Forthcoming meetings
ICDP Autumn Strategy Forum 2010, Brooklands, Weybridge,
UK, 20th and 21st October 2010 - the booking form
and agenda is now available to download by following the link
on
the left.
ICDP Car Dealer Model Workshop, Paris, 8th December
2010 - Further details to follow
ICDP Car Fleet Seminar Paris, 9th December 2010 -
Further details to follow
ICDP's future strategy (printable version in downloads in
left-hand box)
Following the appointment of Steve Young as Managing Director
of ICDP in April, he presented a revised strategy to the Board
last month which was approved and will be implemented over the
coming months. It was agreed that we should maintain the unique
character and collaborative research approach of ICDP, recognising
the valuable results generated from this over a number of years,
but to strive even harder in supporting “ground-breaking” change
for our members, their customers and the industry as a whole.
In support of this, the key elements of the strategy are:
- Geographical expansion of ICDP to improve our global coverage
through the expansion or formation of local ICDP organisations
under the overall umbrella, with the main focus on the major
emerging “BRIC” markets. We already have an ICDP
China organisation, but this is now receiving additional
resources from our local partner, and we will support that.
Brazil and
India will follow in 2011, and Russia will be handled through
an extended European capability. We will be recruiting local
members so that each entity will be self-sufficient, but
the capabilities will be available to all members globally
- Supporting
our common research and meetings programme with the option
of tailored consultancy support which brings ICDP knowledge
directly into your own projects in a form and timescale
which suits your needs. We do not have the desire or resources
to compete
with the major consulting firms. However, a number of members
asked for our support in this way, and we have already
started
work with two members. Our hope is that by building the
knowledge and tools that ICDP has developed directly into improvement
activities, the pace and scale of improvement in distribution
processes can
be increased
- Restart, subject to the support of members,
the commercial vehicle research programme, CVInsight. Not
only are there
opportunities
for improvement in this sector, there are also some practices
in both light and heavy commercials which are potentially
applicable in the car sector, particularly in the areas
of customer care
and service. It is therefore to the benefit of all members
if we have commercial vehicle distribution research
- Increase
the awareness of ICDP and our research findings, mainly directly
within your organisations through offering
additional
facilities and services, but also through a higher
media profile which re-establishes ICDP as the leading authority
on automotive
distribution matters. As always in our dealings with
the media, strict confidentiality will always be maintained,
but we believe
it will help you if there is a broader recognition
of
the
name when you take recommendations partially based
on our work to
your management
- Additional investment in the ICDP Research
Team through development opportunities for the current team,
and
the progressive expansion
of the team to handle some of these new areas of
activity.
More details will follow in each of these areas as we move forward.
However, if you have any questions or comments on any aspect
of ICDP strategy, please contact Steve Young at steveyoung@icdp.net
or through the Project Office projectoffice@icdp.net Telephone
00 44 (0) 1564 784 200.
Russia Newsletter
ICDP regularly publishes a newsletter on activities in the
Russian Market; the last edition can be downloaded by following
the link on the left.
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