Automotive Design & Production

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Articles in Jan 2003 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• Action - Marginal - Turnaround: How Carlos Ghosn Rescued Nissan - Book Review
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• It's all about - On Cars - Ford's Model U concept sport utility vehicle
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Oops! - In Gear - simulation software from MSC Software: MacNeal-Schwendler Corp - Brief Article
• Give your people assignments that train - On the Management Side - Column
  by Ted Pollock
• Green by design - On Cars - manufactured products, includes related article
  by Kermit Whitfield
• Compact bar code scanner - In Gear - from Sick Inc - Brief Article
• Are suppliers too profitable? - Insight - automobile industry suppliers - Column
  by Jim Gillette
• Raising the roof - and folding - Supply Side - Car Top Systems builds Mercedes SLK roadster's vario folding roof
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Gauging for dummies - In Gear - from ipd: Coreco Imaging Inc.'s intelligent products div - Brief Article
• QFD: the low-tech way to collaborate - Information Technology Update - Quality Function Deployment
  by Martin Piszczalski
• Forming: a mini-compendium of developments - Equipment & Applications - aluminum forming for auto body panels using electromagnetism
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Wheel vision - In Gear - machine vision systems from Cognex Corp - Brief Article
• About Scion
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• A disruptive approach to strip steel: sometimes the time is right for a change. And right now might be one of those times when it comes to producing sheet steel - Materials
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Long-bed lathe - In Gear - from Haas Automation - Brief Article
• Rich and full, but not very deep - WIP - Work in Progress: auto audio system speakers from NXT Technology
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Mid-market automotive ERP grows up: if you're a small- or medium-sized automotive supplier, here are some traditional mid-market ERP systems to think about—plus a surprise guest - Digital Domain - enterprise resource planning, includes related articl
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• Gauging bores - In Gear - gauge from SPC Innovations - Brief Article
• Throwing off sparks - WIP - Work in Progress: The Car Design Yearbook 1: The Definitive Guide to New Concept and Production Cars Worldwide - Book Review
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Radio enters the digital domain - Parts Bin - Motorola's Symphony System
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Digital napkin - In Gear - Alias SketchBook Pro digital sketchbook software - Brief Article
• Coils, powders, and other beneficial approaches to painting - WIP - Work in Progress, includes related article
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Laser tracker - In Gear - from Leica Industrial Measurement Systems - Brief Article
• Rigid part holding - In Gear - Kurt Manufacturing's HD CarvLock towers - Brief Article
• Minimizing guesswork in vehicle orders - Trilogy
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• 5-axis laser - In Gear - from Mitsubishi Laser - Brief Article
• Sticky headlamps - In Gear - ADCO Products Koramelt 107 adhesive to assemble headlamps - Brief Article
• New standards in high-performance vision - DVT - machine vision systems
• Ford's singular strategy: during the next eight years, Ford will not only consolidate engine and body architectures, but also the line configuration to build them. Here's how - On Cars
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Turning center - In Gear - from Mori Seiki - Brief Article
• Out in the cold - Dudder - automobile design and ingenuity - Column
  by Christopher A. Sawyer