Continuing on bulky data transfer.
You know that if you were a GM you have had several divisions, result of all the companies GM bought 'a la Cisco' in the early 20 Century. Buick, Cadillac, Oldsmobile.
All of them were semi-autonomous and everyone have its own platform etc etc etc. Now we live in the times of the world car. It can build and sold anywhere in the world.
(US people are new to that but Europeans know more about that world car thing)
But lets look what happen with data within (and this is only Powertrain area of GM)
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Suppliers are Sending Data To GMPT Using Various Formats:
. UG Format, IGES, DXF or STEP Etc …,
. Tape 8mm, 4mm Dat …,
. Tar, CPIO, HP, SUN, NT Etc …,
. CD Format Unix, NT Etc ….,
The Results are: POOR SECURITY,
Higher Cost and Timing Issues.
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They have that donkey carting this stuff and they can't cope no more:
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GM POWERTRAIN
Operating and coordinating responsibility for:
• 37 sites (plants, engineering, and testing) in
• 13 countries with about countries with about
• 76,000 people people
• Primarily supplies engines and transmissions
for GM cars and trucks for GM cars and trucks
• Also sells to 25+ non-GM OEM’s, including GM OEM’s,
AM General, AM General, BMW, Daewoo, Isuzu, Mercury , Isuzu, Mercury , Volvo Marine, Volvo
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Why GM wants to change this status quo and out streamline everything into a seamless network?
To that I come next... |
