Client Challenges
- Increasing demand for higher safety standards and luxury inside the cars
- Environmental sustainability - demand for green vehicles
- Requirement for vehicles with better fuel efficiency
- Growing market of low priced automobiles
- Shortened time to market due to high competition
- Need to tap emerging economies and markets
What TCS Provides
Automotive Design and Value Engineering: Concept evaluation, detailed design, ergonomics benchmarking and vehicle studies, Engine development program, value engineering, packaging activities and dimensional management, Ladder diagrams, 3D routing and 2D schematics for electrical harness.
Simulation Activities: CFD simulations (Power-train thermal, air flow simulations), Structural simulations (NVH, durability, impact simulations and design sensitivity).
Automotive Electronics and Embedded Systems: Firmware development, application development, hardware development, reverse engineering, modeling & code-generation, HIL/ MIL/ SIL testing, MCD tools, verification services, advanced engineering and R&D in Body controls, Power train, Chassis, Diagnostics, Infotainment and Security.
Product Lifecycle Management Solutions: CAD integration, configuration management, design collaboration, Engineering Change Management (ECM), enterprise integration, New Product Development & Introduction (NPDI), program management and supplier collaboration.
Automotive Shop Floor Services: Plant Automation Systems, Digital Manufacturing and Costing.
Automotive Sourcing and Procurement Services: Sourcing advisory services, Sourcing program management and “Art to Part” solutions.
Engineering IT and KBE solutions: Design automation and Productivity tools development.
Aftermarket Services: Handheld diagnostic equipment, Emission analyzers.
Business Value
- Reduced time-to-market
- Increased focus on innovation and product development
- Improved quality of processes
- Enhanced operational efficiency
- Reduced lead time to production
Client Thoughts
“We have been working together since 2005 and TCS has consistently measured high on our expectations of quality; cost efficiency; flexibility; and process innovation for continuously raising the bar. TCS’ management commitment to the relationship and transparency with Nissan helped in ensuring ‘On Time Delivery’ of 98% and FTR of 96% within a very reasonable time. Nissan and TCS continuously collaborate to improve these performances. The certainty in managing this relationship is commendable and a step ahead of our needs.”
-Nissan Motors, Atsushi Shizuta, Corporate Vice President
“TCS has won the Innovation Award for their zeal and proactive attitude, the excellent involvement in the activities of design and the contribution in the selection of IT technologies supporting innovation. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an outstanding example of technological leadership and a model of cultural integration and exchange.”
-Scuderia Ferrari, Mario Almondo, Operations Director
Alliances
- Dassault Systemes
- Siemens PLM Software
- SAP
- Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) for Testing Services
- Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI) for development and testing automotive components
- Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) for joint Go-To-Marketing, Consultancy and Training