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19 OCTOBER 2004
Experience first hand real-world automotive manufacturing and supply
For those who are arriving a day before the
conference starts, IAC offers you an excellent opportunity to visit the most
important plants in Sunderland. This is an additional activity included in
the delegate fee.
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Nissan Plant Visit
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Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd (NMUK) was established in 1984 and the
first car, a Bluebird, rolled off the Wearside line in 1986. Since then,
well over 3 million cars have been built at the Washington plant, which has
been the largest car producer in the UK for the past three years, and the
most productive plant in Europe for the past six years. Currently, three
models are built on two production lines: the Primera, Almera and, most
recently, the new Micra. Together, roughly 60 percent of all Nissan sales
throughout Europe are of cars made at NMUK. Last year the plant, which
employs around 4,500, built nearly 331,924 cars - a figure that will
increase in 2004.
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TRW Automotive Plant
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TRW's presence in Sunderland was established in 1989 with the opening of a
switch manufacturing facility. This activity has grown and the company now
employs more than 700 people in two adjacent manufacturing businesses,
producing electronic modules for airbag control systems and motors for
electrically-powered hydraulic steering systems. The operations supply
customers located throughout Europe, Asia and South America including Opel,
VW/SEAT/Audi, Toyota, Fiat and Mercedes.
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Welcome Cocktail Reception at the Stadium of Light
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The evening will start with a tour of Sunderland's tremendous Stadium of
Light, widely regarded as the best new football (soccer) stadium in the
country.
This will be followed by drinks, food and live music at the Black Cats Bar -
a magnificent bar located on the second floor of the north stand upper with
a panoramic view of the pitch and the River Wear.
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20 OCTOBER 2004
SESSION 1:
Global manufacturing and the market model
With presentations from the University of Sunderland's Automotive Business
Development Unit, Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK), Renault and other vehicle
makers and suppliers, discussing the new vehicle making footprint around the
globe and how suppliers are responding to the changing face of
globalization. Modelling finance and investment initiatives are also
explored.
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 2:
Locations, labor cost and logistics - the global market model
A discussion of the relative advantages of manufacturing in and purchasing
from low cost regions, considering follow sourcing, increasing automation
and the power of today and tomorrow's logistics processes and networks.
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LUNCH BREAK
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Waterfront and art at lunch
time - The Glass Centre
The lunches will be held in the Glass Centre situated next to the new St
Peter's Campus where the conference is to take place. This stunning
awardwinning building is the centerpiece of the city's new waterfront and is
a unique combination of art, craft and industry. It is a must-see for any
visitor to the area.
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SESSION 3:
Design for performance - the roots of the exciting vehicles of tomorrow
Examining the rise of the new 'personal' performance vehicle and its motor
sport heritage and influences. A look at new cars including the rise of high
performance rear-drive platforms, the role of the specialist vehicle builder
and their R&D programs both in-house and outsourced.
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 4:
Safety and driver empowerment
The automobile as office/playroom/entertainment center. Safety and the role
of sensors and other sophisticated hardware and software. Advanced driver
assistance technology and the rise of safety as a marketing and added-value
feature.
SESSION 5:
Interior quality and design
Suppliers and their design teams integrating quality craftsmanship at the
earliest stages of vehicle development - case studies from OEMs and
suppliers, and panel discussion.
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DRINKS RECEPTION AND GALA DINNER
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Exquisite Gala dinner in
the Ramside Hall Hotel
We invite you to join us for a superb dinner followed by entertainment at
the Ramside Hall Hotel. Set in extensive grounds and with a country house
feel, it is the perfect setting for unwinding, catching up on the latest
industry news and networking with industry peers and gurus.
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21 OCTOBER 2004
SESSION 6:
Diesel technology and high efficiency gasoline engines/perfecting
particulate controls
Vehicle and engine manufacturers, suppliers, engineers and chemists present
the case for various fuel and emission pre- and after-treatment solutions
and discuss their integration into engine and vehicle design to help curb
the environmental impact of tomorrow's automobiles.
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 6:
Diesel technology continues
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LUNCH BREAK
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Waterfront and art at lunch
time - The Glass Centre
The lunches will be held in the Glass Centre situated next to the new St
Peter's Campus where the conference is to take place. This stunning
awardwinning building is the centerpiece of the city's new waterfront and is
a unique combination of art, craft and industry. It is a must-see for any
visitor to the area.
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SESSION 7:
Integrating electronic automotive architecture plus 42-volt and beyond -
high voltage for high volumes?
Input from vehicle makers, suppliers, engineering services providers and
analysts on the need for and development of common hardware architectures
and software protocols for increasingly complex systems. Re-examining the
42-volt debate - a future standard or a technology too far for the mass
production vehicle?
SESSION 8:
Doing business with OEMs - the Nissan model
Presentations from Nissan's product development teams and their supplier
partners on how to meet Nissan's quality and delivery targets, case studies
of successful contracts and the role of supplier innovation in the
OEM-supplier relationships of the future.
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