The “resource-based view of the firm” has become an important conceptual framework in strategic management but has been widely criticized for lack of an empirical base. To address this deficit, we utilize a new method for identifying inter-firm differences in efficiency within the context of stochastic frontier production functions. Using data on Japanese and U.S. automobile manufacturers, we d...

M. J. Northway,1 J. T. Jayne,1 D. W. Toohey,2 M. R. Canagaratna,1 A. Trimborn,1 K.-I. Akiyama,3 A. Shimono,4 J. L. Jimenez,5,6 P. F. DeCarlo,2,6 K. R. Wilson,7 and D. R. Worsnop1 1Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts, USA 2Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA 3Japan Automobile Research Institute, Ibariki, Japan 4Sanyu Plant ...

The “resource-based view of the firm” has become an important conceptual framework in strategic management but has been widely criticized for lack of an empirical base. To address this deficit, we utilize a new method for identifying inter-firm differences in efficiency within the context of stochastic frontier production functions. Using data on Japanese and U.S. automobile manufacturers, we d...

In this paper, we propose an image-driven 3D modeling technique for rapid panel design. Our semi-automatic approach is based on template technique and mesh volume deformation controlled by a special cage. We designed our modeling system to be interactive in 2D, automating the process of shape generation while relying on the user to provide image samples. Once a parametric model template is give...

According to the complexity of automobile logistics, we take one company’s automobile logistics as sample to analyze dynamics characteristics of logistic system and to set up system model by applying nonlinear dynamics theory and measure. Also, we can prove that it is applicable to study automobile logistics by this model according to the analysis of the model’s chaotic dynamics characteristics...

---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract — The aim of my paper is to automate the process of whole assembly plants by contributing for speeding up the production, qualitative and costefficient units. Interfacing IPMS with PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) the automobile manufacturing pl...

With the development of automobile industry, automobile glass type and quantity increased quickly. Automobile glass not only protects the passenger, but also affects the security, appearance of automobile and passenger’s comfort. As a result, optical performance of automobile glass, which is the most parameter, has provoked the attention of manufacturer and consumer. At present, the detection t...

Today, planning and control of logistic processes on automobile terminals are generally executed by centralised logistics systems, which cannot cope with high requirements for flexible order processing due to increasing dynamics and complexity. The main business processes on automobile terminals – notification of vehicles by automobile manufacturer, transport to automobile terminal, storage and...

Purpose: After sales service includes a wide range of services and provides the basis for long and easy use of the product. The present study was conducted with the aim of designing after sales service curriculum pattern of automobile industry in Iran. Methodology: This was a mixed exploratory study (qualitative and quantitative). The research population in both qualitative and quantitative pa...

This paper presents a multibaseline stereo technique specially suited to detecting obstacles. First, we describe traditional multibaseline stereo and explain why it is not suitable for obstacle detection. This analysis leads directly to a suitable method. Then we describe the obstacle detection system that we have built. Finally, we show results from our system for a variety of different obstac...