As one of the most strategically relevant and financially promising developing industries, the requirements for autonomous driving (AD) systems' reliability are dramatically higher than in the driver-based car industry. Using the analytic hierarchy process method, this study conducts a...

We first develop techniques for identifying the configuration of a body assembly system. These techniques are essential because of the increasingly sophisticated hardware adopted in modern automotive assembly plants. Then we use these techniques to benchmark the system configurations of three...

Kaizen events are focused on improving the project, using a dedicated cross-functional team to a targeted work area, with specific goals, in an accelerated time frame. Kaizen events have been widely reported to produce positive change in business results and human resource outcomes. However, it...

Lean thinking is a set of concepts, strategies, principles, values and tools used to create and deliver the most value from the customer perspective while consuming the fewest resources and fully utilizing the knowledge and skills of people performing the work. If you visit Toyota assembly...

This paper addresses the problem of the level of maintenance and repair of motor vehicles depending on the parameters that take into consideration the internal state of a car service enterprise and the external factors that characterize the environment of its functioning, as well as the cars...

There is commonly a large volume of data and several types of features in the production process that impact the final product's quality and can be used for process control. Quality control in the production process plays a key role to ensure product quality. So, defect prediction can help...