TY - BOOK AU - Weber,Julian ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Automotive Development Processes: Processes for Successful Customer Oriented Vehicle Development SN - 9783642012532 AV - TA174 U1 - 620.0042 23 PY - 2009/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg KW - Engineering KW - Engineering design KW - Engineering economy KW - System safety KW - Engineering Design KW - Automotive Engineering KW - Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk KW - Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01253-2 ER -