Title :
Effects of powertrain electrification on production and personnel structures
Author :
Herrmann, Florian ; Sachs, C. ; Brand, Matthew ; Rothfuss, F. ; Voigt, Stefan ; Borrmann, D.
Author_Institution :
Mobility Innovation Div., Fraunhofer Inst. for Ind. Eng., Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
The electrification of the powertrain brings new challenges to manufacturers: OEMs as well as suppliers within the entire automotive value chain have to deal with a variety of new electric powertrains and their components. Besides new requirements on production technologies, quality aspects as well as recruiting and training of employees with the necessary set of new skills, organizations have to cope with the unpredictability of market development and political interests. With the use of a scenario-based model the article discusses the effects which occur at factory level with a focus on production processes regarding personnel and technical issues.
Keywords :
automobile industry; industrial training; personnel; politics; power transmission (mechanical); quality control; recruitment; supply chain management; OEM; automotive value chain; manufacturers; market development; personnel structure; political interests; powertrain electrification; production processes; production structure; scenario-based model; Automotive engineering; Industrial engineering; Manufacturing; Mechanical power transmission; Personnel; Production facilities; labor requirements; powertrain electrification; production processes; scenario analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Drives Production Conference (EDPC), 2012 2nd International
Conference_Location :
Nuremberg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-3007-7
DOI :
10.1109/EDPC.2012.6425131
