Automotive

Increased competition from emerging economies

• Vehicle manufacturers from India and other developing countries just presented new cars for the low cost sector starting at 2500$ for their local markets. They are daring to start exporting their products to America and Europe.

Dramatic increase of crude oil prices

• The price has soared to more than 100$ per barrel and it seems that the increase is still not at its end. End customers as well as political institutions put pressure on the automotive industry to produce energy efficient cars across all segments and develop innovations in alternative energy engine systems such as hybrid, fuel cell and electric drive technology.

Complex Supply chain around the world

• To realize local cost advantages and to protect against currency exchange rate variations, globalization is an inherent fact in the automotive industry. The necessity for worldwide production and global sourcing creates the pressure to optimize processes and deploy a standardized IT solution around the world.

• Harmonize system landscapes: selection of IT- supplier, planning and implementation of Solution, build and design of interfaces to legacy system with the goal to increase profitability and to be more responsive to client needs
• PLM with focus on new product development and introduction help companies drive shorter product development cycles
• Supply Chain Management focuses on transport organization, warehousing strategies and distribution concepts necessary to achieve high process quality in worldwide supply and distribution networks
• Spare parts business: streamlined processes help achieve lower stock, higher availability and shorter deliver times thus saving time and money.