Snapon Diagnostics

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Snap-on Diagnostics

• University of Limerick April 2007
• Joe Gibbs
• Director of European Engineering

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Snap-on Global

• Snap-on is a premier supplier of tools, equipment
  diagnostic solutions to the automotive
  business.
• Approx 2.4 billion annual revenue
• Over 11000 employees
• More than 5,500 franchisees and authorized
  dealers
• 57 of employees are US-based 43 international
• Snap-on Diagnostics
• Approx 220million annual turnover
• 250 RD
• Chicago, San Jose, Cork, Kunshan
• Outsourcing partners India, Bulgaria, UK,
  Ireland

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Total Solutions Provider

• Hand power tools
• Tool storage
• Wheel service
• Collision repair equipment
• Lifts
• Engine diagnostics
• Emissions testing repair
• Shop management
• Service repair information

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Shopstream

• Complete workshop solution
• Multi-function diagnostic tool
• Windows based
• Includes
• Workshop management
• Business management S/W
• Vehicle diagnostics
• OBD fault codes
• Vehicle component test
• Labscope
• DVM
• Vehicle repair information
• based on community knowledge

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Cork Facility Overview

• Headcount 45-60
• Resources
• S/W C, C, .NET, VB, ASP,HTML,XML
• Automotive Mechanics, Technicians Engineers
• Functions
• S/W Development
• Product
• Services
• Tools
• Automotive expertise
• Project management
• Outsource management skills

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Cork Facility Challenges

• Perception of Ireland as a good location for s/w
  development but not necessarily automotive.
• Finding experienced automotive resources.
• Vehicle expertise
• Communications protocol knowledge
• Industry knowledge
• Finding opportunities for innovation in a lean
  environment of continuous cost reduction
• Challenge from low cost development sites
• Outsourcing

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Lero Collaboration

• Legacy Code Analysis
• Snap-on core product is heavily dependent on
  legacy code
• Re-architecture proposal underway by Lero
• Product Definition
• Snap-on has a mature model Product Realisation
  Cycle
• Agile S/W Development
• Snap-on agile team spread between Cork and San
  Diego
• Global s/w dev is a key interest for Lero
• Experienced Based Information
• Snap-on can benefit from UL expertise in
  community knowledge

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Lero Snap-on

• Raises awareness of Ireland as a viable location
  for innovative Automotive S/W development.
• A source of experienced researchers.
• Potentially provides a forum for Automotive S/W
  Groups to meet and discuss common problems.
• Potential for encouraging synergies between Irish
  S/W Development Groups
• Promotes Seminar's and awareness of new S/W
  Development Techniques.

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Specific future needs

• Experienced graduates/researchers in Automotive
  S/W Engineering
• Specific research that will lead to product
  breakthroughs as well as process and technology
  improvements.
• Assistance in identifying opportunities in
  specific areas of vehicle technology such as
• FlexRay, Autosar, MOST etc
• Additional Automotive Industry partners to help
  ensure that Lero becomes a centre of excellence
  for AUTOMOTIVE S/W Development not just S/W
  Development.