Intelligent Logistics for Innovative Product Technologies

Objective

It is apparent that the current business model in the automotive industry, of the mass-production of identical products, is flawed and becoming dysfunctional. The industry suffers from global over-capacity and rising stock levels in the market and exhibits inherently low profitability. The automotive industry is a major contributor to prosperity throughout the Member States, reinforcing the imperative for research and validation of an alternative and innovative approach, in order to secure its benefits for the next generation.

ILIPT will address the conceptual and practical aspects of the delivery to the customer of a bespoke product only several days after placing the order, the automotive industry's exciting and radical new business model. The remaining work, on realising the opportunities for new materials and processes, and on validating designs with hardware, can then be proposed and undertaken with confidence.

The project represents a radical leap for the European automotive industry from the "stock push" and "mass production" thinking of the last century to a stockless "build-to-order" (BTO) production strategy. This will require re-invention of the complete automotive value stream from material producers to end consumers of cars, through a cost optimised system delivering what the customer really wants without delay.Within the full framework of the "EU 5-Day Car Initiative", the Integrated Project "Intelligent Logistics for Innovative Product Technologies" focuses on the following.

First, the product configuration for build-to-order supply chains addressing new product technologies with the tools and management methods. Second, new concepts in delivering flexible production networks addressing collaboration across complete value streams and interoperability of these processes. Finally, novel methods and tools to assess and validate this radical business model for the European automotive industry.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › automotive engineering
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › business model

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-2002-3.2.2.2.4 - Integration of clean and economic manufacturing techniques

Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

THYSSENKRUPP AUTOMOTIVE AG

Address

Alleestrasse 165
101411 Bochum
Germany

Participants (29)

4flow AG

Germany

Address

Hallerstrasse 1
Berlin

ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE DES FOURNISSEURS AUTOMOBILES

Belgium

Address

Boulevard Brand Whitlock 87/1
Brussel

BMW MOTOREN GMBH

Austria

Address

Hinterbergerstrasse 2
Steyr

CERAMICX IRELAND LIMITED

Ireland

Address

Gortnagrough
Ballydehob, Co. Cork

DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG

Germany

Address

Epplestrasse 225
Stuttgart

DANA SPICER EUROPE LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Newsome Vaughan Greyfriars House Greyfriars Lane
Coventry West Midlands

DE-BONDING LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Augres House, Top Floor Suite, 16 Dumaresq Street
St Helier

E-BUSINESS- UND PROZESS- CONSULTING (EBP CONSULT) GMBH

Germany

Address

Curiestrasse 2
Stuttgart.

EFTEC AG

Switzerland

Address

Hofstrasse 31
Romanshorn

FACHHOCHSCHULE NORDOSTNIEDERSACHSEN

Germany

Address

Volgershall 1
Lueneburg

FERROSTAAL INDUSTRIE- UND SYSTEM-LOGISTIK GMBH

Germany

Address

Hohenzollernstrasse 24
Essen

FEV MOTORENTECHNIK GMBH

Germany

Address

Neuenhofstrasse 181
Aachen

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

Address

Hansastrasse 27C
Muenchen

FREEGLASS GmbH & CO. KG.

Germany

Address

Hainbuchenweg 4
Schwaikheim

HELLA AUTOTECHNIK , S.R.O.

Czechia

Address

Druzstevni 338/16
Mohelnice

LEAR AUTOMOTIVE (EEDS) SPAIN S.L.

Spain

Address

Carrer Fusters, 54
23 Valls - Tarragona

PLASTIC OMNIUM AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Halesfield 7
Telford, Shropshire

PLATOS PLANUNG TECHNISCHER ORGANISATORISCHER SYSTEME GMBH.

Germany

Address

Kaiserstrasse 100
Herzogenrath

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDADE CATOLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO

Brazil

Address

Rua Marques De Sao Vincente, 225
Rio De Janeiro

SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE SA

France

Address

Les Miroirs, 18 Avenue D'alsace
Paris La Defense

SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Germany

Address

Wittelsbacherplatz 2
Muenchen

SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE AG

Germany

Address

Wittelsbacherplatz 2
Muenchen

ST. Petersburg Insitute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Science

Russia

Address

14Th Line, 39
St.petersburg

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN

Germany

Address

Mommsenstrasse 13
Dresden

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

Address

The Old Schools, Trinity Lane
Cambridge

TRW Automotive GMBH

Germany

Address

Industriestrasse 20
1111 Alfdorf

UNIVERSITY OF BATH

United Kingdom

Address

Claverton Down
Bath

UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS

Greece

Address

Rion Patras
Patras

VDI/VDE INNOVATION + TECHNIK GMBH

Germany

Address

Rheinstrasse 10 B
Teltow