自動車生産におけるITの役割

Overview

Introduction

In recent years, automotive companies have used IT to reduce labour, capacity and inventory in the supply chain, making great leaps forward in operational efficiency and responsiveness. As the industry changes at an ever-increasing pace, this report considers how IT vendors can prioritize solutions to meet the key industry challenges.

Scope

• Examines operational, strategic and regulatory challenges facing the automotive industry.
• Profiles the strategies driving the ICT investment of suppliers, vehicle manufacturers and dealerships.
• Detailed discussion on collaborative processes and technologies.

Report Highlights

The report details key issues driving IT investment in the auto sector. Analysis includes industry restructuring & consolidation, made-to-order vehicles, logistics & parts availability, security, QA and regulatory compliance.

Technology solutions that can address these burning issues can be consolidated into a (finite) number of areas . Vendors need to be able to approach customers with an understanding of industry dynamics, and how their solutions will address them.

Reasons to Purchase

• Identify solution needs that will have the greatest impact on bottom line efficiencies and costs for users, driving solution re-investment.
• Understand end-user investment characteristics, coupled with analysis of key trends and industry dynamics.
• Adapt and tailor your solution portfolios and marketing communications to capitalize on the demands and nuances of each automotive sub-sector.

CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Introduction
• Market context
• An industry in a state of great change
• The future decoded

CHAPTER 2 A MACRO-LEVEL VIEW: THE AUTO ECOSYSTEM IN 2004

• How to use this chapter
• Introduction
• The Auto ecosystem in 2004
• A critical need for enhanced communication
• Headline performance of the Auto sector
• The Americas
• Europe
• Japan
• Developing markets in focus: China
• Major industry news
• Industry trends and issues
• Maturity in established vehicles markets
• Global Operations
• Shared Vehicle Platforms
• The growing importance of suppliers
• M&A activity
• 2003 Transaction Profile
• IT convergence must keep pace with company convergence
• Key performance indicators

CHAPTER 3 A MICRO-LEVEL VIEW: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS

• How to use this chapter
• Introduction
• Outlook in 2004
• Plan
• Source
• Make
• Deliver
• The long-term future: restructuring and consolidation
• Industry restructuring: the IT impact
• Made-to-order vehicles
• Push = pile-up
• Creating a 'demand chain'
• The IT implications of real-time information sharing
• Covisint
• Quality assurance
• Just-in-time manufacturing (JIT)
• And the results?
• Logistics: managing parts availability is critical
• Interoperability, standardization & integration in internal processes
• IT management in global projects
• Integrating and consolidating existing technology
• Intellectual property and counterfeiting
• Radio frequency identification (RFID)
• IT implications of RFID implementation
• IT security
• The regulatory burden
• The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002
  • The impact on IT investment from the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation
• The end of Block Exemption in Europe
• Impact on IT investment and opportunities for vendors resulting from changes to block exemption
• The End of Life Vehicle Directive
• IMDS and the IT implications of ELVD
• ISO 14001
• ISO/TS 16949:2002
• OHSAS 18001
• The IT implications of these new management standards

CHAPTER 4 SUMMARY AND SALES TOOLS

• How to use this chapter
• Summary
• Prioritizing automotive issues from an IT perspective

CHAPTER 5 APPENDIX

• Future readings
• Reports and Briefs
• SPP writing team
• How to contact experts in your industry

List of Tables

• Table 1: Stockholder Returns

List of Figures

• Figure 1: The Automotive Ecosystem
• Figure 2: The Critical Issues Facing Automotive Businesses
• Figure 3: IT Investment Priorities
• Figure 4: The Automotive Ecosystem
• Figure 5: Typical Automotive IT: Processes & Databases
• Figure 6: Global Motor Vehicle Production, 1997-2003 (thousands)
• Figure 7: 2003 Motor Vehicle Production
• Figure 8: Regional Motor Vehicle Production, 1997-2003
• Figure 9: Key Automotive Players
• Figure 10: Global Vehicle Production (2002) By Manufacturer (millions)
• Figure 11: Global Vehicle Manufacturers' Revenues & Profit Margins, 2003
• Figure 12: Global Suppliers' Revenues & Profit Margins, 2003
• Figure 13: US Dealer Groups' Revenues, 2003
• Figure 14: Ingredients Driving Automotive Progress
• Figure 15: Key Automotive Issues
• Figure 16: Automotive Build-To-Order Supply Chain Models
• Figure 17: IT Investment Priorities