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In 2010 Nissan launched the world’s first mass produced electric car available from a major manufacturer, the LEAF (Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car).

Effective change management is a crucial success factor in the automotive industry. Automakers and suppliers alike are under constant pressure to shorten lead times while reducing costs. Many companies have responded by implementing JIT and lean manufacturing methodologies that require continuous improvement to optimize efficiency and meetever tighter delivery targets. At the same time, consumer..

“The versatility of WITNESS means that new projects are evaluated quickly and accurately. The great benefit of simulation is that ideas can be fully evaluated before any resources are committed.” Denys Conner Production Controller Nissan Motor

Comau is one of the world's leading suppliers of industrial automation systems to the automotive industry. A global organisation with UK headquarters in Luton, Bedfordshire, Comau offers its customers a complete service from product development and system integration, through to optimisation of existing systems and maintenance services. A large part of its work consists of the manufacture of bod..

For many organisations payback from the WITNESS simulation system is achieved within weeks of its introduction. One such organisation is Cosworth Technology, who took only three weeks to improve their production output by 18% whilst demonstrating that a proposed capital investment of more than £100,000 was completely unwarranted.

Ford Motor Company has been a user of simulation techniques for more than 20 year. Benefits achieved by the organization have been diverse, ranging from improved productivity, to significant cost savings and better asset utilisation. It is hardly surprising therefore, that simulation is now used globally within Ford to take the risk out of business change.to understand and explore complexities.

A massive amount of planning and investment goes into every new engine that Ford Motor Company design. In today’s highly competitive climate, the speed to market for new products is crucial in maintaining competitive advantage. Ford have been using WITNESS since the mid-1980s to speed up the design of their engine manufacturing facilities. In that time many engine assembly lines have been simula..

Ford has been using computer simulation for designing and operating its engine manufacturing facilities since the mid ’80s. WITNESS is available worldwide to all Powertrain users. Today, Ford regards simulation as an indispensable tool in production planning—and one which can provide what the company describes as “an enormous competitive advantage.” John Ladbrook, from the Productivity Engineeri..