PVMI Researchers Meeting 2013

AGENDA

Thursday, November 21, 2013

8–8:30 a.m.
BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
The Wharton School

8:30–9:10 p.m.
WELCOME
INTRODUCTION TO THE MACK INSTITUTE
UPDATE ON PVMI
LINKS BETWEEN THE MACK AND PVMI RESEARCH AGENDAS

Saikat Chaudhuri, John Paul MacDuffie, Nicolaj Siggelkow

9:10–10:20 a.m.
RESEARCH REPORTS #1
Integration of NPD activities at Fiat/Chrysler
Francesco Zirpoli, Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia and Josh Whitford, Columbia University

Establishing vehicle architecture (Japan data)
Hidetada Higashi, Yamanasahi Gakuin University

Deployment of EVs in France
Felix von Pechmann and Romain Beaume, École Polytechnique

10:20–10:40 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK

10:40 a.m.–Noon
RESEARCH REPORTS #2
New business models in transition to electric mobility
Heike Proff, Universität Duisburg-Essen

Community-based innovation at Local Motors/Threadless
Victor Seidel, Babson College

Co-patents between Japanese OEMs & Japanese/int’l. suppliers
Merieke Stevens, Erasmus University

Supplier involvement in OEM NPD
Shen Yeniyurt, Rutgers University

Noon–1 p.m.
LUNCH

1–1:30 p.m.
REFLECTIONS FROM AN IMVP VETERAN
Dan Whitney, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1:30–2:30 p.m.
RESEARCH REPORTS #3
Indian auto firms — catching up/breaking into global value chain
Ram Mudambi, Temple University

Building collective knowledge resources in emerging markets
Rafael Corredoira, University of Maryland

R&D paradox in the Korean ecosystem
Ki-Chan Kim, Catholic University of Korea

2:30–3 p.m.
COFFEE BREAK

3–4:20 p.m.
RESEARCH REPORTS AND UPDATES
Fuel consumption and technological progress in China
Yang Yu, Stanford University

Electric vehicle industry in China
Xueyuan (Adrian) Liu, Wuhan University

Timing, initial resource commitment, marketization and firm performance: International joint ventures in China’s auto market
Tom Tao, James Madison University

Transition from RWD to FWD architecture after 1970s oil shocks
Daniel Engler, New York University

Selection and diffusion of alternative-fuel technologies
Eric Peterson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / United Technologies Corporation

How tasks/functions of manufacturing engineering differ in Europe vs. Japan
Mihail Marinov, Yokohama National University

4:20–5:20 p.m.
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION: SHAPING PVMI’S FUTURE
Facilitated by John Paul MacDuffie
Three breakout groups will discuss assigned topics and then report back to the full group.

5:20–5:30 p.m.
WRAPUP AND PREVIEW OF FRIDAY’S CONFERENCE
John Paul MacDuffie