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Pages 31-34

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From page 31...
... PROGRAM MANAGEMENT A model program like the PNGV, jointly supported by government interagency and industry intercompany activities and resources, requires an extraordinary degree of program management if these joint resources are to be used economically and effectively to achieve the aims of the program. Manufacturing interests must be adequately represented on the program management teams in order to meet program goals.
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From page 32...
... The government, in particular, needs to have a strong and effective central program management office to coordinate the efforts of the many federal departments, agencies, and national laboratories involved in the PNGV program. The committee also recommends the appointment of a technical director of an integrated platform development team at USCAR (see page 34 for further discussion on this issue)
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From page 33...
... The committee recommends that technologies that do not meet PNGV program objectives by 1997 but that have high long-term potential be funded and continued in development for post-PNGV applications. SUPPLIER AND UNIVERSITY INVOLVEMENT Substantial innovative resources that have the potential to be most helpful to the overall success of the PNGV program exist within the supplier and university communities.
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From page 34...
... The National Research Council's Standing Committee to Review the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, which is responsible for this initial peer review, is available to meet with the PNGV to discuss the recommendations provided herein. The committee proposes conducting further reviews in early 1995 that cover both technical and organizational structures of the PNGV program.
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