What ETPJ Offers Engine Technology Progress In Japan, quarterly publications in three technical areas: Alternative Fuels and Engines Compression-Ignition Engine Technology Spark-Ignition Engine Technology - Preface - Technical Information Sharing: Meeting the Growing Need - The Information Service Objectives of iTEP’s Publications - iTEP’s Approach for Publication of Engine Technology Progress in Japan - How Subscribers Benefit from Engine Technology Progress In Japan - Independent Research Cost vs. the Subscription Price of Engine Technology Progress in Japan Preface Japanese industry has long been aware of the importance of importing foreign technology to support their technical base. Now Inter-Tech Energy Progress, Inc. (iTEP) offers the world information about developing engine and fuel technology in Japan through engineering information publications. iTEP’s publications provide a competitive edge to any related business with enormous value for a comparatively minimal investment. iTEP is devoted to providing with current information about new and developing engine and fuel technology and research in Japan. Much information about technology advancement in Japan is available each year through major Japanese technical societies and technical periodicals, but, unfortunately for the English-speaking world, most is written in Japanese. Geography, culture, and language have all been significant barriers in the past and have prevented an open exchange of technical information. We believe our service will open the door to a whole new world of technical developments which directly apply to related businesses worldwide. This competitive edge is more critical than ever for maintaining successful national and international market positions. iTEP can provide the powerful information resource required in today's business environment at a small fraction of the cost required to independently conduct research and analyses. Professionals at iTEP, who offer decades of combined experience and understand business and technical issues both in Japan and elsewhere, provide technical information about automotive research and development results obtained in Japan. iTEP publishes quarterly reports, Engine Technology Progress In Japan (ETPJ), in technical areas that relate to automotive research and engineering enterprises: Alternative Fuels and Engines Compression-Ignition Engine Technology Spark-Ignition Engine Technology iTEP invites you to examine these publications and our skills in documenting significant technical advances of engine and fuel technology research and development. Return to the top Technical Information Sharing: Meeting the Growing Need With the information explosion in technology, the task of keeping up with new developments in almost any field can be intimidating. Some estimates report that information is doubling every two years. If a business maintains only its current sources of information, it could be only half as competitive in two years, and only a quarter as competitive in four years. In times past, scanning the usual incoming literature and keeping up with the informal network of contacts may have been enough, but with the current pace of information expansion, it is increasingly necessary to formalize the information-gathering process. To do less could mean losing the competitive edge for a business. It is difficult enough to stay abreast of regional and national developments, but companies in other countries are competing well in world markets by carefully examining international developments. Japanese industry recognizes the advantages of gathering information from other countries to add to its own store of technology that includes more than 1,200 papers published every year by major engineering societies alone in Japan. Japanese companies use the combination of foreign technology and their own research to generate a competitive advantage. For the most part, business interests outside Japan have not recognized the importance of drawing on Japan’s available sources of information or have failed to follow through because of the difficulty and cost associated with the cultural and language barriers. To maintain a competitive advantage, any business needs to gather all related information that is available - which could be a full-time effort and still not be comprehensive. Learning another language, networking in a new culture, traveling, reviewing publications, sorting sources, digesting all information, and the summarizing needed to take advantage of this information are just the beginning. For automotive research and engineering in Japan, ETPJ is an ideal source for acquiring critical information in an accessible format with minimal cost and effort. The Information Service Objectives of iTEP’s Publications iTEP’s objectives are to provide quarterly publications that can: Supply a streamlined flow of professionally reviewed technical information from Japan so they meet particular criteria before publication by iTEP to meet your need for a competitive edge in related fields and Establish a highly efficient information source that provides this information in a timely and cost-efficient way. Return to the top iTEP’s Approach for Publication of Engine Technology Progress in Japan To publish useful and pertinent information about Japanese automotive research and engineering, iTEP assures the quality of information in ETPJ through many deliberate steps: 1) Developing a network of respected experts and institutions for source information, 2) Screening the available information for importance and global application, 3) Understanding technical significance for readers outside Japan, 4) Sorting the information into appropriate categories for easy retrieval, 5) Prioritizing the information, 6) Translating with careful attention to technical accuracy and detail, 