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30+ Years

Global Manufacturing Experience
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Automotive Supply Chain

Professional automotive and aerospace engineering and manufacturing executive

Focused on continuous improvement in design and manufacturing processes with OEMS and Tier 1 Suppliers. Investigate, formulate, plan and resolve root cause bottlenecks in plants and supply chains .

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Over 30 years experience

OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers in all manufacturing methods and processes: stamping, casting, forging, machining, assembly, injection molding, heat treat, paint systems and additive manufacturing.

Who am I?

James (Jim) Frederick earned significant Global manufacturing, engineering, program product management experience in automotive with OEM’s & Tier 1 suppliers.

Progressing through a series of procurement, engineering and plant manufacturing assignments, he subsequently held senior P&L leadership positions:

Rockwell International - Plant Manager
Midland Steel Products -
Director of Engineering & Manufacturing
American Axle -
Corporate Director of Manufacturing Engineering & Estimating
Dana Incorporated -
Director of Drive Line/Axle Manufacturing, Estimating & Planning
Chrysler - Director of Program / Engineering Management

Company History

CARS Associates LLC formed in 2006 and activated in 2008 is focused on the automotive industry to provide intelligence data, facts and trends (technical and general) to various firms for purposes of mergers/acquisitions and investments opportunities.

Global experience includes projects and programs leadership in USA, Mexico, Korea, Thailand, Japan, China, South America and Western & Central Europe.

What I can do for your company

Lead organizations in optimizing productivity and quality improvement in response to the changing global demands and supply chain challenges.

Provide overall process design, Lean roll-out and implementation support, and create the bedrock for continued improvement through all aspects of the product planning process.

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BOTTLENECK ANALYSIS

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Provide lean process methods analysis to decrease cost and increase production output to eliminate and/or minimize investment.
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SUPPLY CHAIN CONSTRAINTS

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Visit distressed suppliers to identify and correct recurring root cause bottleneck issues. Develop plans for permanent solutions.
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NEW PRODUCT PROCESS PLANNING

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Develop Methods, Material, Machinery and Manpower including tooling, process layout footprint & manufacturing/equipment cost & investment.

Services

Due Diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions

We begin with defining the M&A strategy, then Target Screening is conducted. Due Diligence, Transaction Execution, and finally Integration.

Turnaround Team Operations Leadership

Pinpoint inefficient processes and empower your organizations existing leadership and employees to achieve better overall business performance.

Lean Process and Facilities Optimization

Identify the pertinent processes that need refinement by understanding the areas and departments where improvements are required.

Latest Projects

OCT 21

A TRUE CASE OF PASSION FOR MANUFACTURING

Since the late 1960's GM auto/truck axles and drive lines were manufactured in a 5 plant over 5 million square feet, 63 acre site complex where high crime, murders, drugs, and prostitution prevailed. The Detroit plants produced...

JAN 15

Aluminum Trends in Automotive Applications

In the U.S. alone 2.6M drivers per day will be added by 2025. the technology necessary to achieve the CAFÉ mandates will be significant with projected added drivers and vehicles on the road.

MAR 14

2025 Automotive CAFÉ

Projected to reduce U.S. oil imports 6% (400K barrels daily). U.S. Oil imports projected to decline 2 million barrels daily. High strength steel which is lighter that conventional steel is cost effective.

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Clients Worldwide

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Working with OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers locally and globally.