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Thomas Hübsch

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Hardly any other industry is as affected by technological and macroeconomic, but also by geopolitical upheavals as the automotive industry: the ongoing transformation toward electromobility with its consequences for the entire value chain. The connectivity of vehicles and other modes of transport to infrastructure. Autonomous driving. Plus conflicts long thought to have been overcome that call into question the previously certain global consensus that economic cooperation can bring together different political and social models or at least keep them in a positive exchange.

Its innovative power and the high appreciation of automotive products in the market and also the corporate and cross-company processes are very often benchmark for the manufacturing industry and role models for other industries — this fascinates me and this is also where I see my task to further advance this process excellence.

In my articles, I try to address the potentials of cross-company collaboration beyond telephone, fax and e-mail. Working more than 30 years in automotive and IT, I have already seen a lot, which I am happy to share with you.

Posts by Thomas Hübsch:

Industry News · SCM Insights · Technology

“Get the future before it gets you”: full-stack Industry 4.0 solution ONCITE launched

Finally a feasible and scalable digitization solution for industry 4.0One is almost tempted to twist the eyes and simple go on mute it whenever one hears the terms "Industry 4.0", "Internet of Things" and "digitization" as repeatedly as they are mentioned in media and technical discussions. Much has been and is being said and written about it. However, we are finally seeing very practical developments in our industry. (more…)

“Get the future before it gets you”: full-stack Industry 4.0 solution ONCITE launched

Digital procurement in real-time: successful Industrial Track & Trace showcase at Hannover Messe

Hannover Messe is the world's leading industrial trade show. An event that is justified in its role as the "Home of Industrial Pioneers". More than 215,000 visitors and around 6,500 exhibitors from all over the world attended the exhibition from April 1 to 5, 2019. This year's motto: "Integrated Industry - Industrial Intelligence". This key theme not only shaped the many facets of the hotly debated trade fair topics, but also represented the core of the innovative use case that SupplyOn presented there. (more…)

Digital procurement in real-time: successful Industrial Track & Trace showcase at Hannover Messe

What is driving logistics in the automotive industry?

Digitization is in full swingFor some time now, approaches such as artificial intelligence or the Internet of Things have left the scientific and university sphere. Companies in the automotive and logistics industries have begun implementing these approaches with the technological options available today. The successful digitization of industry-specific procurement strategies is making massive progress and continues to serve as a role model and benchmark for other industries.What you could see and hear at the Forum Automobillogistik 2019, which took place on 5-6 February at the BMW World in Munich under the motto "Creating value creation - analogue - digital - in real time", was, as expected, extremely impressive. (more…)

What is driving logistics in the automotive industry?

SCM Insights

Supply chain vs. supply chain – does the paradigm of competing supply chains really apply?

“Supply Chain vs. Supply Chain – The Hype and the Reality”. One of my colleagues recently found an article with this title in the internet, and for a number of reasons it struck me as highly interesting and also relevant. (more…)

Supply chain vs. supply chain – does the paradigm of competing supply chains really apply?

SCM Insights

Three steps to digital service procurement

At many companies, the procurement of services – either on the basis of an e-catalog or via a free-text order – is still characterized by many inconsistencies. Internal ERP systems often support demand analysis and the approval process by the manager who oversees the budget in the SRM system. But there is often a discrepancy between the content of the order request from what should actually be ordered. In practice, the offer is often sent to the requisitioner by the service provider in an e-mail message or as a paper document – and then not included in the order request. Why does this happen? Because adding all the individual items from the offer to the order request involves a lot of work for the requisitioner. And he tries to avoid this effort. (more…)

Three steps to digital service procurement

Digitalization should not be regarded as an expense but as an investment in the future

February 15 saw the conclusion of “Forum Automobillogistik” (Forum Automotive Logistics), a joint event organized by the German Federal Logistics Association (BVL) and the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). More than 500 experts and executives from the automotive and logistics industry met in Bremen for two days. The regularly occurring event was hosted by Mercedes-Benz AG, which provided the customer center located at its plant for this purpose. Together with Dr. Joachim Damasky, Managing Director of VDA, Prof. Dr. Wimmer, the Board Chairman of BVL, welcomed the participants under the motto “Smart instead of reactive – on the path to digital dimensions”. (more…)

Digitalization should not be regarded as an expense but as an investment in the future

SCM Insights

Go or no-go? The business case provides the answer

Every supply chain project begins with a close check of its economic efficiency. After all, investments in a new solution should not only pay off, but also lead to noticeable cost reductions over the medium and long term. And it is this savings potential that must be determined in advance - precisely, comprehensibly, and with a solid foundation - because without a specific business case, top management will not provide the necessary budget approval. But what exactly are the decisive factors to calculate the success of a SCM solution? (more…)

Go or no-go? The business case provides the answer

600Minutes Supply Chain in Munich: Just where is the supply chain headed?

Munich once again played host to a successful event that serves as a very good platform for cross-company business discussions.The 600Minutes Supply Chain conference at The Charles Hotel in Munich brings together specialists from production companies and relevant service providers once a year. The event gives them an opportunity to hear addresses and, above all, have one-on-one discussions (similar to speed dating, naturally with a different goal in mind) about the latest logistics and supply chain developments. (more…)

600Minutes Supply Chain in Munich: Just where is the supply chain headed?

Automotive logistics forum makes one point clear: The digitalization of the supply chain is becoming a reality

Nearly 400 people gathered on February 3 and 4 at one of the year's major automotive logistics events in Frankfurt, Germany.It has become something of a tradition: The "congress season" kicks off the new year with a joint event organized by the German Logistics Association and the German Association of the Automotive Industry. The latest forum was held under the motto "Supply Chain 4.0: stable, synchronized, scalable." (more…)

Automotive logistics forum makes one point clear: The digitalization of the supply chain is becoming a reality

Industry News · Technology

Supplier master data remains an issue in the automotive industry

Automobile manufacturers were as conspicuous as never before at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Yet the focus was not on the industry’s traditional attractions, such as design or performance, but on infotainment systems that are integrated in the interior and implemented in the form of flat screens fitted in the cockpit: “The car is the ultimate smartphone on wheels and as such rightfully deserves a place at the world’s largest electronics show,” said Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of CES, in Las Vegas.For IT departments at automobile manufacturers, as well as at suppliers, that means: Interaction with service providers is a growing focus alongside traditional tasks. That’s a challenge that begins with long-familiar issues such as supplier master-data management. (more…)

Supplier master data remains an issue in the automotive industry

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