...Case 2, Volvo YCC (Your Concept Car) According to the case study of the Volvo YCC (Your Concept Car), the design elements are most valuable to female consumers, which are the smart storage solutions, for drivers that using back seat more often for groceries, gym bags, and laptop computers than for passenger, YCC’s back seat designed like a movie theater seats that fold upright until needed for passenger, freeing room on the back floor for loading and unloading. By moving the gear lever and handbrake, the center console has shallow compartment keys, mobile phones, and so forth, with a sliding back compartment capable of storing a purse out of sight. There is also a space for notebook computer, a “cool box”, and a wastepaper basket. With the statement, “If you meet expectations of women, you’ll exceed the expectations of men.” So that the men will also enjoy the design elements since the design is just more concentrate for women, not totally dedicate to women only. Nowadays, men will also carry many staff especially business men, so they can full use the smart storage they YCC provided. Mostly of the men would like to have a comfortable position when driving, and so the personalized driving position will become something that men most enjoy. In the future models, the cars can provide an auto-driving mode on the highway and also auto-parking mode. If the drivers feel asleep when driving on the highway, he or she can have a nap in the car with the auto-driving mode. And for the...
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...Information Technology (IT) and E-commerce in general as well as in selected industry. For this report, the selected industry is Volvo. The applications of information technology and changes in supply chain using e-logistics are discussed elaborately in this report. This report also clearly draws about the supply chain strategy used in Volvo. In addition, use of electronic commerce is well discussed followed by the uncertainties faced by the Volvo and the overcoming of uncertainty by Volvo. This report ends up with the conclusion. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 APPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 4 BENEFITS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPLY CHAIN 5 LITREATURE REVIEW ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 6 CHANGES IN SUPPLY CHAIN USING E-LOGISTICS 7 ABOUT VOLVO 8 SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY OF VOLVO 9 APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN VOLVO 11 APPLICATION OF E-COMMERCE IN...
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...business sector qualities are declining as a consequence of high capacity, abnormal amounts of imports and business immersion. Ladies are still much more probable than men to live in family units with no car, despite the fact that the example is much more equivalent among more youthful men and ladies. Ladies' increased earning power and rising their financial, thus make them one of the developing significance in growing car producers' debilitated deals targets. (Kaplan, 2015) For Volvo company, they have done a research indicates that in the United states, women purchase about 65 percent of cars and influence 80 percent of all car sales (Walter, 2012). Therefore, Volvo find out the woman preferred car by forming a group of all female team project manager and automobile designer, thus they found out that female customer in the premium segment demand for everything that men wanted in term of the performance, prestige and style. (Carscoops, 2015) In my opinion, other research method that Volvo can use is the Online research methods. The Internet now reaches the great majority of households in the world, and thus, online research provides new opportunity and has increased in use. One of the benefit of online surveys is the use of conditional branching. Conditional branching allows the computer to skip directly to the appropriate...
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...Production line The factory of Renault Trucks Vénissieux assembles the 6-cylinder engine blocks of 9 and 11L, which are routed to Sweden where the business unit of five brands of the Volvo Group is installed. The “main” engines (engine block, cylinder head, crankshaft, camshaft and crankcase) are performed by the Volvo Group's business units while the supply of other parts (the circuits of oil, gas, electric ...) is from 680 external suppliers. The Engine of 9 and 11L of all the brands of Volvo Group operates in plant Vénissieux. The plant operates five days a week. The engine factory Vénissieux covers 10,000 m² and engine assembly operations are spread over two production lines, each 15 meters: the line ¾ and the line ¼. Each piece assembled has a serial and manufacturing number, which is common to all suppliers of Renault Trucks, to ensure the traceability of engines and to facilitate communication between the various stakeholders. This system of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) also allows the company to gain speed. The causes of malfunction of an engine due to incorrect assemblage of the pieces can easily be identified and corrected in accordance with the Group's quality policy. Workers have 3 or 4 roles at the same time in the Assembly line. On the main assembly line, several robots are very important. These robots perform tasks in such quality that it would be impossible to assign this task to a human being. They are checking the robots work very often to make sure...
