An approach to supporting decision makers in determining the most efficient POD-checks for new vehicle projects

Abstract In general, production oriented design (POD) and POD-checks are well-known, extensively discussed topics. Papers and books on these topics began to appear already in the 1970s. Nowadays, there are lots of powerful possibilities for POD and POD-checks. Nevertheless, car manufacturers are still confronted with challenges in these areas. Especially with respect to POD-checks, sustainable solutions that create transparency as far as existing possibilities are concerned are missing. It is often unclear which specific validation methods/tools exist in different departments. This is a critical situation. In connection with new projects, it is possible that suboptimal POD-checks are favoured due to missing transparency. In this paper, a new approach which can help to improve the situation is presented.