Automotive Design & Production

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Articles in March, 2003 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• Marketing matters for suppliers
  by Melissa Anderson
• Considering Sienna: 53,000 miles in the making
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Saving Ford's GT
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• BMW's helping hand
• Is this [finally] the year of Bluetooth?
  by Kermit Whitfield
• eBay & autos: a new model?
  by Martin Piszczalski
• The winner and still champion?
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Trapped gas
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• VW's "tour" bus
• Cast in foam: lost foam casting at GM has moved from being a Saturn exclusive to a more commonplace technology. It is a simple process, but one that depends on subtle adjustments and experience to produce the best results
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• One secret of achievement: create momentum
  by Ted Pollock
• Ford's V6 whirlwind
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Unigraphics NX: [what it may mean to you]; given the prevalence of Unigraphics and I-DEAS throughout the automotive supply change, EDS' approach to product convergence can have effects on your CAx operations. Here's a quick look
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• Hybrid COMBATT
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Nissan's product-led transformation
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Cattle prods, buses & best practices
• Product development: better, faster, cheaper
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Three ways to succeed
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Lean burn lives
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Advancing materials: clearly & [almost] invisibly better; here's a look at some advanced materials—some which you can see through, others which are so small that you may not see them at all. But in all cases, performance is improved
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Who do you benchmark? Some answers from GM manufacturing
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Advances in putting things together: whether you're welding aluminum or need to assemble engines, there are developments out there that provide some real advantages. Here's a look
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Easier tool measuring
• A new approach at Dearborn Stamping
  by Gary S. Vasilash