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...Case Study: Village Volvo CASE 2.1 Shahrzad 20121014 Zahra 20121016 Index • Introduction about Village Volvo • Village Volvo’s Service Package • Distinctive characteristic of Service firm • Characterize Nature of Service act • Characterize Relationship customers • Characterize Customization and judgment • Characterize Nature of demand and supply • Characterize Method of service delivery • Village Volvo back-office management • Village Volvo Versa Volvo Dealers • Conclusion Introduction about Village Volvo and their mission statement The mission of the Village Volvo is to profit from the sale of automobiles, parts and services. They are seeking to achieve this by creating an environment for their customers of comfort, reliance and respect. This environment will be formed by the continued emphasis on employee satisfaction, which leads to greater efficiency and productivity through employee retention. They aim their employees to establish a daily goal of anticipating and satisfying the customers’ needs in order to build a relationship-based business, which develops an ever-growing customer base. 1. Describe Village Volvo service package. Village Volvo provides quality repair at a reasonable cost for out of warranty Volvos. Car owners can visit for Routine Services such as tune-ups and oil change or for diagnosis and repairing specific problems in an estimated time. They have CCVD which is Custom...
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...in Quality and Operations Management © Alexander Arvidson and Deivite Silva Department of Technology Management and Economics Division of Quality Sciences Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg, Sweden, 2012 Report no. E2012:026 Printed by Reproservice, Gothenburg, Sweden Abstract The purpose of this thesis has been to review Volvo’s information exchange in supplier involvement product development (SIPD) and to identify important information required to perform effective and efficient product development projects when suppliers are involved. The project was carried out at the Volvo Group which is a leading global supplier of commercial vehicles. Volvo Group is from here referred to as Volvo. The research was conducted as a qualitative study and the researchers conducted in total 38 interviews with employees who work with SIPD in the different organizations within Volvo. The theoretical framework in this project evolved simultaneous as the empirical data collection. Therefore, it is developed with regard to inputs from both the empirical fieldwork and literature review. One major...
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...purchase as well as post-purchase services. An example used was DHL which uses on-line tools to track their shipments and also provides their customers with the convenience of tracking and tracing their shipments online without incurring additional costs (Angheluta and Costea, 2010, P.2). ELPIF: E-Logistics Processes Integration Framework is designed to apply “Automating process integration” to reduce time and cost, provide service efficiently, gain competitive advantage and aid companies to sustain despite any economic crisis (Angheluta and Costea, 2010, P.3). The article mentions two multinational companies and presents the efficiency of E-logistics integration in their Supply chain model. Volvo Logistics Corporation (VLC) and Haier Logistics Corporation (HLC) are subsidiaries of Volvo Group and Haier Group respectively and are responsible for the logistics and transportation operations. VLC offers packaging, designing, assembly, handling, distribution services and apart from their standard product designs, VLC enables their customers to order custom-made products on-line. With their promising Web-based frameworks, VLC manages the inventory and other logistics operations such that the cost for the company and,...
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...Sigma. The company developed a strategic vision and a road map for change guided by fact-based analysis. The initiative led to product innovations, like Caterpillar's phenomenally successful low-emissions diesel engine, and to redesigned processes, including a streamlined supply chain. By 2005, the company's revenues had grown by 80 percent. Caterpillar’s global competitors are in: * Construction Machinery: Komatsu Ltd, Deere & Co., Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd, Volvo Construction Equipment, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd, Hyundai, CNH Global N.V. and J.C. Bamford Ltd * Resource Industries: Komatsu Ltd, Volvo Construction Equipment, Deere & Co., Joy Global Inc., Atlas Copco, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd and Wirtgen * Power Systems: Cummins Inc., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, Tognum AG, Deutz AG, Siemens Energy, GE Oil & Gas, Wartsila Corp., Rolls Royce Group plc, Ge Power & Water, Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited, Weichai Power Co, Ltd and Volvo Penta Today, Caterpillar commands 19% of the construction market and is nearly twice the size of its nearest competitor, Komatsu. Caterpillar turned its network of sales in different countries into a cost advantage by designing product lines that use...