7) Summarizing, and 8) Presenting reports in readable language and accessible format. To accomplish these tasks, professionals at iTEP are well acquainted with the information resources, intimately familiar with the technology, up-to-date on the current status of technology, completely familiar with the language and technical vocabulary, and fully able to select the salient information for a detailed but efficient report. iTEP’s publications team for ETPJ has extensive automotive engineering and publications experience to provide you with complete information about existing and emerging Japanese technology. To publish ETPJ, iTEP uses multiple sources for technical information from Japan including proceedings from various technical meetings and conferences held by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc. (JSAE), the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME), and other similar organizations; professional magazines and newsletters; and personal contacts within the automotive and petroleum industries in Japan. Note that iTEP obtains copyright release agreement from each source of technical literature selected for ETPJ prior to its publication. A comprehensive collection of relevant information is assembled by seasoned professionals with years of research and development experience in automotive research and engineering fields. The information is screened to identify the most important new technology developments, and the most important new articles and papers are selected for translation. The translation is summarized into a detailed but concise report for readers who are knowledgeable in related fields. Technology in three distinct areas of interest is screened each quarter for inclusion in ETPJ and presented in a comprehensive technical report format including graphs, figures, and tables translated from the original text with an executive summary for easy previewing of report content. The most important recent technology from the previous quarter is sent to subscribers in this format. You may select any or all of the ETPJ reports about the top technical contributions from Japan in the following technical areas: Alternative Fuels and Engines Compression-Ignition Engine Technology Spark-Ignition Engine Technology Return to the top How Subscribers Benefit from Engine Technology Progress In Japan The benefits of this service include substantial savings of cost and time over independently attempting to acquire the same information. You save the cost of computer searches of literature that might not target the information you want. You save the recurring time commitment required to review the literature and scan articles for information pertinent to your field of interest. You will substantially reduce the cost for translation. You will significantly expand your knowledge of Japanese technology advancement very efficiently-and potentially keep the competitive edge your business needs. By combining your existing pool of information with the perspective of technology developments in Japan through ETPJ, you will have a strong foundation from which to make decisions affecting your current and future technology opportunities. Independent Research Cost vs. the Subscription Price of Engine Technology Progress in Japan A summary of the tasks and personnel required to compile the information available in ETPJ is perhaps one of the best ways to see the value of this service (See the table below). If you were to research information similar to that found in ETPJ independently, you might require a staff for the tasks listed below. The cost of subscribing to ETPJ is only a fraction of the cost that would be incurred through independent research and translation efforts; translation of a single paper generally costs roughly $300. ETPJ presents approximately 160 papers or more per year-a cost of about $48,000 for at least for one technical discipline if paid for by an independent researcher. Total costs for equivalent research including all labor would be substantial--more than $200,000 per year for the independent researcher. Return to the top Research/Publication Task Labor Category 1 Maintain awareness of global engine technology progress on continuous basis (Requires all related technical literature, newspapers, trade journals, etc.) Engineering/Translation 2 Obtain information on Japanese technical conferences (Requires knowledge of sources) Librarian 3 Acquire technical papers (about 600 per year for ETPJ) (Approx. $20 per copy plus search fee for a total of more than $12,000) Clerical 4 Screen the acquired papers and select those appropriate for translation (Requires understanding of engine technology trends and fluency in Japanese) Engineering/Translation 5 Read each paper with full understanding of content (Requires understanding of engine technology and fluency in Japanese) Engineering/Translation 6 Contact the authors for clarification if necessary (Requires ability to communicate in the given technical area in Japanese) Engineering/Translation 7 Obtain opinions from engineers in Japan on technical subjects. (e.g. iTEP's technical advisers and iTEP's contacts in Japan) Engineering/Translation 8 Search and locate any paper(s) related to the subject selected for ETPJ. (Requires knowledge of technology trends in Japan) Engineering/Translation 9 Summarize each paper and write the summary in English. (Requires knowledge of engineering terms in both Japanese and English) Engineering/Translation 10 Produce executive summary (Requires engineering background and fluency in Japanese) Engineering 11 Desktop publishing, printing, and binding. Editorial ETPJ provides all this for the price of subscription – and you have the invaluable power of current information for business decisions in your automotive research, development, or engineering enterprise.