-Class Traits of Major Designers | 58 | ||
| A. Product Development Management Systems | 63 | ||
| 1. The Extended Project Team: Supplier & OEM Customer Involvement | 64 | ||
| 2. Product Development Tool Integration | 95 | ||
| 3. Continuous Product and Process Improvement | 107 | ||
| 4. Cross-Functional Team Management | 108 | ||
| 5. Senior Management Focused Project Phase Reviews | 116 | ||
| 6. Cross-Generational Strategic Management | 120 | ||
| 7. Development Process Metrics and Improvement Capability | 124 | ||
| 8. Technically-based Team Evaluation, Reward and Promotion Systems | 127 | ||
| B. Knowledge of Intended Use of Each Product Shipment & End-user Customer Requirements | 129 | ||
| IV. Best-in-Class Traits of Major Designers by Supplier Category | 130 | ||
| A. Best-in-Class Major System Designers | 139 | ||
| B. Best-in-Class Major Subsystems Designers | 146 | ||
| C. Best-in-Class Major Components Designers | 152 | ||
| V. Best-in-Class Traits of Non-Major Designers | 157 | ||
| VI. Best-in Class: Major versus Non-Major Designers | 162 | ||
| A. Key Management Characteristics Differentiating Best-in-Class Major & Non-Major Designers | 162 | ||
| Conclusion | 164 | ||
| 1. Traits Most Related to Quality Performance in Major Designers | 164 | ||
| 2. Traits Most Related to Cost Performance in Major Designers | 165 | ||
| 3. Traits Most Related to Timing Performance in Major Designers | 165 | ||
| 4. Traits Most Related to All Dimensions of Performance in Major Designers | 166 | ||
| VIII. Appendix | 167 | ||
| A. Automotive Supplier Product Development Survey with Item Numbers | 167 | ||
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