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Implementation of Lean Operation User ManualJ4001_202109 (Current)09/21/2021
SAE J4001 provides instruction for evaluating levels of compliance to SAE J4000. Component text (Sections 4 to 9) from SAE J4000 is included for convenience during the evaluation process. Applicable definitions and references are contained in SAE J4000. SAE J4000 tests lean implementation within a manufacturing organization and includes those areas of direct overlap with the organization’s suppliers and customers. If applied to each consecutive organizational link, an enterprise level evaluation can be made. SAE J4001 relates the following approximate topic percentages to the implementation process as a whole: SAE J4001 is to be applied on a specific component basis. Each of the 52 components tests part of, one, or multiples of the specific requirements of lean implementation. Implementation throughout an organization may be measured by evaluating all of the components. The level of compliance for each component relative to best practice may be used as a reference by an organization to
Automotive Quality and Process Improvement Committee
Recommended Practice
Implementation of Lean Operation User ManualJ4001_202109-TEST-REC (Historical)09/21/2021
SAE J4001 provides instruction for evaluating levels of compliance to SAE J4000. Component text (Sections 4 to 9) from SAE J4000 is included for convenience during the evaluation process. Applicable definitions and references are contained in SAE J4000. SAE J4000 tests lean implementation within a manufacturing organization and includes those areas of direct overlap with the organization’s suppliers and customers. If applied to each consecutive organizational link, an enterprise level evaluation can be made. SAE J4001 relates the following approximate topic percentages to the implementation process as a whole: SAE J4001 is to be applied on a specific component basis. Each of the 52 components tests part of, one, or multiples of the specific requirements of lean implementation. Implementation throughout an organization may be measured by evaluating all of the components. The level of compliance for each component relative to best practice may be used as a reference by an organization to
Automotive Quality and Process Improvement Committee
Recommended Practice
SUPPLIER EYE21AUTP08_0508/01/2021
Stellantis' commitment of €30 billion ($35.5B) to electrifying its product portfolio across 14 brands by 2025 joins the seemingly endless flow of capital and human resources towards the electric-mobility future. The list of significant outliers is gone. Virtually every OEM and most suppliers are outlining how they will benefit from the structural, logistical, and value-add shifts which will result. Of course, there will be winners and losers through this multi-decade process. No organization has an assured future. The smartest OEMs and suppliers are using this once-in-a-lifetime transformation to redefine all aspects of their business model. Increasing profitability, revenue stability and lower overall risk are their goals - while they strategize how to build long-term, differentiated profitability in a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) world. Suppliers tell me they're evaluating everything in their “toolboxes” - R&D, manufacturing, engineering talent, upstream suppliers and even future
Magazine Article
Personnel Protection - Compact Tool CarriersJ2752_202107 (Current)07/07/2021
This SAE Recommended Practice applies to compact tool carriers sometimes called, but not limited to mini-loaders, mini skid-steer loaders or compact utility loaders. Machines having a seated-operator position are excluded from this standard. However, certain attachments for a compact tool carrier may provide a seated-operator position for the operation of the attachment.
OPTC1, Personnel Protection (General)
Technical Standard
Identification and Measurement of Best Practice in Implementation of Lean OperationJ4000_202104 (Current)04/06/2021
SAE J4000 is a tool to identify and measure best practice in the implementation of lean operation in a manufacturing organization. Implementation of lean operation is defined as the process of eliminating waste exhibited in an organization’s value stream. Best practice in this process is Level 3 conduct as described in the standard’s component statements. A description of the levels of implementation is: A procedure for evaluation and scoring of each component will be included in the SAE J4001 Implementation of Lean Operation User Manual.
Automotive Quality and Process Improvement Committee
Recommended Practice
Nomenclature - Industrial and Agricultural MowersJ990_202011 (Current)11/03/2020
Illustrations used here are not intended to include all existing industrial or agricultural machines, or to be exactly descriptive of any particular machine. They have been picked to describe the principles to be used in applying this standard.
