Development/Process and Cost Reduction Tool Application to Optimize Variable Cost on Vehicles Ford Motor Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Ventura, Valdir Pereira, author.

Conference Name:

SAE Brasil 2002 Congress and Exhibit (2002-11-19 : Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2002

Summary:

SUMMARYAs the environment becomes more competitive, the necessity of cost reduction actions in all companies has arrived at a level of extreme importance.Nowadays, identifying variable cost reduction opportunities is not difficulty, the difficulty is implementation. Usually, the Product Development Team generates long lists of cost reduction opportunities that for some reasons are not implemented. The highlighted reason is the lack of a dedicated team in a robust process of opportunity identification, development and implementation

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Publisher Number:

2002-01-3448

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license