Through a case study it will be creates a conceptual model in methodological way, namely that exemplifies the main phases of automotive projects: the quote, concept, release of design, testing and qualification of product and final phase of preparing and launching in series production.
Chief executive Michael Flowers said: The group has made good progress in the procurement and qualification of product relating to the major 40mm contract announced on 14 September, for which revenue was included in the group's previous 2015 expectations.
The four categories of intellectual capital (IC), namely, structural capital, human capital, relational capital, and innovation capital, were expanded into six factors: patent and innovation service, entrepreneurship development, infrastructure, partnership, officer qualification, and product design.
The development process, moreover, has to evolve from typical stage-gate-concepts to a more agile process tailored to suit continuously changing requirements to fulfil the demand for a fast product qualification for series production.
Product qualification involves physical tests on the manufacturer prototype including HALT to determine the strength limits of the product and accelerated testing for reliability assessment.
Apple's product qualification was one of the fastest to date for Maxtor, illustrating an industry trend toward faster qualifications.
Traditionally, product qualification is based on passing tests based on industry standards.
Thanks to its simplicity, the proposed method is suitable for standard product qualification and material assurance purposes.
Guidelines for product qualification are needed to characterize the strengthening systems before they are made available in the market and installed.
Product qualification today is based on standards that follow a stress-test driven approach, meaning pre-defined stress tests with pre-defined stress conditions.