OPTC1, Personnel Protection (General)
Technical Standard
SAE TOMORROW TODAY: Reinventing Transportation in a Positive Way1291010/08/2020
Pittsburgh has become a hotbed for mobility innovation and one of the leaders is undoubtedly Argo AI. This week, we are joined by our Steel City neighbor, Bryan Salesky, co-founder and CEO of Argo AI, to discuss Argo's approach to automated vehicles, the role of autonomy in improving mobility for all, and how the education system should develop smarter thinkers and future leaders. Throughout the conversation, Bryan discusses how safety plays an essential role in establishing autonomous vehicles as a trusted technology that people will understand, adopt and support. And as such, the defining legacy of eliminating cars crashes to improve society is touched upon. Bryan talks about how Argo has built relationships and partnerships with cities based on mutual trust and respect. He details Argo's approach to solving specific needs in cities; the company's efforts in Washington, DC, Austin, Texas, and Miami; the importance of a playbook to operationalize consistency in every city; and how
Hineman, Marcie
Podcast
Trailer Towing Driving Skill CertificationJ3300/2_202005 (Current)05/26/2020
This Recommended Practice is intended to establish a procedure to certify the trailer towing driving skill levels of professional drivers. This certification can be used by the individual driver to qualify their skills when seeking employment or other professional activity. These certification levels may also be used by test facilities or other organizations when seeking test or professional drivers of various skills. This document provides directions for obtaining certification through Probitas Authentication®1 and associated trailer towing driving skill examination requirements. This document is a supplement to SAE J3300, providing information specific to the trailer towing driving skill certification and clarifying the application of the rules set forth in SAE J3300 to the trailer towing certification. While the references, definitions, rules, and guidelines presented in SAE J3300 Sections 1 through 5 apply to the trailer towing certification, they are not repeated in this document.
Driving Skills Standards Committee
Recommended Practice
Driving Level Skill CertificationJ3300_202005-TEST-REC (Historical)05/13/2020
This SAE Recommended Practice is intended to establish a procedure to certify the fundamental driving skill levels of professional drivers. This certification can be used by the individual driver to qualify their skills when seeking employment or other professional activity. These certification levels may also be used by test facilities or other organizations when seeking test or professional drivers of various skills. The associated family of documents listed below establish driving skill criteria for various specific categories. SAE J3300: Driving level SAE J3300/1: Low mu/winter driving SAE J3300/2: Trailer towing SAE J3300/3: Automated driving Additional certifications to be added as appropriate. This main document provides: (1) common definitions and general guidance for using this family of documents, (2) directions for obtaining certification through Probitas Authentication®1, and (3) driving level examination requirements.
Driving Skills Standards Committee
Recommended Practice
Driving Level Skill CertificationJ3300_202005 (Current)05/13/2020
This SAE Recommended Practice is intended to establish a procedure to certify the fundamental driving skill levels of professional drivers. This certification can be used by the individual driver to qualify their skills when seeking employment or other professional activity. These certification levels may also be used by test facilities or other organizations when seeking test or professional drivers of various skills. The associated family of documents listed below establish driving skill criteria for various specific categories. SAE J3300: Driving level SAE J3300/1: Low mu/winter driving SAE J3300/2: Trailer towing SAE J3300/3: Automated driving Additional certifications to be added as appropriate. This main document provides: (1) common definitions and general guidance for using this family of documents, (2) directions for obtaining certification through Probitas Authentication®1, and (3) driving level examination requirements.
Driving Skills Standards Committee
Recommended Practice
Color-Changing Bandages Sense and Treat Bacterial InfectionsTBMG-3625303/01/2020
According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. Sensing and treating bacterial infections earlier could help improve patients’ recovery, as well curb the spread of antibiotic-resistant microbes. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have developed color-changing bandages that can sense drug-resistant and drug-sensitive bacteria in wounds and treat them accordingly.
Magazine Article
Micro Device Detects Ebola Virus Using Bio-SensorsTBMG-3580101/01/2020
A prototype micro device with biosensors was developed that can detect the deadly Ebola virus. With this type of device, those infected can be treated earlier, and the early detection process can potentially decrease the spread of infections.
Magazine Article
AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE COMMON CONFIGURATION REPORTINGARINC843-1 (Current)08/13/2019
This standard defines a common configuration report format that can be retrieved from an aircraft for use by ground tools and maintenance personnel. Reports will be generated in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format and structured as defined by this document. Several optional elements and attributes are defined to allow flexibility for a given report. This standard provides aircraft manufacturers, regulatory agencies, and airlines a format standard for aircraft configuration reporting, and facilitates automated comparison of configuration data reports (e.g., authorized versus as flying, etc.).
Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee
Specification
EDITORIAL: Why would you want to be a mobility engineer?19AUTP04_0604/01/2019
Reporting on product development, technology, and process in the auto industry has always been compelling for me-I've been at it for over 30 years. And experience proves that whenever events start to seem smooth and predictable, change and disruption are on the way. As I write this in late March, the industry is unsettled. Companies are restructuring. Consolidations loom. Product lines that launched with great promise are getting the axe. They're victims of falling sales, shifting priorities, rising costs, trade friction and waning consumer interest.
Brooke, Lindsay
Magazine Article
FIBER OPTIC TRAINING REQUIREMENTSARINC807-4 (Current)01/10/2019
This document is based upon the SAE ARP5602 document, A Guideline for Aerospace Platform Fiber Optic Training and Awareness Education. ARINC Report 807: Fiber Optic Training Requirements is a subset of the SAE ARP5602 document designed to meet the requirements of the commercial air transport industry. Certification to the SAE ARP5602 document fulfills the requirements of ARINC Report 807. This document defines recommended general practices for training requirements of aerospace fiber optic systems. It is the intention of this document to outline proven training practices and general standards of workmanship for technicians engaged in aerospace fiber optic manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and repair for the air transport industry. It is also recommended that management and purchasing personnel receive fundamental training to familiarize themselves with the requirements of aerospace fiber optics.
Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee
Information Report
Wearable “Microbrewery” Monitors Radiation ExposureTBMG-3362601/01/2019
Radiology workers are regularly exposed to low doses of radiation when they obtain patient imagery such as X-rays. While protective gear largely keeps workers within a safe range of radiation exposure, absorbing a little bit is still inevitable. Radiation doses creeping above regulated guidelines pose risk for developing conditions such as cancer, cataracts, skin irritation, or thyroid disease.
Magazine Article
Multifunctional, Integrated, Photonic Lab-on-a-Chip for Astronaut Health MonitoringTBMG-3284609/01/2018
Magazine Article
Handheld Tracking and Communications DeviceTBMG-2870404/01/2018
Leaders of teams such as first responders must maintain situational awareness to effectively react, coordinate, and respond to circumstances that can often become hazardous. Effective communications and positional information of assets, including personnel, are critical to decision-makers in coordinating such activities.
Magazine Article
Portable Device for Rapid Detection of the Zika VirusTBMG-2819001/01/2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) listed more than 5,000 cases of the Zika virus in the U.S. from January 2015 to February 2017. The vast majority of those cases were travelers returning from affected areas. Florida has the highest number of cases of the Zika virus at 1,069 reported cases, with 214 cases acquired through presumed local mosquito-borne transmission.
Magazine Article
New Rapid Test Helps Diagnose MalariaTBMG-2812901/01/2018
The WHO reports an estimated 429,000 malaria deaths each year. The disease mostly affects tropical and sub-tropical regions and in particular the African continent. The Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC teamed up with the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME and the Institute of Tropical Medicine at the University of Tubingen to develop a new test method to detect malaria parasites in blood. The idea of the research project, NanoFRET, is to develop a highly sensitive and reliable rapid diagnostic test so that patient treatment can begin as early as possible.
Magazine Article
Compact, Portable Device for Structural Vibration ReductionTBMG-2770110/01/2017
Tuned mass dampers are used worldwide to mitigate vibrations in structures like buildings and bridges where excessive movement can be alarming or even sickening to occupants. The vast majority are multi-ton devices that occupy an average of 1,000 square feet, and are complex and costly to install, tune, and maintain.
Magazine Article
Growing Your Influence Through Building Trust1228606/15/2017
SAE International's Chief Human Resources Officer Melinda Rombold presented a skillshop at WCX17: SAE World Congress Experience in Detroit, Michigan. In her remarks, Rombold explained that when there is a high level of trust from both parties, situations are very easily managed, enhanced, and enjoyable. But when the opposite is the case, there is little or no trust; it is more likely to be exhausting, unproductive, costly, and even antagonistic. SAE Members can view the full panel session by logging into the Member Connection. Not a Member? Join us today at sae.org/join.
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System and Method for Space Utilization Optimization and VisualizationTBMG-2552110/01/2016
NASA’s Langley Research Center has developed a space-allocation and planning software system to allow for more effective and efficient facility usage. It also provides a customizable strategy for organizing personnel and project teams to maximize productivity and synergies among employees. Cost-reduction solutions are suggested based on organizational input constraints related to the facility. The program uses a standard Web browser to allow for visualization of an entire organization down to individual rooms. The planning tool is based on algorithms that were developed using ArcGIS software and Visual Basic codes, which enable evaluation of different space-management scenarios in real time.
