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Executive Summary
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... significantly improving national competitiveness in manufacturing; (2) implementing commercially viable innovation from ongoing research on conventional vehicles; and (3)
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... The committee recommends that the PNGV's public affairs groups be provided with adequate resources to inform the public about accomplishments and to help create and maintain a national commitment to the program. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT The PNGV does not, as yet, have program management structures that are adequately defined and staffed in either government or industry organizations.
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... The committee recommends the establishment of clearly defined mechanisms in fiscal year 1996 for allocating and managing program resources, for selecting and integrating technologies, and for assessing total costs and benefits. INTEGRATED PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT TEAM The present structure of industry's technical team in the PNGV organization appears to have been effective during the formative phase of the partnership over the past year.
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... SUPPLIER AND UNIVERSITY INVOLVEMENT Substantial innovative resources that have potential to be very helpful to the overall success of the PNGV program exist within the supplier and university communities. The committee recommends that the PNGV workshop structure be quickly expanded to more effectively involve these constituents and to provide them with a link to the PNGV program.
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... PEER REVIEWS OF THE PNGV If the PNGV program is to be vigorously implemented and supported as a national goal, more-detailed reviews of the program's technological decisions, research results, and organizational structures should be actively pursued. The committee proposes conducting such expanded reviews in early 1995.
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