Supplier development and capacitating for body shop lines' planning/designing by means of Digital Factory concepts Volkswagen do Brasil Ltda

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Vidal, Vidal, author.

Conference Name:

SAE Brasil 2010 Congress and Exhibit (2010-10-05 : Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2010

Summary:

The pressure to reduce the life cycle of products, as a way tokeep business maintenance and competitiveness of automotivecompanies, has stimulated the searching for solutions to shortenthe long implementation timing of new manufacturing lines.The use of Digital Factory concepts at Volkswagen of Brazilbecame itself an alternative for better assessment of products andprocess, thus shortening the installation period and reducingcorrection activities due to assertively found solutions.The development of methodology and the structure of thoseconcepts have established the necessity of expansion for companieswhich work in partnership on activities of planning and projectdesigning of body shop lines. That work plan aims to feature thecommunication interfaces between suppliers and Volkswagen ofBrazil, in order to define the basic tools that enable theinformation exchange and the qualification process of Suppliersaccording to patterns and requirements of the Digital Factory,already suited for concepts and structures of Volkswagen of Brazil,which are conducted by the Manufacturing Engineering - BodyShop

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Publisher Number:

2010-36-0176

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license