The Automotive Supplier conference was organised to keep suppliers and potential suppliers to the automotive sector abreast of the demands of original equipment manufacturers. This book of papers is from the expert presentations given covering the whole of the plastics and rubber supply chain, including cost/price strategies, legislation, productivity and quality issues.

List of Papers

Supplying Jaguar Cars
David Williams, Jaguar Cars, UK

The Foresight Vehicle - Sustainable Mobility for the 21st Century
Mike Sporton, Grentek Ltd., UK

Automotive Supply Web
Steve Rigby, KPMG, UK

The Global Automotive Moulder
Piers Catton, Tennex Europe Ltd., UK

Automotives, Plastics and the Environment
Mercia Gick, British Plastics Federation, UK

Benign Invasions
Arthur David, SMMT Industry Forum, UK

Building the Better Mould-Shop for the Needs of the Automotive Supplier
Reinhard Bauer, Engel, Austria

Will the Plastics Intensive Car Become Commercially Viable
Peter Wells, Centre for Automotive Industry Research, Cardiff Business School, UK

Plastics - A Material of Choice in the Automotive Industry
Neil Mayne, Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (APME), Belgium

The Global Automotive Moulder
Kevin Edwards and Roy Haworth, Siemens Automotive Systems Ltd, UK

Turning it Around
Peter Cockroft, Price Waterhouse Coopers, UK

Improving the Performance of the General Rubber Goods Manufacturing Sector
John Gerrard, The British Rubber Manufacturers Association, UK

Quality: The Never-Ending Lesson. A Review and Update of Typical Supplier Quality Demands in Automotives
David Scrimshire, TEC Transnational Ltd., UK

The Challenge of Co-Development
Stephen Evans, Cogent 2000 Programme Director

The Benefits of Process Niche
Roger Dennett, Blowspeed Group, UK

Schemes, Dreams and Automobiles - Reflections on Change Through the Car Industry
Chris Cernes, Cernes & Associates, UK