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	Analysis and simulation solution from IBM Consumer tastes and trends change rapidly. Regulations on safety, fuel economy and emissions all present trade-offs to vehicle performance and style in automotive design. Deliver a high-quality product, while managing development costs and time to market.

	Automotive CRM from IBM Automotive CRM from IBM provides a single view of customer information accessible across your automotive enterprise. Lower call center operating costs. Increase call center efficiency. Boost customer satisfaction. Improve customer loyalty. IBM can help optimize automotive CRM to bring significant value to your organization.

	Automotive design solution The automotive design solution can help vehicle manufacturers and suppliers become more innovative to meet industry demands and increase profits. Learn how, through better automotive design processes, you can speed the development of new models more quickly and easily to achieve these goals.

	Automotive Engineering Innovation Framework from IBM Reduce product lead times and costs, and improve quality through the increased use of computer aided engineering (CAE) analysis and simulation. IBM has developed an integrated solution framework for CAE that can help auto makers reduce design and analysis cycle time, and improve flexibility and efficiency of engineering IT.

	Automotive RFID from IBM Automotive RFID from IBM provides locating systems to help prevent misplaced parts from stalling vehicle production. By enabling easier product identification and traceability, automotive RFID can deliver real insight into all the moving parts of your manufacturing processes to reduce order-to-delivery cycles.

	Automotive supply chain management solution from IBM Your automotive supply chain needs to be well connected to keep it running smoothly and efficiently. Lower inventory levels. Speed time to market. The automotive supply chain management solution from IBM can help you optimize asset utilization and create a supply chain that enables innovation.

	Automotive telematics Automotive telematics—traffic and navigation systems, emergency and roadside assistance, improved fleet management. Do you have a long-term telematics strategy in place to profit from new opportunities? IBM can put practical automotive telematics offerings within reach.

	Dealer management system solution The automotive dealer management system solution can help automotive companies increase productivity with seamless communication between OEMs and dealers to improve order planning, warranty claim, spare parts ordering processes. Now you can build a competitive edge with a single point of access to aftermarket data.

	Embedded system development for automotive Embedded system development for automotive can help build more innovative electronics and software into your vehicle designs to meet the market's rising software content demands. Accelerate product development cycle times, achieve competitive advantage and increase profits with help from IBM.

	Enterprise asset management for automotive From plugs to tires, you need to manage diverse critical assets to control output capacity and meet customer demand. Enterprise asset management helps auto manufacturers improve production, asset reliability and availability, labor efficiency and material optimization with a single, standards-based system.

	IBM Maximo Asset Management solution for automotive The auto industry is marked by a high degree of customization. Meeting individual customer requirements for enterprise asset management makes for an extremely competitive market for manufacturers, suppliers and dealers. IBM can help you address asset performance, risk and compliance management to stay ahead of the pack.

	IBM Quality Insight Improved automotive quality analysis, enabled by the IBM Quality Insight solution, can help automakers implement seamless quality management processes, reduce warranty costs, integrate virtually real time and historical data enterprise-wide and beyond to gain insight into failure pattern and improve quality.

	Innovation management solution from IBM Can your company produce successful new vehicles during budget cuts and workforce reductions? Do current processes help optimize product development, reduce manufacturing costs and time to market? IBM can help with innovative management tools.

	Integrated manufacturing productivity from IBM, Cisco and Rockwell Automation Boost factory throughput. Cut costs and waste. Drive efficiencies across global supply chains. Comply with new regulations. Today’s automotive manufacturers must connect information from customers, operations, corporate functions and suppliers. That’s why three technology leaders have teamed to offer powerful productivity tools.

	Plant automation solution for automotive: shop-to-enterprise integration Turn data into actionable information across your enterprise. As part of IBM's Manufacturing Productivity Solutions portfolio, the plant automation solution for automotive: shop-to-enterprise integration provides four templates of skeleton plant floor functions to help you integrate processes and enhance core functions.

	Plant floor solution from IBM The processes at work on your plant floor can make or break your automotive rollout. Out-of-date, disparate systems mean higher costs and slower output. IBM can help you with shop-to-enterprise integration and bill-of-material data integration as part of an overall manufacturing execution system. Learn how.

	Spare parts inventory management solution Are your inventory costs too high? Do you have transparency on your spare parts inventory along the end-to-end delivery chain? IBM can help you reduce inventory expenses, improve customer service, decrease expediting costs and increase technician productivity with the spare parts inventory management solution.

	Supplier management for parts quality solution from IBM Supplier management has become crucial as auto makers increasingly depend on the supply chain for parts and services to manage products. Supplier management for parts quality solution from IBM enables a steady flow of information to and from suppliers to keep costs down, speed time to market, and ensure the highest quality.

	Supply chain collaboration for automotive Efficient supply chain collaboration in the automotive industry is the key to improving product profitability and innovation while cutting supplier costs. IBM can help leverage powerful new collaborative technologies that can shorten development cycles, reduce costs and improve resource utilization.

	Warranty and quality management solution from IBM Are your warranty costs higher than one percent of your revenue? Do you have a high number of recalls? Do you have problem identification and resolution processes in place? We can help you improve warranty and quality management processes across the enterprise with early warning systems and remote diagnostic telematics.