Transcript Co-operative Research Centre for Advanced Automotive

Co-operative Research Centre for
Advanced Automotive Technology
AutoCRC
1. Automotive Supplier Excellence Australia
2. Wireless Supply Chain Tracking
Clive Rossiter
Zo Lowrie-Nunes
ANU Department of Engineering
November 2006
Presentation Overview
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The AutoCRC
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ASEA Project
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Aims
Background
Stages
Status
Wireless Supply Chain Tracking Project
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Background
Research
Education
Aims
Background & Technology
Overview
Status
Other ANU–AutoCRC projects
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AutoCRC
AutoCRC
• Currently 70 CRCs with >250 companies involved
• AutoCRC
– Formed in December 2005
– $38m grant over 7 years
– 23 projects underway
Mission: Through strategic industry-led
research collaborations, AutoCRC will deliver
smarter, safer, cleaner manufacturing and
vehicle technologies for Australia’s benefit.
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AutoCRC – Participants
Industry
Researchers
Supporters
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AutoCRC - Research Program
Theme 1: Materials and Sustainable Manufacturing
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Process optimisation
New materials and applications
Theme 2: Powertrains, Fuels and Emissions
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Conventional powertrain enhancements
Hybrid systems
Theme 3: Safety and Intelligent Vehicle Systems
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Occupant protection
Human-machine interfaces
Theme 4: Virtual Design and Manufacturing
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Virtual engineering, prototyping, training
Knowledge management
Theme 5: Supplementary funding bid - Telematics
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AutoCRC – Education & Training Program
Postgraduate
• Masters & PhD Scholarships for exploratory projects
• Students available for contract projects, exchanges
Undergraduate
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Final-year engineering projects – target 50 in first year
AutoCRC facilitates, provides cash for project expenses
Available to companies outside CRC
Vacation employment, industry placements
Curriculum development
Industry Short Courses
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Targeted to emerging skills gaps
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Automotive Supplier Excellence Australia
ASEA Project
Automotive Supplier Excellence Australia Project
Aims:
– To establish a competitive future state for the Australian
Automotive Industry, based on a thorough scan of the short- &
long-term, national and global horizons.
– To develop a flexible, robust strategic pathway to create this
future state, mapping the industry position for the short-,
medium- & long-term future.
Primary Deliverables:
1. An Industry Roadmap based on local and global needs
2. A supply-base assessment
3. Targeted supply base (and chain) interventions
Involvement:
MVPs (Holden, Ford, Toyota & Mitsubishi) , Suppliers (ACPs),
Government, AutoCRC (Research Providers) & Specialist
Resources
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ASEA - Project Overview
Three primary project stages:
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Industry Roadmapping – Alternative Futures + Strategic Planning
Supplier Evaluation – Assessment + Global Benchmarking
Intervention Development – Implement Industry Roadmap based
on Supplier Evaluation
Stage 1 – Industry Roadmapping
Identification of industry direction and
development of a roadmap for
achieving industry goals
Stage 2 – Supplier Evaluation
Global benchmarking and client assessment of
suppliers in relation to industry roadmap
Stage 3 – Intervention Development
Development of mechanisms to support supplier transition to
world-class capability and competency
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3 Months
6 Months
9 Months
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12 Months
15 Months
Stage 1 – Industry Roadmapping
Identify ‘potential futures’ for the industry and strategies/
initiatives to encourage favourable futures and discourage
unfavourable ones
Where does the industry need to be?
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Develop an overall sector roadmap for the Australian automotive supply
base
Develop a number of priority area roadmaps based on the top-level
roadmap
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Identify critical business drivers, key competitive areas and key markets for
the auto industry, now and to 2015
Develop a strategic vision for the auto industry going forward
Initiate processes and actions to strengthen the Australian automotive
industry as a whole
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Roadmapping
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Stage 2 – Supplier Evaluation
An industry-wide supplier evaluation, incorporating
benchmarking against a global standard
Where is the industry now?
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Develop a holistic supplier evaluation
Increase data sharing and communication between OEMs and the
local supplier industry
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A framework for communication between supplier and customer
focused on key metrics
A categorisation of suppliers
Understanding of the current capability/competence and potential
capability/competence of suppliers
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Stage 3 – Intervention Development
Implementation of mechanisms to support suppliers
transition to ‘world class’ capability and competence.
How can the industry get there?
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Establish an industry resource to provide mechanisms and
interventions to assist supplier capability and competence
development
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A range of government and industry supported
mechanisms/programs to provide expert supplier assistance
Transferal of best-in-class process and system technology into the
Australian automotive supply chain
A foundation for the future implementation of state-of-the-art
technology and innovation to support new product development
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ASEA - Status
Early phases of Stage 1
– Developing & testing roadmap architecture and process
– Coordinating industry participation
Planning
Scoping
Stages 2 & 3
Budgeting
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Wireless Supply Chain Tracking
Wireless Supply Chain Tracking Project
Aims:
– Conduct a production pilot on tracking stillages
– Develop a business case and framework for broader
implementation.
– Investigate system integration of wireless tracking
technologies throughout the supply
Involvement:
– Primary:
• AutoCRC, Toll Logistics, ANU
– Secondary:
• MVPs, Tier 1 Suppliers
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Why Stillages?
• Stillages cost $$$
• Lose Approximately 20% of stillage stock over 7
year period
• High value item: justification for current relatively
high costs
• Potential for future
implementation over
entire supply chain
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Wireless Tracking Overview
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Requirements
Project Overview
Phase 1
Phase 2
•Stillage
•Laboratory
•Starter Kits
•Single Site
(X-Dock)
•Tags & Readers
Outcomes
Technology
Evaluation
Go?
Phase 3
Operational
Validation
No-Go?
•Technology
Report
•Recommendation
•Multi-Site
•OEM–Toll–Supplier(s)
•Tags & Readers
Go?
Production
Pilot
No-Go?
•Tracking Results
•Technology
Confirmation
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Phase 4
•Business Case
•System Design
Go?
System
Integration
No-Go?
Phase 1 – Technology Evaluation
Primary Tasks:
– Application Definition
– Technology Evaluation
Outcomes:
– Quantitative evaluation of current and emerging wireless
tracking technologies
– A defensible recommendation of technology/vendor
selection for implementation of the production pilot
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Phase 1 – Expected obstacles
• Which Technology is the best to use?
• Higher frequencies vs Low frequencies
• Active vs Passive
• Types of antennas
• Other Wireless Technologies
– Chip-less wireless tech.
• Surface acoustic wave
– Polymer based RFID etc
• Implementation Environment
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Scattering of walls/metal surfaces
Onsite radio interference
Human Interference
etc
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Wireless Tracking Issues
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ANU-AutoCRC Projects
Other ANU-AutoCRC Projects
End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Management
– Strategic study into ELV management in an Australian context
– Collaboration with RMIT – 2 PhDs at each university
– ANU Contact: Paul Compston/ Victor Pantano
Material Data and Knowledge Acquisition System
– Investigate and design a material data and knowledge
acquisition and application system for the AutoCRC
– ANU Contact: Jeremy Smith
Software Complexity Management
– Improve and develop software to meet the demand for
increasing functionality and shorter development horizons.
– ANU Contact: Clive Boughton
Vision Based Collision Avoidance
– A range of collision detection systems will be developed
focusing on vision recognition of stationary and moving objects.
– ANU Contact: Rob Mahony
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References:
AutoCRC - www.autocrc.com
ASEA Project – project website coming soon!