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