Commercially available DoE software does not recognise the special requirements of powertrain engineers - nor the different priorities for accuracy, timing and risk between, for example, research and production programmes. The knowledge gained from the consortium will enable members to apply Design of Experiments to their own processes with confidence - yielding shorter development times. Engine management system suppliers DEPE started on 1 February 2001 with ten members including OEMs and Tier 1 companies from Europe and North America. Each member has a delegate on the Steering Committee for the Consortium. The Steering Committee is chaired by Ricardo and has responsibility for the technical direction of the work and publication of the results.
Members have equal rights and obligations.
New members can join with the permission of the existing members.