The current paper introduces work that was conducted during the development of a stamping die for a reinforce center pillar made from high strength steel. In the current study, the Bauschinger effect on the springback analysis was studied by comparing simulation results with real panels, which are currently in production. For a complicated part shape, quantitative measurements of the deformed shape are not easy in general to obtain. An adjustment procedure of the shape data for some chosen sections has been suggested to improve the accuracy of the quantitative measurements. The results show that the kinematic hardening model provides more accurate results.