Engineering Management Initial Presentation - Volkswagen Jake Lacey Mark Morrison Nathanael Oh

2. Jake Lacey [7668899]
[ Product Design Engineering ]
Nathanael Oh [7662882]
[ Product Design Engineering ]
Mark Morrison [7663145]
[ Product Design Engineering ]
Group Introduction

3. Contents
Points covered in this presentation:
- Organisation background
- Gantt Chart
- Organisation Objectives
- Topic Questions

4. - Based in Wolfsburg, Germany, just
over 200km West of Berlin
- Volkswagen has over 500,000
employees and sells its vehicles in
153 countries
- The company owns Audi, Bentley,
Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche,
SEAT and Skoda
Information about Volkswagen

5. Project Plan + Gantt Chart
Project Plan:
Research organisation and define
a set of objectives to focus on.
Focus questions around these
objectives to create a cohesive
report.
At set intervals, group members
will review work done by each
other for better understanding of
the topic and to prevent repeated
content.
Group
Topics
Wiki Planning
+ Layout

6. - To understand Volkswagen's position in relation to
competitor companies.
- To see what damage has been caused to the company
due to the relatively recent engine emissions cover up.
- To observe how the company has transitioned from its
origin, how it reflects on its past and how it affects their
decisions for the future.
Group Objectives

7. Group Involvement
Jake Lacey
Managing Change and Innovation
Nathanael Oh
Social and Ethical Considerations
Mark Morrison
Decision Making and Planning Challenges
Everyone
Environment and Sustainability

8. Managing Change and Innovation
Main points of concern:
- Question 1:
How has Volkswagen approached it’s ever
competing market to remain an influential car
manufacturer?
- Question 2:
What initiatives have been implemented that reflect
today’s society?

9. Social and Ethical Considerations
Main points of concern:
- Question 1:
Why does /and why should Volkswagen want to be a
Socially and Ethically responsible company?
- Question 2:
What does Volkswagen do in order for them to become
a Socially and Ethically responsible company?

10. Decision Making and Planning Challenges
Main points of concern:
- Question 1:
How has Volkswagen gone about fixing or limiting the
effect of the relatively recent emissions cover up?
- Question 2:
Given Volkswagen owns an assortment of other car
companies; How do the various organisations run and
who makes the decisions?

11. Environment and Sustainability
Main points of concern:
- Question 1:
How has Volkswagen as an organisation gone about
making their products sustainable both in the present
and the future?
- Question 2:
What is the problem related to the emissions of cars
and their impacts on the environment?

12. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2009/06/car-brands-who-
owns-what/index.htm
http://www.volkswagen.com.au/en/company/volkswagen_group.html
Volkswagen Beetle
http://images.hgmsites.net/med/2014-volkswagen-beetle-convertible-r-
line_100417977_m.jpg
Volkswagen Amarok
http://www.ausmotive.com/images2/VW-Amarok-17.jpg
Volkswagen Golf GTI
http://s3.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Volkswagen-
Golf-GTI-Concept-1.jpg
Skoda Logo
http://pngimg.com/upload/car_logo_PNG1664.png
References
Seat logo
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7d/SEAT_logo_
(2012).svg/1280px-SEAT_logo_(2012).svg.png
Porsche Logo
https://upload.wikimedia.
org/wikipedia/de/thumb/7/70/Porsche_Logo.svg/2000px-
Porsche_Logo.svg.png
Bentley Logo
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.
net/logopedia/images/7/7b/Bentley_logo.png/revision/latest?
cb=20150206164539
Lamborghini Logo
http://pngimg.com/upload/lamborghini_PNG10709.png
Bugatti Logo
http://www.bugatti.
com/typo3conf/ext/bugatti_design/Resources/Public/Images/og_bu
gatti.jpg
Audi Logo