Kvalikon Ltd.

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Automotive Benchmarking Club General
presentation

• Kvalikon Ltd.
• is a cooperating partner of PANAC in operating
  the Benchmarking Club

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The need for using Benchmarking

• General requirement in the automotive quality
  system standards
• Setting company visions and strategies without
  knowledge on the performance of competitors and
  the understanding general trends of the industry
  cannot be well established
• This tool is a necessity in evaluating the real
  competences of the company and its level of
  market potential
• Further advantages resulted from the planned use
  of the benchmarking activity
• Introduction to the best practice, sharing
  experiences
• Developing the performance evaluation system
• Support for the continuous improvement system

The Benchmarking Club organized and run by PANAC
is offering an easy to introduce, flexible
solution, that is designed to satisfy unique
needs of individual companies.
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The History of AutomotiveBenchmarking Club 1/3

• September, 2002
• A 14 day long workshop and training to launch
  the Benchmarking Club
• Code of ethics, list of indicators
• October, 2002
• The 1st Benchmarking Club meeting - Host
  Schefenacker Automotive Parts Ungarn-SAPU
  (Mosonszolnok)
• December, 2002
• Closing the first period of data acquisition,
  sending the first reports
• February, 2003
• The 1st Benchmarking Forum - Host Visteon
  Hungary Ltd. (Székesfehérvár)
• July, 2003
• Closing the second period of data acquisition,
  sending the second report
• October, 2003
• The 2nd Benchmarking Forum - Host InterPlus Ltd.
  (Tamási)
• December, 2003
• Closing the third period of data acquisition,
  sending the third report
• The 2nd Benchmarking Club meeting - Host W.E.T.
  Hungary Ltd. (Pilisszentiván) consultation
  about modification and expansion of benchmarking
  indicators

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The History of AutomotiveBenchmarking Club 2/3

• March, 2004
• The 3rd Benchmarking Forum - Host PANAC
• Decision of modification and expansion of
  benchmarking indicators, confirm the list of
  indicators
• April, 2004
• Benchmarking training for the newly joined
  members (Location Budapest)
• July, 2004
• Meeting with the representatives of Durban Auto
  Cluster and the South African Automotive
  Benchmarking Club - Discussion about the
  possibility of future cooperation
• August, 2004
• Closing the fourth period of data acquisition,
  sending the fourth report
• November, 2004
• The 4th Benchmarking Forum - Host Ajka
  Electronics Ltd. (Ajka)
• February, 2005
• The 5th Benchmarking Forum - Host Alcoa European
  Wheel Products Ltd. (Székesfehérvár)
• Closing the fifth period of data acquisition,
  sending the fifth report
• March, 2005
• Collaboration with the South African Automotive
  Benchmarking Club sharing average indicator
  numbers to each others

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The History of AutomotiveBenchmarking Club 3/3

• April, 2005
• The 6th Benchmarking Forum - Host Videoton
  Holding Co. Electro-PLAST Company (Kaposvár)
• July, 2005
• Closing the sixth period of data acquisition,
  sending the sixth report
• November, 2005
• Benchmarking training (Location Budapest)
• May, 2006
• Closing the seventh period of data acquisition,
  sending the seventh report
• June, 2006
• The 7th Benchmarking Forum - Host Hödlmayr
  Hungary Logistics Ltd. (Gyor)
• Subsequent meetings will be held
• End of September, 2006 Benteler Automotive Ltd.
  (Mór)
• November, 2006 General Motors Powertrain -
  Hungary Ltd. (Szentgotthárd)

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Our approach to the benchmarking activity

• The main condition of a fruitful benchmarking is
  to find the best way of cooperation between
  partners and to define mutual interests
• Benchmarking offers an opportunity the partners
  to get a proper picture of their efficiency and
  performance in the market
• Benchmarking is not only an automatic
  data-transfer system but a new frame of business
  learning and functional innovate
• A new mentality also belongs to the benchmarking
  activity which are adopted by the members
• Benchmarking is being operated on that score to
  expansion and to assist the leaderships work
• To broaden the benchmarking activity has been
  done step by step

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Services of the Benchmarking Club

• I. Working out and administering the
  organizational framework of the Benchmarking
  activity
• II./1. Gathering data/Data processing
• II./2. Reporting analyzed data
• Providing Benchmarking trainings
• Organizing Benchmarking meetings

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I. Organizational framework of the Benchmarking
Club 1/2
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I. Organizational framework of the Benchmarking
Club 2/2
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II./1. Gathering data/Data processing
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II./2. Reporting analyzed data
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III. Benchmarking trainings

• Regular trainings are organized in line with the
  schedule of the Benchmarking Club
• At the beginning of the data collection period
• Based on the needs of the participating companies
• 1 day Basics of Benchmarking
• Participation fee for one employee of the Club
  member companies is included in the Club
  membership fee

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IV. Benchmarking meetings

• Benchmarking Forum
• Twice a year, organized as a conclusion of the
  data collection periods
• Evaluation of the results of the semester, award
  ceremony
• Benchmarking Club Meetings
• Focused discussions, topic(s) selected based on
  the needs of the members
• Based on needs 2-3 meetings/semester
• Ideally organized on site of a participating
  company
• Provides opportunity for process benchmarking

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Membership fees of the Benchmarking Club

• Special discounted fee for PANAC members
• 57.881 HUF / semester (225 / semester)
• The discounted fee is extended to the members of
  MGSZ, MAJOSZ, and Pannon Electronic Cluster
• Normal fee
• 92.610 HUF / semester (360 / semester)

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Participating companies (Spring 2006)1/3
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Participating companies (Spring 2006)2/3
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Participating companies (Spring 2006)3/3

• New club members
• BOS Automotive Products Ungarn (Mosonszolnok)

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Benchmarking Club indicators
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Demo chart - D01Fluctuation
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Other information

• Pannon Automotive Cluster (PANAC) BERKI, Tímea
• H-9027 Gyor, Gesztenyefa u. 4.
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail berki.timea_at_autocluster.hu
• Web www.autocluster.hu
• Kvalikon Management Consulting Systems
  Development Ltd. NÉMETH, Balázs PhD.
• H-1125 Budapest, Istenhegyi út 63/B.
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail kvalikon_at_axelero.hu
• Web www.kvalikon.hu