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...INFORMATION SYSTEM DECISION MAKING (INDEPENDENT STUDY) CASE STUDY-1 CONVERTING DATA INTO BUSINESS AT VOLVO INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Russell Wright Student: Avinash Gottiparthi ID: SU200104782 Date: 04/24/2013 CONVERTING DATA INTO BUSINESS AT VOLVO 1. Judge how Volvo Car Corporation integrated the cloud infrastructure into its networks. In 2010, “Volvo Car Corporation” split from Ford Company. Volvo made this decision in order to create their own brand IT environment and also efficiency with some business profits capabilities (Microsoft 2012). As per current Competitive world, everyone choosing smart technology with outstanding features in order to save their time and enjoying the comforts. So, Volvo designed and manufactured hundreds if cars with latest technology like sensors and CPU’s (I-CIO, 2011). So, Volvo group had some features like the data gathered by sensors from besides of vehicle, they also connected some cameras in order to collect visual information from all four sides. This will helps in finding anything in cab on the road at any point of time (Volvo Group, 2011). This collection of data is used within the vehicle and then transmitted through the cloud back to Volvo. But this data is captured from the Central system of locking to onboard camera’s (I-CIO, 2011). After receiving the data at Volvo, this data will be streamed to a centralized data warehouse of Volvo. Not only the data warehouse, the data also collected from customer relationship management systems...
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... [ Dr. Rose] The Big Data Challenges 1. Judge how Volvo car Corporation integrated the cloud infrastructure into its networks. More and more car companies are earning bad reputations for their unreliable service in car making. This has caused many car companies to lose money and their customers. Volvo thought of a way to keep their cars more reliable and safe by using Big data. By doing this Volvo was able to handle high volumes of data which cannot be processed by using a simple database (Turban & Volonino, 2011). An example of Big Data could be terabytes of data consisting of billions of information from different resources such as the internet, social media, and data from a cell phone carrier and etc. After Volvo Car corporation departed from their parent relationship with ford in August 2010, Volvo decided to use Big Data to make it marks with technology and design an IT infrastructure. Volvo found a successful way to use the cloud network to its advantage. Volvo is now using the cloud network to evaluate its vehicles. By using a familiar interface the employees have probably worked with before, Volvo is cutting costs on training employees on new software applications and saving money by using software works well together with other applications (Provost & Fawcett, 2013). Volvo employees could now communicate more effectively and efficiently with each other without the hassle of learning new software...
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...Converting data into business value at Volvo Case Study 1 By Michael Miller To Dr. Darlene Ringhand CIS 500: Information Systems and Decision Making Strayer University Prince George’s MD Campus The cloud infrastructure that Volvo included into its networks was a very good idea. They applied this idea to all the aspects in their cars. The idea of including this technology in their product I’m sure customers today would love and depend on the technology. Volvo product has hundreds of sensors that generate data that is utilized not only by the car itself but also by the cloud back to the manufacturer. Volvo has systems that data is collected from a multitude of different things. The cloud that Volvo uses has the ability to share information about any particular vehicle and any problem that they may be having and stop issues before the vehicle fails to operate. Volvo Corporation transforms data into knowledge by having centralized data which will be able to make a lot more accurate predictions and by letting the company to get a chance to better target marketed campaigns and understand profitability of customers. Volvo performs forensic examinations to cars that were in accidents to understand problems with vehicles and take steps to help from them happening. The data is such at a high where Volvo can almost have real time analysis to help them in supplying great service to the customers. The real-time information system that Volvo has implemented is base of collecting...
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...Judge how Volvo Car Corporation integrated the cloud infrastructure into its networks: Volvo uses cloud technology in order to transfer data that is collected from their vehicles to the manufacturer. The type of data that is collected consists of the vehicle itself (such as brakes, central locking system, and the engine) to collecting information when accidents occur. The integration of this cloud infrastructure more than likely consists of cloud enabled hardware, communication devices, services that are provided by a cloud computing server, and different software agents (Filev, Lu, & Hrovat, 2013). This cloud infrastructure was integrated with other data at Volvo. This combined data consists of data from customer relationship systems, dealership systems, and product development and design systems. All of this data is collected and streamed into a centralized hub at the Volvo Data Warehouse. From there Volvo is then able to use this information in order to create a strong, as well as competitive, advantage over other car dealerships. By Volvo using cloud technology, they are able to (in real time over via the Internet) create a way to “increase capacity or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure” (Malavalli, 2014). Explain how Volvo Car Corporation transforms data into knowledge: The Volvo Car Corporation transforms this data into knowledge in various ways. The biggest draw from this gathering of data, is the ability to discover potential...
