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How diversity of thought turns challenges into competitive gains

As the automotive industry navigates nearshoring shifts and the rise of electric vehicles, diversity emerges as a strategic advantage. By fostering inclusivity, cross-cultural collaboration and equitable talent pipelines, leaders like Harry Kwakye Davies highlight how diverse perspectives transform challenges into opportunities.

Emily Uwemedimo

Red Sofa interview | Digitalisation and Diversity: Saba Azizi on CATL’s strategy for success in EMEA

At the Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Digital Strategies Europe conference in Munich, Saba Azizi, Overseas Service Network and Development Manager for CATL, shared her remarkable journey from Iran to her pivotal role at the world’s largest EV battery company.

Red Sofa interview | Daimler Truck’s Marion Gillich on tracking supplier risk with AI and digital tools

Marion Gillich, head of supplier risk management at Daimler Truck took to the Red Sofa at ALSC Digital Strategies Europe to discuss the company’s digital transformation, including how Daimler collects data from suppliers and uses it to predict and manage supplier risk.

Watch: Digital transformation trends in automotive logistics at day two of ALSC DS Europe

Christopher Ludwig, chief content editor at Automotive Logistics, highlights key themes from Day 2 of ALSC Digital Strategies Europe in Munich. The event highlighted actionable strategies, real-world use cases and tools shaping the future of automotive logistics.

Red Sofa interview | John Torres on how Mercedes-Benz uses data quality to drive AI-powered efficiency

John Torres took to the Red Sofa at ALSC Digital Strategies Europe to discuss how Mercedes-Benz prioritises data quality as a strategic necessity rather than a supplementary function. By monitoring real-time metrics such as data completeness, transparency, and analysis, the organisation ensures that its processes are precise and aligned with business objectives. This foundational step underpins the integration of AI and analytics across the company’s operations.

Red Sofa interview | Harry Davies on building resilient supply chains through DEI

Join us on the Red Sofa at ALSC Digital Strategies Europe as Harry Davies, a senior procurement, logistics and supply chain expert with over a decade of experience, shares his expertise on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the automotive sector.

Red Sofa interview | Seat’s Alexandre Lerma and Jorge Miguel Corral Díaz discuss how Vortex AI is driving logistics innovation

At ALSC Digital Strategies Europe 2024, Seat’s Alexandre Lerma and Jorge Miguel Corral Díaz described how the carmaker is revolutionising logistics with its Human AI strategy, leveraging Vortex AI to enhance data quality, streamline operations and foster cross-functional collaboration.

Red Sofa interview | BMW’s Carolin Richter on the OEM’s humanoid robots redefining automotive logistics

At ALSC Digital Strategies Europe in Munich, BMW’s Carolin Richter, head of next generation robotics, spoke about humanoid and multi-purpose robots capable of automating intricate logistics tasks that were previously deemed impossible.

Using data to assess automotive supply chain risk relies on cross-functional coordination and convincing the board

Risk and complexity go hand in hand in the automotive supply chain but knowing how to manage the consequences of disruption with accurate data can mean the difference between success and failure, according to speakers from JLR, Daimler Truck and Celonis at this year’s ALSC Digital Strategies Europe conference.

Marcus Williams

Red Sofa interview | JC Deville on how Toyota is driving digitalisation in vehicle logistics

Toyota Motor Europe’s vice-president of supply chain, Jean-Christophe Deville, shares key insights on Toyota’s innovative projects aimed at enhancing vehicle logistics through digitalisation.

Red Sofa interview | Paulina Chmielarz on how JLR drives digital transformation across supply chain operations

Paulina Chmielarz, digital innovation director for Industrial Operations at JLR, shares key milestones and innovations driving the carmaker’s ambitious transformation across supply chain, manufacturing, and procurement.

Jean-Christophe Deville on digital strategies in Toyota Motor Europe’s mega hub

Toyota Motor Europe’s digitalisation strategy involves collaboration, precision and leveraging its mega hub to move into performance mode.

Megan Kelly

Recap blog: Insights from Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Digital Strategies Europe 2024

Leaders from BMW, VW, Audi, and more gathered at ALSC Digital Strategies Europe 2024 in Munich, where experts discussed digital solutions for sustainable, resilient and co-creative supply chains. Follow our recap blog below for all the insights, including news, features and Red Sofa video interviews.

