AMDX Proposal

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Auto Manufacturing Data-eXchange (AMDX) an OAGI
initiative for theGlobal Automotive
IndustrySupply Chain
OAGI
Jama
Odette
AMDX
AIAG
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Business Opportunities Exist We need to work
together globally to insure everybody
participates and benefits

• Opportunities for New Forms of Electronic
  Collaboration
• Critical Response Collaboration
• Warranty
• Vendor Managed Inventory
• Inventory Consumption
• Global Electronic Invoice
• End-of-Life Vehicle Reportable Materials
  Electronic Reporting Standard
• Engineering Change

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What is the AMDX initiative?

• A proposal for AIAG and Odette to form a joint
  initiative to create a defined set of automotive
  industry supply chain transactions expressed in
  XML schemas and business process models by
  contracting with the Open Applications Group.
• Most automotive industry OEMs, suppliers,
  solution providers, B2B trade exchanges are
  eagerly waiting for someone to develop of a set
  of standardized XML documents so they can begin
  embracing this new technology and take advantage
  of the benefits it promises
• This initiative will complement the retail
  facing work already underway in the STAR/XML
  project
• The proposed new auto industry XML standards will
  leverage cross-industry XML documents developed
  by a recognized XML content standards
  organization backed by software industry

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Why do we need AMDX?

• Global automotive industry rapidly moving towards
  internet based communication and use of XML
  technology in order to streamline operations
• XML document standards for the global automotive
  industry currently do not exist
• Traditional EDI-like processes for developing
  this technology are not producing results fast
  enough to support the needs of industry
• We must ensure that new auto industry XML
  document standards address the needs of North
  America, Europe and Asia

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Major Players
AMDX Project
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Open Application Group (OAGI)

• The Open Applications Group is a non-profit
  consortium of over 90 members focusing on best
  practices and process based XML content for
  eBusiness and Application Integration.
• Mission is to define and encourage the adoption
  of a unifying standard for eBusiness and
  Application Software interoperability that
  reduces customer cost and time to deploy
  solutions.

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Open Applications Group
Who we are
Not-For-Profit Industry Consortium building
standards for Global Business Integration

• Business to Business
• Application to Application
• Application to Execution
• For horizontal business

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STAR/XML Project - a prototype for AMDX

• Next Generation OEM to Dealer communication
  mechanism
• Partnership of
• Open Applications Group
• Automotive OEMs
• Dealer Service Providers
• National Auto Dealers Association

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STAR/XML Objective

• Secure, automated interchange of auto retail
  business data over a TCP/IP-based infrastructure
  using industry consensus protocols

DEALERS DMS
OEM SYSTEMS
Auto Retail Infrastructure transport, trading
partner business process interaction protocols
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STAR/XML Partnership

• Users
• NADA
• Daimler Chrysler
• Ford
• GM
• Toyota
• Honda

• Solution Providers
• EDS
• RR
• UCS
• ADP

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Current STAR Projects

• Parts Order Fill Rate, Parts Order Status, Parts
  Sales
• Credit Evaluation
• Customer/Prospect Information
• Vehicle Service History, Repair Order
• Warranty Labor Operation
• Testbed Implementation

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AMDX Business Case (example Global Invoice)

• Global Invoice will provide benefits for all
  faster receipt of receivables, reduced error in
  payment management and accounting, tracking and
  reporting capability needed to satisfy regulatory
  requirements.
• To implement Global Invoice, we need agreements
  to enable all to participate affordably.
• Technical agreements on standard formats and
  standard data exchange transport. That enables
  vendors to bring inexpensive products to market.
• Agreements on business practices that provide
  benefit for all, leveraging the technology
• To get the agreements, we need an open forum,
  facilitation, and effort to develop them.
• Same reasoning applies to each of the other
  opportunities.

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Deliverables
AMDX project will deliver enhanced set of
automotive XML documents based on X12/EDIFACT
transactions as well as creating new standardized
transactions for critical business processes not
being addressed today.

• Material Release
• Ship Notice
• Ship Schedule
• Application Advice
• Receiving advice
• Production Sequence
• Inventory Report
• Purchase Order
• Request for Quote
• Response to RFQ
• PO Change
• PO Acknowledgement
• PO Change Acknowledgement
• Invoice
• Payment order/remittance
• Text message

AMDX needs to be sized to produce deliverables
within project timeframe and scope
Legacy X12 and EDIFACT transactions

• Standardized set of
• content for transactions
• business processes collaborations
• messaging framework.

• Critical response scenario
• Inventory consumption
• Engineering changes
• Warranty
• eAPQP

12 to 20?
NEW business processes
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AMDX Project Overview
AMDX Board
AMDX Management Team
Odette Technology Committee
AIAG EC Steering Committee
AMDX Project Office
OAGI Technical Support Team
Domain groups
Material Management Work Group
Procurement Work Group
Finance Work Group
ebXML Messaging Work Group

• Material Release
• Ship Notice
• Ship Schedule
• Application Advice
• Receiving advice
• Production Sequence
• Inventory Report

• Invoice
• Payment order/remittance
• Text message

• Purchase Order
• Request for Quote
• Response to RFQ
• PO Change
• PO Acknowledgement
• PO Change Acknowledgement

• TRP
• Security
• Digital certificates

Legacy X12 and EDIFACT

• Critical response scenario
• Inventory consumption
• Engineering changes
• Warranty
• eAPQP

New processes