Introduction to the Automotive Ecosystem

Course code: PD531723

Corporations today are on-boarding new employees critical to their mission in supporting various industries. The ramp up of these individuals is necessary to quickly contribute to the core expertise of the business. The challenge to corporations is to introduce these individuals into a far more complex world, both external and internal to the enterprise.

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the Automotive Industry “Ecosystem,” describing its global dimension, impact on society, business dynamics, organizational structure, future trends, and the importance of the technical staffs inside automotive companies.

Recognizing the breadth of this industry, the course endeavors to provide the participant with a broad understanding of the workings of an automotive enterprise. It is designed to enable new employees to perform their job functions more successfully by knowing how their responsibilities fit into, contribute to, influence, and are influenced by all the elements in automobile ecosystem.

Objectives

By participating in this on-demand course, you’ll be able to:

• Recognize the size and scope of the global automotive industry and the trending new technologies that will shape its future
• Describe the influences of the business environment including the supply chain’s tiered structure and integration with the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
• Highlight the automotive sector’s social contributions
• Describe the past and present automotive sector’s corporate culture
• Relate the steps necessary to create a business model
• Illustrate the OEM’s organizational structure, functions, and processes
• Describe the functional and performance groups responsible for product execution organized by subsystem and product performance requirements
• Describe a day in the life of an automotive engineer