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Cummins Research
and Technology India Ltd.
CRTI
Leveraging Indian Talent
in support of Cummins Global R&D
Economic Times of India
Innovation & Trade Competence
John O’Halloran
February 2 / 3, 2005
Cummins …
 Fortune 500 Company
 Design, manufacture and market
diesel and alternative fuel engines,
filtration and exhaust systems,
power generation systems and
related components
 Largest independent engine manufacturer
world-wide
Technical Centers around the World
United Kingdom
United States
Columbus, IN
Cookeville, TN
Stoughton, WI
Fridley, MN
Darlington Ramsgate
Daventry Huddersfield
Hinckley
Stamford
France
Quimper
China
Beijing
Shanghai
Xiangfan
Japan
Oyama
India
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Pune
Jamshedpur
Technology Leader
 Technological Leadership:
Brings OEMs to Cummins
 Unique Technology Integration
– Fuel Systems
– Electronic Controls
– Air Handling Systems
– Filtration & After-Treatment
– Combustion Technologies
Innovation
Products and Services
Engineering Design and Analysis
Backdrop for a New Tech Center
• Engineering Technology - cornerstone of Cummins
Business
• Intellectual Property Protection - critical to
Competitive Advantage
• Design and Analysis capacity - increasing demands
due to new Cummins Engineering Processes /
Analysis Led Design
• Time to Market – reduce Engineering Cycle Time
• Engineering Globalization
Why CRTI?
• Each existing Cummins Technical Center has specific
Product or Market focus
• Example: Air Filtration Products, Indian Market, etc.
• Difficulty in quickly sharing Engineering Resources
in response to work fluctuations
• Need for a new Technology Center
• Supporting all Cummins Tech Centers Worldwide
• All Products, All Markets
• Dedicated Mechanical Design & Analysis
• No Test Cell or Laboratories
• “Virtual Co-location” permits rapid redeployment of
analytical resources worldwide
Why India?
India has the right environment
• Large Numbers of Highly Qualified Engineers
• Excellent Academic Institutions
• English Language for Engineering
• Excellent IT Infrastructure
• Intellectual Property Protections
Cummins Operations in India
Valvoline Cummins
New Delhi
Tata Holset Ltd
Dewas
Tata Cummins
Jamshedpur
India
Low Horsepower facility.
Nelson Engine Systems
Daman
Pune, India
CRTI
Cummins India Ltd.
Cummins Diesel Sales & Service Ltd.
KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd.
Cummins Auto Services Ltd.
International Purchasing Office
Fleetguard Filters Ltd.
Newage Electrical India Ltd.
CRTI Mission
Provide world class Engineering Design and
Analysis for Cummins Technical Centers
world-wide at globally competitive price & value.
Cummins Companies
Engine Business
Power Generation
Filtration Business
All Products / All Markets
Mechanical Design, Structural Analysis,
Computational Fluid Dynamics & System Modeling
CRTI – Vision to Reality
• March ‘03 – Engineering Leadership Benchmarking trip
to India
• April ‘03 – Management approves India Technical
Center
• July ‘03 – Began On-site Infrastructure Development
• December ’03 – CRTI Operations Underway
• January ’04 – CRTI Inauguration & Opening Ceremony
• January ’05 – Expansion continues ahead of Plan
CRTI – Process Innovation
• High-end, complex Engineering at launch
• Typically starting point is Low-end Drafting &
Legacy Conversion - many years until High-end
• Driving Virtual Co-location to quickly redeploy
analytic resources
• Center of Engineering Excellence
• Develop Worldwide Expertise in:
Design, Applied Mechanics, Computational
Fluid Dynamics, System Modeling
CRTI – Process Innovation
• Central “Pooled” resources for all Cummins Entities
• Push work into CRTI
• High-level Targets for CRTI Resources,
Regular Review
• Pull Work into CRTI
• Customer Satisfaction Required
1st Job & Every Job!
• On-time Delivery, Quality, Responsiveness, Attitude
• Recruit Top people, Ongoing Training / Coaching
Challenges …
• Recruiting Top Talent
Focus on building a Diverse Organization:
Male and Female, Geographic, etc.
• On-time Delivery – Critical for Engineering
• Communications – Language & Time Zones
• Infrastructure
What is Working Well …
• Highly competent Engineers available
• Successfully Recruiting from all across India
– Broad Geographic Coverage
– Top Academic Credentials
– Great attitude and ability to Learn
• Excellent Results Delivering to Cummins
Technical Centers
Comments
• Great Personal Experience
• Very Bright Future – Growth and Delivery
• Another Success for India and Cummins