Global agility: The R and D vision for an agile enterprise

Journal Article · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994 · UMTRI Research Review

OSTI ID:418693

Baker, K

The author, Vice President - NAO Research and Development Center, General Motors Corporation, in addressing the subject of agility in the automotive industry, defines what an agile enterprise is and discusses what General Motors Corporation is doing in the area of research and development (R&D) as an agile organization. Among the examples he describes are GM`s nationwide electric vehicle demonstration program, Information Accelerator (GM`s new interactive multimedia technology), the role of GM in the Partnership for a New Generation Vehicle (PNGV), GM`s Integrated Vehicle Design and Analysis (IVDA), and GM R&D`s software-driven knitting process, called 3-D Knit, that can replicate a photograph or artwork throughout the interior of the car.

• OSTI ID: 418693
• Journal Information: UMTRI Research Review, Vol. 25, Issue 2-3; Other Information: PBD: 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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