Automotive Development Processes [electronic resource] : Processes for Successful Customer Oriented Vehicle Development / by Julian Weber.

Vehicle Development Projects – An Overview -- Product Strategy -- Phases of the Product Evolution Process -- Virtual Car Process -- E/E System Development -- Management Processes for Complete Vehicle Development -- Primary or Customer Relevant Complete Vehicle Characteristics -- Secondary Complete Vehicle Characteristics.

For any product development process, the key question is which factors guarantee the product’s success in the market. The book discusses the critical factors for success in automotive development, from product strategy through all phases of development to series production, and characterizes the roles and activities of all partners involved. It is a comprehensive, practically oriented compilation of motor vehicle development, focusing on the complete vehicle integration processes as the orchestration of all activities required to strategically plan and implement the customer relevant characteristics of the complete product. The book covers central subjects such as building and testing of virtual cars, systems integration, project management or supplier integration; and offers a variety of examples and pictures from real-life vehicle development and gives the reader a very realistic insight into the complex world of vehicle development projects.