Introduction and Overview Glenn Parry & Andrew Graves, University of Bath School of Management, UK The Evolution of Competition in the Automotive Industry Matthias Holweg, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK BTO: Impacts, Trends and Open Issues Andreas Reichhart & Matthias Holweg, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK Current Issues at OEMs and Suppliers Alexandra Güttner and Thomas Sommer-Dittrich, Daimler AG; Group Research & Advanced Engineering; Materials, Manufacturing and Concepts, Germany Outsourcing; Management and Practice within the Automotive Industry Jens K. Roehrich, Centre for Research in Strategic Purchasing and Supply (CRiSPS); School of Management, University of Bath, UK An Overview of Modular Car Architecture: the OEMs Perspective on How and Why Philipp Gneiting and Thomas Sommer-Dittrich, Daimler AG; Group Research & Advanced Engineering; Materials, Manufacturing and Concepts, Germany The Modular Body Andreas Untiedt, ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, Germany Modular Concepts and the Design of the ModCar Bodyshell Maik Gude and Werner Hufenbach, Institut fuer Leichtbau und Kunststofftechnik, TU Dresden, Germany Complexity Cost Management J. Schaffer and H. Schleich, Leuphana University, Department of Automation and Production Technology, Lueneburg, Germany Key Principles of Flexible Production and Logistics Networks Bernd Hellingrath, Fraunhofer Institut Materialfluss und Logistik, Dortmund, Germany Collaborative Planning Processes Jan-Gregor Fischer, Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Corporate Technology, Siemens AG, Germany; Philipp Gneiting, Materials, Manufacturing and Concepts, Group Research & Advanced Engineering, Daimler AG, Germany Collaborative Execution Processes JoergMandel, Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung [IPA], Stuttgart, Germany Functionalities of Supporting IT-systems Jan-Gregor Fischer and Michael Berger, Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Corporate Technology, Siemens AG, Germany; Markus Witthaut, Fraunhofer-Institut für Materialfluss und Logistik, Germany Modelled Scenario Examples of Planning and Execution Processes Joerg Mandel and Stefanie Ost, Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung [IPA], Stuttgart, Germany A BTO Reference Model for High-level Supply Chain Design Katja Klingbiel, ebp-consulting GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany Rapid Supply Chain Design by Integrating Modelling Methods Thomas Seidel, 4flow AG, Berlin, Germany Moving Towards BTO: an Engine Case Study Michael Toth, Fraunhofer-Institut für Materialfluss und Logistik, Dortmund, Germany; Thomas Seidel, 4flow AG, Berlin, Germany; Katja Klingebiel, ebp-consulting GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany How the Electro-mechanical Valve Train Accelerates Logistics and Reduces Costs Thomas Seidel, 4flow AG, Berlin, Germany; Thomas Huth, FEV Motorentechnik, Aachen, Germany Network Design for Build-To-Order Automotive Production Kati Brauer and Thomas Seidel, 4flow AG, Berlin, Germany Automotive e-hubs: Exploring Motivations and Barriers to Collaboration and Interaction Mickey Howard, Richard Vidgen and Philip Powell, School of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UK Automotive Supplier Park Strategies Supporting Build-To-Order Joe Miemczyk, Audencia School of Management, Nantes, France; Mickey Howard, School of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UK Managing the Transition to '5 Day Car' in Europe Gareth Stone, Valerie Crute & Andrew Graves, University of Bath School of Management, UK The Road to the 5-day
About the Author:

Glenn Parry is a senior research fellow in the University of Bath's School of Management (UK), having joined the university after working for the UK Lean Aerospace Initiative, WMG and the University of Warwick (UK). He is participating in the EU Intelligent Logistics for Innovative Product Technologies (ILIPT) project, which explores the feasibility of producing and delivering a bespoke car within only 5 days. His research interests include enterprise transformation and the move to service; application of lean and agile thinking, and development of practice, within automotive, aerospace and construction contexts; and enterprise resource planning systems.

Andrew Graves is Professorial Fellow, Management of Technology, also at the University of Bath (UK). He has worked as development engineer and team manager in the world of Formula 1 and 2 racing, and from 1985 he was part of the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex (UK). He is a member of several professional bodies, including the Aerospace, Innovation & Growth Team, DTI; the Automotive Innovation & Growth Team, DTI; and the SMMT Motorists Working Group.