Magazine Article
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: New dawn at Honda R&D16AUTP05_0105/01/2016
President Yoshiyuki Matsumoto aims to invigorate Honda's technology and product-development organization with “full soul.” Honda's new 10-speed automatic has not yet entered production, but it is already among the technologies that competitors are clamoring to benchmark when it enters the market. Designed and built in house, the new planetary transmission for front-drive vehicles, equipped with a torque converter, is as compact as Honda's incumbent 6-speed transaxle and is claimed to shift 30% faster and deliver a 14% improvement in acceleration. It's an impressive piece of engineering, but the new 10-speed's greatest attribute may be that it exists at all.
Yamaguchi, Jack
Magazine Article
Next Generation FPGAs for Electronic Warfare SystemsTBMG-2438604/01/2016
Designers of virtually all electronic warfare system applications exploit CPUs and FPGAs, each offering unique strengths and advantages for handling a wide range of tasks. This diversity arises from fundamental differences in the devices. FPGAs consist of hardware logic, registers, memories, adders, multipliers and interfaces connected together by the user to perform a specific function. CPUs consist of ALUs, instruction execution engines, cache memory, dedicated I/O and memory ports all connected in a fixed architecture, whose resources are driven by program execution.
Magazine Article
Super Pressure Balloon Provides NASA with Valuable DataTBMG-2437004/01/2016
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Electronic Warfare16AERP04_0104/01/2016
NEXT GENERATION FPGAS FOR ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS Designers of virtually all electronic warfare system applications exploit CPUs and FPGAs, each offering unique strengths and advantages for handling a wide range of tasks. This diversity arises from fundamental differences in the devices. FPGAs consist of hardware logic, registers, memories, adders, multipliers and interfaces connected together by the user to perform a specific function. CPUs consist of ALUs, instruction execution engines, cache memory, dedicated I/O and memory ports all connected in a fixed architecture, whose resources are driven by program execution. Electronic warfare systems impose some of the toughest restrictions on latency within the landscape of military electronics. For example, systems to defeat RCIEDs (radio controlled improvised explosive devices) must identify a signal that could detonate the device, and then immediately disable that communication through countermeasures. Essential tasks in the chain
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Automated Scheduling of Personnel to Staff Operations for the Mars Science LaboratoryTBMG-2305810/01/2015
The task of producing Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) personnel schedules is daunting. Through automation, the labor and number of mistakes made are reduced when compared to the manual process. This software not only allows for common constraints to be expressed, but also for these to be gracefully descoped in case a solution cannot be found, thus making this unique in the personnel scheduling arena.
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TAKING ACTION EARLY TO CONQUER THE STEM CRISIS15MOMP09_0409/01/2015
Interest in STEM subjects falls precipitously as students progress through elementary and middle school. In the offensive to help develop a more technically skilled workforce, SAE International often finds itself charging up a hill to gain ground. It recently charged up Capitol Hill to convey urgency about the imperative of planting positive notions about STEM (science, technology engineering, and math) in the impressionable minds of the nation's young school-goers. “If you try to get to students interested in STEM at high school, it's too late. If you try to get them at college, it's too late,” Christopher Ciuca, SAE's Manager of Pre-Professional Programs, said at a congressional briefing on June 15 as part of the Capitol Hill Maker Faire. Getting more kids interested in STEM is a job that must be done in middle school-or, even better, elementary school.
Ponticel, Patrick
Magazine Article
AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE COMMON CONFIGURATION REPORTINGARINC843 (Current)07/31/2015
This standard defines a common configuration report format that can be retrieved from an aircraft for use by ground tools and maintenance personnel. Reports will be generated in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format and structured as defined by this document. Several optional elements and attributes are defined to allow flexibility for a given report. This standard provides aircraft manufacturers, regulatory agencies, and airlines a format standard for aircraft configuration reporting, and facilitates automated comparison of configuration data reports (e.g., authorized versus as flying, etc.).
Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee
Technical Standard
Motion Blur Evaluation TechniquesTBMG-2218306/01/2015
Motion blur results when a moving edge travels across a display, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), that has limited temporal response. It is important to be able to quantify this effect in visual terms. The techniques described in this work provide methods for estimating the strength of the motion blur artifact in perceptual units of JNDs (just noticeable differences).
