There’s no shortage of solutions today for boosting efficiency, lowering costs, increasing safety, or even exploring entirely new business models in manufacturing. And yet, eleven years after the terms ‘Industry 4.0’ and ‘Factory of the future’ were coined, most companies still find it hard to imagine exactly how these individual tools fit together to solve their unique challenges. By mapping these challenges onto delaware’s Industry 4.0 model and bringing it into practice, our experts Piet Vanwolleghem and Rens Bonnez want to help companies see the forest for the trees.

There’s no industry like the automotive industry: nowhere else is the relationship between OEMs (in this case: car manufacturers) and tier 1 suppliers so critical for long-term business survival. This unique dynamic poses a number of potentially business-breaking challenges. “To become future-proof and ensure business continuation, automotive players need not only to understand these challenges. They must also be able to measure their progress on specific KPIs,” argues delaware’s automotive expert Glenn Huybrechts, who developed a unique KPI framework based on three pillars.

In the modern organization, data is everywhere. And so are the tools, platforms, and applications that promise us shortcuts to valuable insights. But technology alone isn’t enough: an increasing number of business leaders are starting to realize that establishing a healthy data culture is paramount to becoming a data-driven organization. The question is: how?

Technological innovation is almost permanent in the automotive industry. If you want to keep up, you’ll need a fast and reliable ERP service adapted to this highly competitive market. So what are the challenges and what should you consider when choosing automotive ERP software and an SAP integrator to stay ahead in the race?