From Volkswagen to Volks’ Mobility!
The world’s largest car maker will get a different face in the next few years. The mega trend of technological breakthrough is evident in the industry due to the advancing digitalization. Artificial intelligence and robots are changing the world of work. Another mega trend neo ecology is also changing the automotive industry. A further increase […]
Interim’s plant manager successfully expands US plant
Internal plant manager and structures overloaded Automotive supplier Z GmbH has more orders for its plant in the USA than it can deliver. The permanent plant manager cannot drive forward the expansion of production capacity in parallel with day-to-day business. New machines are on standby. They need to be set up and put into operation. […]
Digitisation and implementation by experienced interim managers
Interim managers ensure German companies ‘ competitiveness Interim management is booming in Germany. The Interim Management provider Working Group counts about 20,000 interim managers in the German-speaking area. According to a study by Helmut Schmidt University together with the Interim Management Provider Working Group (AIMP), 15 approximately 3,000 interim managers are the most successful interim […]
Is Ford’s Development System set up for the Future
GPDS (Global Product Development System) was developed from 2 AIAG standards, namely PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning). The resulting GPDS includes 31 elements, covering everything from quality processes, change management processes and revision control. The main purpose of GPDS is to improve competitiveness of Ford Motor Company products, while […]
Should the Interim Human Resources Manager be overqualified?
Efficiency increase of an automotive plant with interim HR Generalist The plant, with 400 employees of the international Tier1 Automotive supplier, was one of the best of 30 plants in Europe. It has often been cited as an example of efficiency in production within the group. European management therefore saw no reason to approve major […]
Interim supply chain manager too expensive?
Return on interim management within 12 months Tier 2 supplier A GmbH for the automotive industry with 200 employees is part of an American group of companies. A GmbH is profitable. However, comparative analyses have shown that the costs of purchasing, logistics, warehousing, transport are too high. The longtime purchasing manager does not speak English. […]
With Interim Manager Expertise on efficient power filling station concepts
Assess the complexity of electric mobility Ladepark projects correctly The German federal government’s repeatedly postulated goal as part of its “Electric Mobility” programme of government in May 2011 is to put one million electric vehicles on the road by 2020 and six million by 2030. The expert team of our “Digitisation (Industry 4.0)” business practice, […]
Automotive industry in transition
Interim manager needed The German automotive industry with more than one million employees is in a major upheaval. The major trends are currently the diesel scandal, which has led for months to a significant decline in orders for diesel vehicles. This scandal occupies a large space in the coverage and conceals the actual big change […]
eMobility – new Emphases for the Supply Industry and Plant Manufacturers
Securing Change Projects’ success with Interim Management Expertise No question, any forecasts about E-Car distribution in Europe were extremely optimistic and never met the reality. Just the Netherlands and Norway seem to be pretty well on track. Even, if there is still no clear picture about the break through, but nowadays, there is no doubt about […]