Automobiles and the automotive industry : emerging technologies, environmental impact and safety analysis / Aaron T. Evans, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Evans, Aaron T., editor.

Series:

Transportation issues, policies and R&D series.

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobiles--Technological innovations.

Automobiles.

Automobiles--Environmental aspects.

Automobiles--Safety measures.

Automobile industry and trade--Technological innovations.

Automobile industry and trade.

Automobile industry and trade--Environmental aspects.

Automobile industry and trade--Safety measures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The global automotive industry has become one of the most important and strongest drivers of economic stability. Innovation and diverse models, global appeal and fuel efficiency are just some of the major strengths of the global auto industry. Furthermore, the automobile is possibly the most massively manufactured sophisticated product among those produced in mechanical engineering. More than 60 million automobiles are produced each year. A number of countries were discussed in this book and the historic evolution, modular unification and globalization of the integral manufacturing industry we

Contents:

AUTOMOBILES AND THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND SAFETY ANALYSIS; AUTOMOBILES AND THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND SAFETY ANALYSIS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: In Search of Manufacturing Quality and Low Cost in the Global Automobile Industry; Abstract; Introduction; Quality versus Quantity; Production Issues in Selected Countries; Supplier Performance in the Japanese Automobile Industry; Pros and Cons of Sole Sourcing

Parallel Sourcing in the Japanese Auto IndustryComparative Advantage of Parallel Sourcing; Summary of Sourcing Choices for Auto Industry Manufacturers; Quality in the Domestic Automobile Industry; JIT Standards of Inspection and Quality Control; Six Sigma Concepts; Automobile Industry in Britain; Lean Production; Quality Counts in Britain - ISO/TS16949; Issues with Lean Production; Growth of the Automobile Industry in India; Quality Management in the Indian Automobile Industry; Leadership as a TQM Focus in India; Effect of the Employee Base in India on TQM; Summary of TQM in India; Conclusion

ReferencesChapter 2: Modular Unification and Globalization in the Automotive Industry; Abstract; Introduction; Modularization; External and Internal Parameters Of Modules; Modular Unification; Globalization; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Application of Pyrolysis: Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry in Failure Analysis in the Automotive Industry; Abstract; Introduction; Experimental; Materials and Apparatus; Results and Discussion; Case Study 1 - Identification of the Composition of Motor Vehicle Oils; Case Study 2 - Identification of O-Ring Seals from the Automotive Industry

Case Study 3 - Identification of the Composition of Sludge on the Surface of the Compressor Wall from a Car Air ConditionerCase Study 4 - Identification of the Composition of fouling on the Surface of a Bearing Race; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Integrating RFID in a Flexible Manufacturing System with the Aid of Discrete Simulation: Application in a Car Manufacturer Industry; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Background; 2.1. Identification Technology; 2.2. Criteria for Manufacturing Performance; 2.3. Modeling and Simulation of Discrete Events

2.4. Method of Treatment of the Data Collected2.5. Method for Process Improvement; 2.6. Measure of Capacity in DPMO; 2.7. Capacity Measure (Σ); 2.8. Method of Fault Analysis; 3. Case Study; 3.1. Presentation; 3.2. Data Collection; 3.3. Process Sigma Capacity; 3.4. Opportunity Analysis; 3.5. Opportunity Improvement; 3.6. Discrete Event Simulation; 3.7. Data Processing; 3.8. Conceptual and Computational Model; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63482-747-3