The Automotive Industry

Global Pressure Is Increasing

Global competition is straining virtually every business process in the automotive industry. Automotive manufacturers must work seamlessly across a globally distributed supply chain to drive cost out of the product development process without sacrificing quality. A failure to effectively manage low cost offshore suppliers can quickly offset any price advantages. The cost of poor quality and missed delivery dates erodes profit margins, especially if mistakes lead to late product launches or increased warranty claims.

The NexPrise WebSpace Platform is a project-centric collaboration solution ideally suited for automotive OEM's and their suppliers. Offering robust document and records management capabilities with a powerful workflow modeler and reporting tool, most NexPrise automotive customers leverage WebSpace extensively for APQP compliance and improved cross-firewall communications/data exchange.

The NexPrise WebSpace Platform delivers unparalleled flexibility, ease of use and low cost of ownership. 100% Web-based and accessible 24/7, Web Space can be quickly tailored to the way you run your business. From workflow definitions to data input forms to integrations with existing systems of record, WebSpace insures that end users require little to no training to be fully productive.

PPAP's, FMEA's, eRFQ's, ECN's, ASN's and supplier scorecards are just some of the supplier facing business processes ideally suited for automation on the WebSpace platform. Of equal importance, WebSpace provides an alternative to email, spreadsheets and FTP sites for "ad-hoc" collaboration and document management. Personalized supplier extranets may be organized as online "program books", offering users a way to navigate project-specific information in an intuitive context — always filtered based on their role and "need to know".

WebSpace...it's the right solution

Before trying to extend costly, rigid and overly complex internal systems to your extended enterprise, consider the WebSpace Platform. While other solutions may offer a centralized document repository, form builder, workflow engine and reporting tools, WebSpace delivers all this (with rich collaboration features) in a truly unique administrative model. Built for secure extranet deployments, WebSpace won't alienate remote untrained users and won't burden your I.T. staff with excessive administrative tasks. Most importantly, WebSpace will give your program managers instant access to all program content and status information, and will let your quality managers rest easy as established processes are automatically enforced by the system.

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Success Stories

Based on Trelleborg's initial success using NexPrise software to automate and optimize its quote management process, they decided to incorporate several new applications on the NexPrise Platform.

These solutions include Program Management, Materials Management, and Engineering Change Management.

Success Stories

Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. uses NexPrise to implement a new Supplier Rating System to include near real-time supplier delivery performance monitoring. The system was originally configured to track supplier quality issues and corrective action responses.

After a successful production rollout, Subaru has decided to purchase a NexPrise Supplier Delivery Rating Module as well.

Success Stories

TRAM implements the NexPrise Estimating Process to move data from an initial Request from the customer through the internal cost estimation process.

This implementation enables TRAM to have visibility into the process through status reporting which allows management to see where every quote is in the estimating process, and evaluates and improves any bottlenecks.

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