A study on the logistics activities of companies in the automotive, retail and consumer goods, chemicals, mechanical engineering, and construction and plant engineering industries Logistics in China: An All-inclusive Market? A study on the logistics activities of companies in the automotive, retail and consumer goods, chemicals, mechanical engineering, and construction and plant engineering ind...

CASE – Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Service and Electric Drive. These four terms describe the major trends Mercedes-Benz Passenger Car has identified for the next years. In this keynote, we present some insights into these challenges and discuss their impact on requirements engineering.

The main motivating factor driving this research is to find differences between the automotive related companies in Malaysia and Indonesia with regard to quality engineering (QE) implementation. A comparative study between Malaysia and Indonesia provides the opportunity to gain perspective and thorough understanding of the similarities and differences on the critical factors for successful QE p...

This study aims to analyse the scientific literature on sustainability and innovation in the automotive sector in the last 13 years. The research is classified as descriptive and exploratory. The process presented 31 articles in line with the research topic in the Scopus database. The bibliometric analysis identified the most relevant articles, authors, keywords, countries, research centers and...

Computer graphics matured over many years and played an important role in the development of engineering products like automotive and aircraft components. The current CAX (CAD/CAM/CAE) tools use computer graphics extensively, while helping in conceiving better designs with improved quality. Nowadays, engineering product development is being done concurrently and collaboratively, due to the adva...

This paper discusses a systematic approach to implement the principles of Flat Pattern Analysis FPA for folding sheet metal products. The paper starts by highlighting the needs for the vehicular structure forming process with respect to the main production line requirements through using Quality Function Deployment QFD matrix. Additionally, the potentials of fold forming for sheet metal parts i...

The main purpose of this study is to review the cause for the crankshaft failure of six-cylinder diesel engine of a wheel loader after passing a short period of time. The failure had occurred after 4800 hours of in-service in the fifth crankpin of the crankshaft. Hardness and tensile tests were carried out to study their mechanical properties. Spectrophotometer machine was used to examine the c...

In 2011, the automotive industry introduced the application of a standardized process for functional safety-related development of automotive electronic products. The related international standard, ISO 26262 functional safety for road vehicles, has high demands on process documentation and analysis. Within an engineering context this challenges the tremendous increase of complexity for modern ...

Communication and coordination are key factors to achieve successful requirements and software engineering. However, it is very difficult to establish the right communication and coordination channels, especially in large organizations. We investigate the automatic construction of social network models from existing requirements and other systems engineering models, in order to facilitate commu...