Service Overview
Technical Support & Engineering
CIC provides structured technical support across product development, industrialization, and organizational capability building within the automotive supplier environment.
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Product Development & Engineering
→ Concept design and product innovation
→ Design development and optimization
→ Engineering guideline development (plastic components)
→ Material selection and feasibility assessment
→ Lightweight and sustainability-focused design
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Industrialization & Manufacturing Support
→ Manufacturing process alignment for new concepts
→ Prototype and production tooling feasibility analysis
→ Tooling management support
→ Integration of components within complex modules and kinematics
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Quality & Program Execution
→ Facilitation of established automotive quality tools
→ Structured support to achieve defined program deliverables
→ Cross-functional coordination during development and launch
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Organizational & Resource Assessment
→ Project resource evaluation
→ Skills and competency assessment
→ Targeted recommendations for capability development
Services and Methods
Process & Technical Methods
CIC supports structured product and process validation throughout the full development lifecycle.
​​​Key areas of involvement include:
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→ Design feasibility risk assessments and structured reporting
→ Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
→ Dimensional engineering from concept through launch
→ Assembly process and tolerance analysis
→ Product integration and design optimization
→ Prototype and production tooling optimization
→ Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE)
→ Benchmarking and teardown studies
→ Application and coaching in DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R and related quality systems
The focus is on early risk identification, cross-functional alignment, and disciplined execution.
Services and Methods
Project Management & Leadership Development
Beyond technical execution, CIC provides structured project guidance and leadership support within engineering organizations.
Services include:
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→ Hands-on project execution support combined with staff mentoring
→ Coaching aligned with individual career paths and organizational structures
→ Leadership development planning and one-to-one mentoring
→ Facilitation of trust-based collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
→ Integration of additional industry specialists where required
Engagement is pragmatic and tailored to the client’s operational environment, with emphasis on sustainable capability development.
