Patent ID: 8781882

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for high performance capability assessment of an automotive business: establishing, by a processor coupled to a machine-readable memory, a multidimensional automotive industry performance reference set comprising multiple key assessment performance reference tables, each of the multiple key assessment performance reference tables comprising: a ‘Basic’ performance capability level specifying ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria; a ‘Competitive’ performance capability level specifying ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria; a ‘Market Leading’ performance capability level specifying ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria; establishing new product development performance assessment criteria, wherein the ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria where ideas are generated within functions; wherein the ‘Competitive’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria where continuous process with feedback from business to product development activity exists; and wherein the ‘Market Leading’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria where well developed strategic process for progressing new products in context of overall business goals exist; receiving, through a communication interface coupled to the processor, an input specifying an automotive industry area and an automotive industry key assessment area with the automotive industry area for analysis; searching, by the processor, the multidimensional automotive industry performance reference set for a matching key assessment performance reference table that matches the automotive industry area and the automotive industry key assessment area; retrieving, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table; analyzing, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table; and obtaining, by the processor, a resultant performance capability level for the automotive industry key assessment area.