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QAD helps Johnson Controls tighten links with second tiers; THE AUTO industry thrives on innovation and these days most of the innovating is done at the supplier level.(Suppliers)

Automotive News Europe, July, 2003 by Chew, Edmund

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Byline: Edmund Chew

THE AUTO industry thrives on innovation and these days most of the innovating is done at the supplier level. Not all of it is product technology. Innovation can take many forms. It can be a new manufacturing process, a way of speeding up delivery of parts to customers, or a better means of communicating with employees or partners. Here is a three-page look at some of Europe's most creative suppliers and the clever things that they are doing.

Suppliers: Johnson Controls, QAD

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Automotive Industry

QAD helps Johnson Controls tighten links with second tiers; THE AUTO industry thrives on innovation and these days most of the innovating is done at the supplier level.(Suppliers)

Automotive News Europe, July, 2003 by Chew, Edmund

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