From build-to-order to customize-to-order

The European automotive industry is facing enormous challenges as a result of the financial crisis, high prices for oil and steel, intensified emission controls and the trend towards electric vehicles. To tackle these challenges, traditional procedures have to be questioned and the novel approaches have to be estabished. The European Commission-funded project AC/DC (TIP5-CT-2006-031520) supports this transition towards a sustainable automotive economy by means of knowledge-based products and processes introducing innovative approaches. This handbook "From Build-to-Order to Customize-to-Order" represents a code of practice based on the AC/DC project.