Magazine Article
Agility in Systems Engineering2015-01-014404/14/2015
System Engineering is a broad concept that can be applied to any business case to help transform the engineering and the organizational needs into understandable, unambiguous, achievable tasks with a fixed time-line. In today's dynamics of the demanding business needs it has become inevitable to think for solutions that guarantee faster delivery while maintaining the quality standards. Traditional processes tend to fall back when implemented to satisfy the challenges faced by engineers in real world while achieving the business need. Many processes have evolved based on the lessons learnt while organization strives towards continuous improvement and adhering to quality standards. Agile, Lean, Kanban are few proven set of principles and practices that has helped to deliver expected results. These methodologies have to be tailored so that the principles can be well adapted to SW or IT industry where the prime focus is more on SW development rather than in the area of system engineering
Muthuvana, Diljith, prasad, Renuka
Technical Paper
TOYOTA LOOKS FOR MORE FROM COLLEGE STUDENTS THAN HIGH GPA15MOMP04_0404/01/2015
“Those that participate in an SAE related-activity display passion for the automotive industry, and these candidates are ideal for our organization.” MOMENTUM recently reached out to several automakers to see if they'd be willing to offer some insights into what they look for in college students as prospective employees. Toyota, which as of Feb. 5 had about 250 open “engineering and technical positions” at Toyota Technical Center (Toyota's engineering unit in the U.S.), was the first to respond. TTC currently employs about 1200 people overall but, per company policy, the engineering unit does not break that figure down by department. Below is an email Q/A exchange between MOMENTUM and Amy Stone, Assistant Manager, Technical Administration & Planning Office, Toyota Technical Center.
Magazine Article
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT TRAINING EQUIPMENT SUPPORT PERSONNELARINC432-2 (Current)11/19/2014
This standard is a guide for flight training equipment operators and manufacturers to define the scope and content of support personnel training courses.
Flight Simulator Engineering and Maintenance Committee
Information Report
Women in vehicle engineering14AUTD09_0109/16/2014
Females have made significant progress cracking the predominantly male domain of automotive engineering. They're now chief engineers, VPs, even a CEO. But why are there still so few of them? Cindy Hess rocketed through the Auburn University College of Engineering in just three years. Graduating as an electrical engineer in 1977, she turned down job offers from aerospace giants Boeing and General Dynamics to join Chrysler Electronics as its first-ever female engineer. In 1981, she was assigned to the automaker's Highland Park, MI, complex. “I was the sixth woman within a workforce of about 6000 engineers at Chrysler at the time,” she recalled. “And it's incredible when I think about what we had to endure to do our jobs in those days.”
Brooke, Lindsay
Magazine Article
Applying Design for Assembly Principles in Computer Aided Design to Make Small Changes that Improve the Efficiency of Manual Aircraft Systems Installations2014-01-226609/16/2014
The installation of essential systems into aircraft wings involves numerous labour-intensive processes. Many human operators are required to perform complex manual tasks over long periods of time in very challenging physical positions due to the limited access and confined space. This level of human activity in poor ergonomic conditions directly impacts on speed and quality of production but also, in the longer term, can cause costly human resource problems from operators' cumulative development of musculoskeletal injuries. These problems are exacerbated in areas of the wing which house multiple systems components because the volume of manual work and number of operators is higher but the available space is reduced. To improve the efficiency of manual work processes which cannot yet be automated we therefore need to consider how we might redesign systems installations in the enclosed wing environment to better enable operator access and reduce production time. This paper describes a
Lockett, Helen, Fletcher, Sarah, Luquet, Nicolas
Journal Article
Nomenclature—Industrial and Agricultural MowersJ990_201406 (Historical)06/04/2014
Illustrations used here are not intended to include all existing industrial or agricultural machines, or to be exactly descriptive of any particular machine. They have been picked to describe the principles to be used in applying this standard.
OPTC1, Personnel Protection (General)
Technical Standard
Weekly Status Reporting & Approval Application Revision 2TBMG-1939304/01/2014
The Weekly Status Reporting & Approval Application is a Web application that enables organizations to gather weekly or monthly (periodically) statuses electronically from all employees using a time-based process. Users input their status, which may include uploaded images, into previously agreed-to categories. The system provides an approval process that allows for forwarding of statuses up the organizational hierarchy by designated approvers. Approved statuses get put into a final downloadable report. Historical statuses can be downloaded in report form to get a year at a glance for individuals and groups.
