Systems Integration Helps Deliver Just-in-Time
By employing In-Line Vehicle Sequencing (ILVS), Visteon is able to maintain a long track record of successfully delivering "just-in-time" — a process that can supply thousands of different assembly combinations while reducing supply inventory. This type of integrated supply structure, which leads to reductions in inventory, can help automotive manufacturers significantly reduce the cost of producing vehicles.
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As an experienced systems integrator, Visteon is well positioned to consolidate and collaborate with other suppliers to deliver integrated modules and systems.
Delivering Integrated Systems
By providing pre-assembled integrated parts through ILVS, Visteon is able to reduce warehousing costs and increase efficiency for vehicle manufacturers.
Visteon's facility in Saline, Mich. uses ILVS to manage the automaker's build-to-order schedules. This allows for greater adaptability to manufacturer specifications. The facility operates on a weekly schedule that allows for flexibility in delivering exactly what the automaker needs in a timely manner. Vehicle manufacturers receive fully assembled, integrated systems that are ready to "plug and play" in-sequence and on time.
Visteon Manages Quality Control
ILVS alleviates the pressures automakers face by transferring certain obligatory responsibilities to the supplier. Instead of working with several cluster suppliers, the vehicle manufacturer can rely on Visteon for everything — installing and addressing any issues with a component part to managing inventory. Current ILVS arrangements allow Visteon to store materials on-site and supply the system to the manufacturer as needed. Because Visteon manages quality control, Tier II supplier issues are virtually invisible to the automaker.
Today's Manufacturers Rely on Outsourcing
Recent trends show that automakers increasingly rely on suppliers to deliver advanced, integrated systems. Portions of the vehicle that can be outsourced allow automakers to reduce costs and improve manufacturing efficiencies. This way, manufacturers can focus on building the entire vehicle while allowing their supply base to focus on the systems that comprise the vehicle.
Additional Information
Product Specifications - Cockpit Modules
Product Specifications - Instrument Panel
Feature Story - Cockpit Modules Design and Modeling
Feature Story - Cockpit Modules Testing
Feature Story - Negative Thermoforming
Feature Story - Cockpit Modules
Feature Story - Mold-in-Color Instrument Panel
Capabilities - GENPAD®
Capabilities - In-Line
Vehicle Sequencing
Capabilities - Instrument Panel Manufacturing