TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Website Materials Acknowledgments Author PART I: Automotive Product Development Process Chapter 1 Introduction: Automotive Product Development Introduction Complex Product, Many inputs, Many Designers and Engineers Basic Definitions of Process, System and Systems Engineering Process System Systems Engineering Product Development Processes and Phases in Product Development Automotive Product as a System Automotive Product Development Process What is Automotive Product Development? Flow Diagram of Automotive Product Development Timing Chart of the Automotive Product Development Understanding Customer Needs Using the Customer Needs to Deliver the "Whole" Product Program Scope, Timings and Challenges Scope of Vehicle Development Programs Program Timings Important Considerations in Managing Vehicle Programs Some Frequently Asked Questions during Vehicle Development Decision Making During Product Development Disciplines Involved in Product Development Selecting the Program Leader Role of Early Vehicle Concept Development Formation of Team Structure and Teams Treating Suppliers as Partners Other Internal and External Factors Affecting the Vehicle Programs Internal Factors External Factors Importance, Advantages and Disadvantages of Systems Engineering Importance of Systems Engineering Advantages and Disadvantages of Systems Engineering Concluding Remarks References Chapter 2 Steps and Iterations Involved in the Automotive Product Development Introduction Systems Engineering Process and Models The Process Begins with Understanding Customer and Business Needs and Government Requirements Systems Engineering Process Systems Engineering "V" Model Systems Engineering Model with Five Types of Loops Management of the Systems Engineering Process Defining and Locating Gateways in Vehicle Program Timings Managing by Vehicle Attributes Vehicle Attributes and Attribute Requirements What is an Attribute? Attribute Requirements Attribute Management Vehicle Level Target Setting Target Setting and Measures Decomposition of a Vehicle into Manageable Lower Level Entities Managing a Complex Product Decomposition Tree Relationship between Vehicle Attributes and Vehicle Systems Interfaces between Vehicle Systems Setting and Analyzing Requirements What is a Requirement? Why "specify" Requirements? How are Requirements Developed? Characteristics of a Good Requirement Evaluations, Verification and Validation Tests Concluding Remarks References Chapter 3 Customer Needs, Business Needs and Government Requirements Introduction Inputs to the Automotive Development Process Customer Needs List of Customer Needs Business Needs Government Requirements Obtaining Customer Inputs Observational Methods Communication Methods Experimentation Methods Additional Methods Determining Business needs--Product Portfolio, Model Changes and Profitability Government Requirements in Safety, Emissions and Fuel Economy Government Safety Requirements EPA''s GHG Emissions and NHTSA''s CAFE Standards Implementation Readiness of New Technologies Vehicle Features: "Wow", "Must Have" and "Nice to Have" Features Global Customers and Suppliers Concluding Remarks References Chapter 4 Role of Benchmarking and Target Setting Introduction Benchmarking Photovelopment Timing Chart of the Automotive Product Development Understanding Customer Needs Using the Customer Needs to Deliver the "Whole" Product Program Scope, Timings and Challenges Scope of Vehicle Development Programs Program Timings Important Considerations in Managing Vehicle Programs Some Frequently Asked Questions during Vehicle Development Decision Making During Product Development Disciplines Involved in Product Development Selecting the Program Leader Role of Early Vehicle Concept Development Formation of Team Structure and Teams Treating Suppliers as Partners Other Internal and External Factors Affecting the Vehicle Programs Internal Factors External Factors Importance, Advantages and Disadvantages of Systems Engineering Importance of Systems Engineering Advantages and Disadvantages of Systems Engineering Concluding Remarks References Chapter 2 Steps and Iterations Involved in the Automotive Product Development Introduction Systems Engineering Process and Models The Process Begins with Understanding Customer and Business Needs and Government Requirements Systems Engineering Process Systems Engineering "V" Model Systems Engineering Model with Five Types of Loops Management of the Systems Engineering Process Defining and Locating Gateways in Vehicle Program Timings Managing by Vehicle Attributes Vehicle Attributes and Attribute Requirements What is an Attribute? Attribute Requirements Attribute Management Vehicle Level Target Setting Target Setting and Measures Decomposition of a Vehicle into Manageable Lower Level Entities Managing a Complex Product Decomposition Tree Relationship between Vehicle Attributes and Vehicle Systems Interfaces between Vehicle Systems Setting and Analyzing Requirements What is a Requirement? Why "specify" Requirements? How are Requirements Developed? Characteristics of a Good Requirement Evaluations, Verification and Validation Tests Concluding Remarks References Chapter 3 Customer Needs, Business Needs and Government Requirements Introduction Inputs to the Automotive Development Process Customer Needs List of Customer Needs Business Needs Government Requirements Obtaining Customer Inputs Observational Methods Communication Methods Experimentation Methods Additional Methods Determining Business needs--Product Portfolio, Model Changes and Profitability Government Requirements in Safety, Emissions and Fuel Economy Government Safety Requirements EPA''s GHG Emissions and NHTSA''s CAFE Standards Implementation Readiness of New Technologies Vehicle Features: "Wow", "Must Have" and "Nice to Have" Features Global Customers and Suppliers Concluding Remarks References Chapter 4 Role of Benchmarking and Target Setting Introduction Benchmarking Photot;/P> Importance, Advantages and Disadvantages of Systems Engineering Importance of Systems Engineering Advantages and Disadvantages of Systems Engineering Concluding Remarks References Chapter 2 Steps and Iterations Involved in the Automotive Product Development Introduction Systems Engineering Process and Models The Process Begins with Understanding Customer and Business Needs and Government Requirements Systems Engineering Process Systems Engineering "V" Model Systems Engineering Model with Five Types of Loops Management of the Systems Engineering Process Defining and Locating Gateways in Vehicle Program Timings Managing by Vehicle Attributes Vehicle Attributes and Attribute Requirements What is an Attribute? Attribute Requirements Attribute Management Vehicle Level Target Setting Target Setting and Measures Decomposition of a Vehicle into Manageable Lower Level Entities Managing a Complex Product Decomposition Tree Relationship between Vehicle Attributes and Vehicle Systems Interfaces between Vehicle Systems Setting and Analyzing Requirements What is a Requirement? Why "specify" Requirements? How are Requirements Developed? Characteristics of a Good Requirement Evaluations, Verification and Validation Tests Concluding Remarks References Chapter 3 Customer Needs, Business Needs and Government Requirements Introduction Inputs to the Automotive Development Process Customer Needs List of Customer Needs Business Needs Government Requirements Obtaining Customer Inputs Observational Methods Communication Methods Experimentation Methods Additional Methods Determining Business needs--Product Portfolio, Model Changes and Profitability Government Requirements in Safety, Emissions and Fuel Economy Government Safety Requirements EPA''s GHG Emissions and NHTSA''s CAFE Standards Implementation Readiness of New Technologies Vehicle Features: "Wow", "Must Have" and "Nice to Have" Features Global Customers and Suppliers Concluding Remarks References Chapter 4 Role of Benchmarking and Target Setting Introduction Benchmarking Phototes Vehicle Attributes and Attribute Requirements What is an Attribute? Attribute Requirements Attribute Management Vehicle Level Target Setting Target Setting and.