In ten pages this paper examines how the automotive industry can go about changing a product from its initial concept through to being delivered. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.
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we look at the automotive industry this is as true as any other. However, this is not only in terms of the way that the processes have changes, but also
the way that these are reflected and have created change in the human element. In any industry there will be numerous inputs, these will all requirement managing in order to
control the processes that produce the outputs and maximise the value that may be gained from them. One set of changes that
may be noted are the changes that are required or demanded by the consumer. There is an increased trend for personalisation customisation. This is very apparent in the automotive industry,
with many companies seeking to gain competitive advantage in the way that may differentiate themselves in the range of options that are available. There was once a time when the
choice would have been limited to simple elements, such as the colour of the car and the number of doors, as a response to the way in which the industry
has developed the demands are much higher, this has resulted in changes in both the sales process and the manufacturing processes. 2. Different types of change. There are many
types of changer, from the internal changes dictated by process, technology and economics, to the demand of the consumer in features as well as value and service. In order to
understand the industry we need to look briefly at these changes. 2.1 Customer changes The first type of change we can consider is that of the consumer. The
automotive industry is over a hundred years old. The times have changed over the last decade let along the last century. The Ford model T was the first production line