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...and Opportunities for Commercial Vehicles Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Limited 2 3 4 Eicher Trucks & Buses Volvo Trucks India Eicher Engineering Components & Eicher Engineering Solutions Heavy Duty Breakthrough Medium Duty Engine Project 5 6 Royal Enfield Financials Investor Presentation 2 Eicher Motors Limited – Journey so far… India’s first tractor rolls out of Eicher factory in Faridabad Forms JV with AB Royal Enfield motorcycles acquired Enters HD trucks segment Volvo of Sweden; transfers CV business to the JV 1959 1984 JV with Mitsubishi Motors to make ‘Canter’ trucks 1991 1993 JV with Mitsubishi ended, enters MD bus segment 2002 2005 Divests tractor and allied businesses to focus on CV and motorcycle businesses 2008 Investor Presentation 3 Moving forward... 1 Eicher Motors Limited - Journey So far... 2 3 4 Eicher Motors Limited Overview India’s Economic Growth and Opportunities for Commercial Vehicles Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Limited Eicher Trucks & Buses Volvo Trucks India Eicher Engineering Components & Eicher Engineering Solutions Heavy Duty Breakthrough Medium Duty Engine Project 5 6 Royal Enfield Financials Investor Presentation 4 Eicher Motors Limited Overview Retail Investors 11.8% Institutional Investors 24.6% Volvo A.B. 8.4% 55.2% Promoter Group 45.6% EML 54.4% Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Investor Presentation ...
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...Case Study 2.2: The Failed Merger between Renault and Volvo In 1993, merger talks finally broke down between Renault and Volvo. A merger between the two companies had seemed the inevitable consequence of a number of years of collaboration and the plans seemed well set. Cooperation between the two firms had begun in 1990 when Renault took a 25 per cent share in Volvo cars and a 45 per cent share in their truck division. Volvo, for its part, took a 20 per cent share in Renault. The early collaboration took the form of an exchange of engines, the joint purchasing of components and joint developments in quality control. The cooperative arrangements between the two companies were a constant source of internal criticism, which focused on the highly bureaucratic procedures that had been established. In this sense, a full merger was seen by both parties as the more favourable option. The strategic fit between Renault and Volvo seemed ripe for merger. Volvo had strengths in the large car market, where Renault had consistently failed to make an impact. Renault’s strengths lay in the manufacture of small cars and in diesel technology. In terms of market, Volvo was stronger in Northern Europe and especially North America and Renault had a larger market share in Southern Europe and South America. Both companies were probably too small to survive in a globally competitive volume car market. In Europe and the USA, merger was a route for survival, particularly in the face of increasing...
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...Converting data into business value at Volvo Case Study 1 By Michael Miller To Dr. Darlene Ringhand CIS 500: Information Systems and Decision Making Strayer University Prince George’s MD Campus The cloud infrastructure that Volvo included into its networks was a very good idea. They applied this idea to all the aspects in their cars. The idea of including this technology in their product I’m sure customers today would love and depend on the technology. Volvo product has hundreds of sensors that generate data that is utilized not only by the car itself but also by the cloud back to the manufacturer. Volvo has systems that data is collected from a multitude of different things. The cloud that Volvo uses has the ability to share information about any particular vehicle and any problem that they may be having and stop issues before the vehicle fails to operate. Volvo Corporation transforms data into knowledge by having centralized data which will be able to make a lot more accurate predictions and by letting the company to get a chance to better target marketed campaigns and understand profitability of customers. Volvo performs forensic examinations to cars that were in accidents to understand problems with vehicles and take steps to help from them happening. The data is such at a high where Volvo can almost have real time analysis to help them in supplying great service to the customers. The real-time information system that Volvo has implemented is base of collecting...
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