Magazine Article
Implementation of Lean Transactional in Tenneco's Ride Performance Europe Division - Review after Three Years of Implementation2014-01-076904/01/2014
After having successfully implemented Lean in Tenneco's Clean Air division, Tenneco Europe decided to expand Lean to its other divisions - Ride Performance including Aftermarket in 2011. These divisions were able to fully benefit from the best practices developed over the last 10 years. The implementation was articulated around two major axes: the execution of complex projects related to processes including several functions and sites. This approach allowed us to reach a critical mass in a reasonable time within the different functions and sites; the execution of smaller projects focused on one specific function,e.g.: Engineering or Sales. This approach is complementary to the first one since it enhances the spread of the lean spirit within the organization. This paper focuses on Tenneco's Ride Performance division and is split into two parts. Part 1 explains: the different steps required to implement the lean mindset; the challenges to implement it, i.e: the continuous improvement
Garcia, Patrick, Paparelli, Sandro
Technical Paper
Project Prioritization in Automotive Company Applying AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) Methodology2013-36-037310/07/2013
The aim of this paper is to define a project prioritization method in automotive company by using the AHP methodology (Analytic Hierarchy Process) aligned to the organizational strategic objectives. Nowadays there is no method of prioritizing engineering projects in the organization object of this study, indicating that they are prioritized over individual interests or analyzes of individual criteria. There is no interdependency among assessed criteria and neither if those criteria are directly aligned with business goals. An alternative to solve this typical problem is the application of a mathematical model for project prioritization, such as AHP. AHP methodology is an excellent tool for decision makers support, since it creates an hierarchy for all criteria and gives weight for each one, unstructured or subjective some times, changing from intangible perceptions to measurable values by pair comparison. Those pair comparison are done until upper level of hierarchy tree, where can be
Leite, Rodrigo Eduardo, Villela, Rafael Gomes de Souza
Technical Paper
Dashboard as Tool for Monitor and Control Project Work2013-36-010410/07/2013
The automotive market is going through a major investment cycle due to increased credit, reducing the price of vehicles and opening new markets. Project management methodologies have been used by automakers as a tool to achieve strategic objectives. In all these methodologies, monitoring and control of project work is one of the most important processes to achieve effective and efficient projects, ensuring financial and market growth of the automaker. This paper was carried out on a national automaker in which the dashboard developed is a tool for monitoring and controlling time, scope, cost, risk and quality of the project, assisting project managers in making decisions.
Marobin, Daniel
Technical Paper
Prototypes Assembling Management Supported by Key Performance Indicators2013-36-019910/07/2013
A methodology for planning, assembling follow-up and reporting performance indicators is discussed in this paper as a case in the prototypes management at the Mercedes-Benz Brazil. In the planning module of this tool, the resources allocation task is supported by lessons learned from similar projects done previously in order to achieve the project timeline. Additionally, an assembling follow-up module can be used to manually update each project status and employed resources. The planned schedule and the assembling status are automatically compared generating performance indicators in a weekly report. Based on these results, contingency mechanisms, resources relocations and/or a new ranking of projects priorities can be supported by reliable data, avoiding financial losses or delivering delays. The prototype assembling management tool runs totally integrated with a shop floor management methodology and together these systems can monitor resources like operators, machines or bench tests
Neves, R. R. V, Kanegusuke, J. E., Spinelli, D. M.
Technical Paper
Evaluation of IT Framework for Complementing Organizational Learning and Collaboration in Commercial Vehicle Greenfield Manufacturing2013-01-243809/24/2013
Foreign investments help in productive capacity building for both the parent organization in the home country, and in the host country. Preferably, investment promotion is encouraged as it creates biggest impact on creating backward and forward linkages besides generating direct and indirect employment. Commercial vehicle is one such industry. In this knowledge world, organizations can excel or sustain their excellence, only if there is a continuous learning at all levels. To a great extent, competitive advantage of a transnational organization lies in its ability to identify and transfer best practices, core competencies. Knowledge sharing happens in a natural way between its geographically dispersed and diverse units. Technology paves way in creating and leveraging knowledge at an exponential rate, besides reducing time, effort and cost while achieving business goals. Adoption of technology becomes highly pertinent if the parent company has strategies to enter into different markets
Loganathan, Yaamini Devi, Shaikh, Maksood, Sharma, Praveen
Technical Paper
Crew Safety Provisions for Cargo AircraftARP4101/9A (Current)07/18/2013
This document recommends provisions for crew safety and survival which are intended to apply to cargo or combination aircraft and equipment.
