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Reference Number	DFT-2001-00
Title	Key performance indicators in the automotive supply chain
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Not Energy Related 85%; Energy Efficiency(Transport) 15%;
Research Types	Applied Research and Development 100%
Science and Technology Fields	SOCIAL SCIENCES (Economics and Econometrics) 50%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Business and Management Studies) 50%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Project Contact No email address given AEA Technology Environment
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	DfT
Start Date	01 April 2001
End Date	01 May 2002
Duration	13 months
Total Grant Value	£50,000
Industrial Sectors	Transport; Manufacturing
Region	South East
Programme	DfT Freight logistics
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Project Contact , AEA Technology Environment (99.999%)
	Other Investigator	Project Contact , Heriot-Watt University (0.001%)
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Objectives	The objectives of the research are to: (i) design key performance indicators appropriate to the needs and capability of the industry, (ii) collect the data necessary to calculate these indicators with a degree of statistical robustness, and (iii) provide the automotive industry with information about its performance that it can use to use to improve the efficiency of its logistics. This data should: (a) inform policy makers as to the effectiveness of the logistics system in this market sect or, (b) allow inter-company comparison using data collected by common methods, (c) give contributors industry wide transparency to encourage those below average to improve by targeting gross inefficiencies, and (d) help those at the top end of the market to identify those areas that still have small inefficiencies
Abstract	Since 1998 the EEBPP has been working on developing and establishing KPIs of vehicle utilisation in individual distribution sectors.
Publications	(none)
Final Report	(none)
Added to Database	06/02/08