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INGOLSTADT, GERMANY — Delphi Automotive is one of the five companies to be selected by the prestigious Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) to receive its 2010 "Successful Practice Award" for targeted and efficient technology management. The award was created in 2005 by the IPT — an arm of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft — the largest organization for applied research in Europe, and was presented during a ceremony held on February 16 in Ingolstadt, Germany.

The "Successful Practice Award" recognizes companies with demonstrated and validated best-in-class global practices. Selection criteria from the Fraunhofer IPT included clear structure in technology management and consistent processes to identify new technologies as well as pro-active and consequent IP-management and recognition process for new innovations.

Following the site visit, Delphi was commended for its strong and visible vision, its clear portfolio focus on safe, green, and connected product technologies, the strong connection across its technology management processes, and its leadership-led process for employee recognition.

"It’s clear that Delphi took the opportunity to remake itself during the company’s recent restructuring process " said Toni Drescher, group leader of technology management for Fraunhofer IPT, following the Delphi site visit. "They have clearly demonstrated the ability to sustain these practices over time"

Delphi is one of the largest CMII users in the world. To download the full press release go to http://www.gfkm.de.

With the term "R² Initiative" GfKM CMII Europe – Center of Expertise for Cost Avoidance – is starting the year 2011 with an initiative for cost avoidance thru reducing the re-work/corrective actions in businesses.

In the opinion of business experts the crisis is over and businesses will be profitable again in 2011, this is the good news. But are we equipping ourselves for the next crisis?

"Larger turnover, higher market share, amalgamations, innovations" are the typical business goals for the coming years, which themselves partly depend on the market and therefore lie beyond our sphere of influence.

With this R² Initiative, GfKM is going in another direction with its customers: More profit and business stability by cost avoidance with the aim of "efficiency improvement by process improvement".

For more information on this unique initiative and to download your personal copy of the R² White Paper (English Issue or German Issue) with step by step instructions go to the GfKM web site at http://www.gfkm.de.