S-7 Flight Deck Handling Qualities Stds for Trans Aircraft
Recommended Practice
Implementation of Lean in Human Resources2013-01-133204/08/2013
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] This paper describes the implementation of lean in the Human Resources department at Tenneco Europe. In the past, the implementation of lean transactional was mainly focused on Sales & Engineering and Finance. Our experience shows that the lean approach can be applied in a similar way as in Finance or Sales & Engineering. This paper illustrates some examples of critical processes related to Human Resources which have been improved. These include the “on-board” or integration process the management of employee flextime accounts process to create and manage a resignation certificate absenteeism reduction in one Tenneco plant For these three last processes, the key workshop deliverables are: project charter. Outline the problem and objectives identify the internal customers and their expectations set up current / future value stream maps. perform gap analysis of the current status and generation of improvement ideas develop metrics to reflect the
Garcia, Patrick, Fries, Wolfgang
Technical Paper
How to Spread the Lean Mindset in an Effective Way Using Change Agents in Sales and Engineering and Finance at Tenneco2013-01-132604/08/2013
Tenneco first implemented the lean transactional process ten years ago. One of the key success factors was to ensure that the lean system was sustained within an organization as part of a philosophy of continuous improvement. This has probably been the most challenging part of implementing lean in Tenneco. During the early years of implementation, lean was managed as a top down approach which consisted of: identifying executing and tracking lean projects by the management, a small number of additional people and lean experts. This approach had the advantage of building up critical mass and helped to instill a lean change culture in a reasonable timeframe. But the Tenneco experience showed that even if early results were encouraging, the implementation was not consistent enough to sustain a mindset of continuous improvement. This top down approach needed to be reinforced by a much stronger bottom up approach which consisted of group leaders acting as change agents. Their roles and
Garcia, Patrick, Orta, Enrique
Technical Paper
SAE World Congress Preview “Achieving Efficiency”TBMG-1625304/01/2013
The 2013 SAE World Congress and Exhibition, taking place April 16-18 at Cobo Center in Detroit, represents an unparalleled opportunity to explore new technology through both technical sessions and the Innovators Only Exhibition. This year’s Host Company is Chrysler, and ZF will serve as Tier One Strategic Supplier for the event. Last year, more than 9,000 engineers, engineering managers, auto industry executives, and government officials from 45 different countries attended the SAE World Congress (sae.org/congress).
Magazine Article
Neural Network Back-Propagation Algorithm for Sensing HypergolsTBMG-1611404/01/2013
Fast, continuous detection of a wide range of hazardous substances simultaneously is needed to achieve improved safety for personnel working with hypergolic fuels and oxidizers, as well as other hazardous substances, with a requirement for such detection systems to warn personnel immediately upon the sudden advent of hazardous conditions, with a high probability of detection and a low false alarm rate. Current detection methods rely on dosimetry badges that are not processed instantaneously, but rather at the end of work shifts.
Magazine Article
Federal - Hazardous Materials/Miscellaneous AmendmentsRS-BNA-MARCH_13_0603/11/2013
Final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration amends regulations under 49 CFR 105, 171, 172, 173, 177, 178, and 180 regarding the transportation of hazardous materials. The rule updates various entries in the Hazardous Materials Table and corresponding special provisions, clarifies the lab pack requirements for temperature-controlled materials, and clarifies exceptions for non-spillable batteries secured to skids or pallets. The rule also requires hazardous material transportation employers to make employee training records available upon request to an authorized official of the DOT or an authority explicitly granted authority to enforce the hazardous materials regulations. In addition, the rule makes various clarifying and editorial revisions. The rule is effective May 10, 2013. Contact: Rob Benedict; PHMSA, Standards and Rulemaking Division; (202-366-8553)
Regulation
Oklahoma - Committee of Alternative Fuels Technician ExaminersRS-BNA-JAN_13_0501/15/2013
Proposed rule of the Department of Central Services amends regulations under OAC 580:55 regarding standards of the Committee of Alternative Fuels Technician Examiners. The rule modifies a retesting requirement for late renewals, clarifies insurance requirements, and clarifies requirements for application and examination. The rule also corrects statutory citations, clarifies language, and makes editorial corrections. A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 15, 2013, in Oklahoma City. Comments are due Feb. 15, 2013. Contact: Kimberlee Williams; Office of Personnel Management; (405-522-3615)
Regulation
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