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The enterprise of the future… in the automotive industry
IBM recently talked with more than 1,000 executives worldwide, including nearly 60 from the automotive industry, about their views on the enterprise of the future. Based on this Global CEO Study, we have outlined the characteristics of a successful auto enterprise of the future. Learn more in this executive summary.
11 Jul 2008
RFID-enabled returnable container management: solution to a chronic and wasteful automotive industry problem
Inefficiencies in the management of containers have long been an issue in the automotive industry. This white paper discusses the challenges and opportunities of tracking returnable containers and how RFID technology can increase visibility into your container management processes.
25 Apr 2008
Turning green with innovation: IBM helps industrial companies realize cost savings, profits, social good
From operations to technology, products and services, IBM can help industrial companies go green. This executive brief discusses IBM’s commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability and how our innovative solutions and services can help you achieve these goals in your business.
03 Apr 2008
Performance in reserve: Protecting and extending automotive spare parts profitability by managing complexity
The automotive spare parts marketplace is one of the most fragmented and complex to manage. But spare parts sales also represent a significant profit contribution throughout the automotive value chain. Read this IBM Institute for Business Value paper to learn what revenue and profit opportunities exist for automotive OEMs.
10 Jan 2008
Marketing, sales and service solution—spare parts management from IBM
Spare parts sales represent an opportunity for automotive companies. Yet managing processes, product proliferation, and collaboration challenges with suppliers and dealers presents a challenge. Read this brochure to learn how spare parts management can help optimize profit and reduce spare parts complexity.
08 Jan 2008
Cisco, IBM and Rockwell Automation: Integrated manufacturing productivity for automotive
This multi-vendor solution leverages key offerings from Cisco, IBM and Rockwell Automation, allowing automotive manufacturers to implement a real-time enterprise approach that enables state of the art production control, extensive visibility and secure collaboration.
09 Aug 2007
Inside India: Indians view their automotive future
“Inside India: The Indians View Their Automotive Future,” is a joint study between the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute’s Automotive Analysis Division and the IBM Institute for Business Value.
19 Jun 2007
Break Away from Status Quo
In March, 2007, 2000 professionals from 150 organizations in the Automotive Industry came together, online via the Internet, to adress challenges facing the North American supplier industry and to collaboratively indentify solution ideas. Their message: It is time to Break Away from Status Quo
02 May 2007
Driving innovation: Five opportunities for the automotive industry
Learn more about the five opportunities driving innovation in the automotive industry with IBM's Global CEO Study 2006—the study that provides a deeper and more focused examination of the challenge of unlocking new innovation and the opportunities it presents to the enterprises that do it most effectively.
12 Sep 2006
Changing lanes for success: Flexible automotive business models in times of accelerated change
Traffic conditions in the global automotive industry are changing rapidly. Successful companies need to be flexible as they change lanes to avoid traffic jams, detours and other situations that could block their route to success.
08 Sep 2006
Helping you achieve excellence in global manufacturing: IBM Manufacturing Productivity Solutions
As a manufacturing executive in the automotive industry, you’re more likely to consider speed as synonymous with success. IBM Business Consulting Services can help your company evolve its worldwide manufacturing processes and systems in order to launch new product lines more quickly than ever before.
05 May 2006
Helping automotive companies innovate and gain competitive advantage with product lifecycle management: IBM Automotive PLM Solutions
IBM Automotive Product Lifecycle Management solutions offer methods to speed engineering and product development processes and to get to market faster while reducing costs.
03 May 2006
Inside China: The Chinese view their automotive future
China auto industry is dynamic and full of potential. Automotive manufacturers and suppliers view China as the largest combination of automotive market and low-cost manufacturing and supply base to appear in decades.
08 Mar 2006


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