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Cummins Research and Technology India Ltd.

CRTI
Leveraging Indian Talent in support of Cummins Global R&D
John OHalloran February 2 / 3, 2005

Economic Times of India Innovation & Trade Competence

Cummins
Fortune 500 Company Design, manufacture and market diesel and alternative fuel engines, filtration and exhaust systems, power generation systems and related components

Largest independent engine manufacturer

world-wide

Technical Centers around the World


United Kingdom

United States
Columbus, IN Cookeville, TN Stoughton, WI Fridley, MN

Darlington Ramsgate Daventry Huddersfield Hinckley Stamford

France
Quimper

China
Beijing Shanghai Xiangfan

Japan
Oyama

India Brazil
Sao Paulo Pune Jamshedpur

Technology Leader
Technological Leadership:
Brings OEMs to Cummins

Unique Technology Integration Fuel Systems Electronic Controls Air Handling Systems Filtration & After-Treatment Combustion Technologies

Innovation
Products and Services
Engineering Design and Analysis

Backdrop for a New Tech Center


Engineering Technology - cornerstone of Cummins Business
Intellectual Property Protection - critical to Competitive Advantage Design and Analysis capacity - increasing demands due to new Cummins Engineering Processes / Analysis Led Design Time to Market reduce Engineering Cycle Time

Engineering Globalization

Why CRTI?
Each existing Cummins Technical Center has specific Product or Market focus
Example: Air Filtration Products, Indian Market, etc. Difficulty in quickly sharing Engineering Resources in response to work fluctuations

Need for a new Technology Center


Supporting all Cummins Tech Centers Worldwide All Products, All Markets Dedicated Mechanical Design & Analysis No Test Cell or Laboratories Virtual Co-location permits rapid redeployment of analytical resources worldwide

Why India?
India has the right environment
Large Numbers of Highly Qualified Engineers

Excellent Academic Institutions


English Language for Engineering

Excellent IT Infrastructure
Intellectual Property Protections

Cummins Operations in India


Valvoline Cummins New Delhi Tata Cummins Jamshedpur

Tata Holset Ltd Dewas

India

Low Horsepower facility. Nelson Engine Systems Daman

Pune, India CRTI


Cummins India Ltd. Cummins Diesel Sales & Service Ltd. KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd. Cummins Auto Services Ltd. International Purchasing Office Fleetguard Filters Ltd.
Newage Electrical India Ltd.

CRTI Mission
Provide world class Engineering Design and Analysis for Cummins Technical Centers world-wide at globally competitive price & value. Cummins Companies Engine Business Power Generation Filtration Business

All Products / All Markets


Mechanical Design, Structural Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics & System Modeling

CRTI Vision to Reality


March 03 Engineering Leadership Benchmarking trip to India April 03 Management approves India Technical Center July 03 Began On-site Infrastructure Development December 03 CRTI Operations Underway

January 04 CRTI Inauguration & Opening Ceremony


January 05 Expansion continues ahead of Plan

CRTI Process Innovation


High-end, complex Engineering at launch Typically starting point is Low-end Drafting & Legacy Conversion - many years until High-end Driving Virtual Co-location to quickly redeploy analytic resources Center of Engineering Excellence

Develop Worldwide Expertise in: Design, Applied Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, System Modeling

CRTI Process Innovation


Central Pooled resources for all Cummins Entities Push work into CRTI High-level Targets for CRTI Resources, Regular Review Pull Work into CRTI Customer Satisfaction Required 1st Job & Every Job!
On-time Delivery, Quality, Responsiveness, Attitude Recruit Top people, Ongoing Training / Coaching

Challenges
Recruiting Top Talent Focus on building a Diverse Organization: Male and Female, Geographic, etc. On-time Delivery Critical for Engineering
Communications Language & Time Zones Infrastructure

What is Working Well


Highly competent Engineers available
Successfully Recruiting from all across India Broad Geographic Coverage Top Academic Credentials Great attitude and ability to Learn Excellent Results Delivering to Cummins Technical Centers

Comments
Great Personal Experience
Very Bright Future Growth and Delivery Another Success for India and Cummins

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