The automotive supply chain is preparing for the next generation of AI

While the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has only become a reality in the automotive supply chain in recent years, the next generation of the technology, generative AI, is being tested and put to use by technology supplier ZF Friedrichshafen.

Megan Kelly

ALSC Digital Strategies 2023 - Wrap-up day two

The automotive supply chain remains under pressure while the industry is electrifying and seeing new components and materials coming into play. At day two of the inaugural Automotive Logisitcs & Supply Chain conference in Munich, we heard from even more expert speakers to find out how new data possibilities and technologies can be leveraged to the industry’s advantage.

ALSC Digital Strategies 2023 - Wrap-up day one

The automotive supply chain remains under pressure while the industry is electrifying and seeing new components and materials coming into play. At day one of the inaugural Automotive Logisitcs & Supply Chain conference in Munich, find out how new data possibilities and technologies can be leveraged to the industry’s advantage.

Red Sofa Interview: Bosch’s Ekaterina Serban on Supply chain cybersecurity risks and opportunities

In this interview, Ekaterina Serban talks about the biggest risks and challenges posed by today’s security environment. With high levels of interconnectivity in products, and compliance and security issues surrounding legacy systems, supply chain cyber concerns are a major challenge for automotive manufacturers and suppliers.

Red Sofa Interview: JLR’s Paulina Chmielarz on how data strategy supports a reimagined supply chain

In her new role as director of Digital & Innovation at JLR, Paulina Chmielarz has been aligning internal divisions to set a strong foundation for her bigger visions. As part of JLR’s ‘Reimagine’ strategy, she talks about aligning digital and data strategies will be essential in the transition to electric and software-defined vehicles.

Toyota cultures ambassadors for its digital strategy

The automotive supply chain has become more complex since Covid, demanding from carmakers a more cross-functional strategy supported by the latest digital technology. At Toyota Motor Europe (TME) it also means making its 2,000-strong supply chain team ambassadors for that strategy.

Marcus Williams

Red Sofa Interview: Seat’s Alexandre Lerma on control tower creation for automated, robust and flexible supply chains

From automation-driven advancements to the reformation of operational frameworks, Lerma envisions a future shaped by cross-functional teams impacting both pre-production and commercial activities. Yet, the primary challenge lies in rallying more suppliers to collaborate within this innovative framework.In Lerma’s vision, collaboration, fueled by data alignment and pioneering functionalities, will be the cornerstone of Seat SA’s quest for a robust, adaptable, and interconnected automotive ecosystem.

Red Sofa Interview: Volkswagen’s Frank Göller on Catena-X and supercharging automotive supply chains

At the recent Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Digital Strategies conference in Germany, Frank Göller, head of digital production and processes, Volkswagen Group, and vice-president of internationalisation at Catena-X, said the data-sharing platform is built on strong automotive players who shared the same ideas and agenda, including collaboration and data security. But what does that mean for automotive supply chains and logistics? Watch to find out more…

Red Sofa Interview: Autoliv’s Dr Gisela Linge on the human-centric engine driving digitalisation

Dr Gisela Linge, supply chain vice president at Autoliv says the key to embedding digitalisation is to “first embed this in our way of working and thinking,” making digitalisation human-centric and having the problems of key users in mind.

Exchanging healthy and trusted data in the supply chain

Digital twins can help improve quality and efficiency while driving future innovations within the supply chain, but many are still hesitant to share their data. At Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Digital Strategies 2023, experts weigh in on how Catena-X could provide a solution and encourage more trust when it comes to data sharing.

Megan Kelly

Red Sofa Interview: Dr Birgit Boss talks about Bosch’s adoption of digital twins and semantic models

Dr Birgit Boss, senior expert for digital twins and standardisation at Bosch, explains why data is now more important than ever in building more interoperability into the automotive supply chain.

Red Sofa Interview: Infineon’s Birgit Fuchs on the digital tools being used for semiconductor capacity planning

Infineon’s vice-president of supply chain automotive, Dr Birgit Fuchs, talks about the role digital technology is playing to help Infineon manage semiconductor supply and mitigate the sort of inbound disruption the automotive industry has seen in recent years.

Red Sofa Interview: how BMW is digitalising supply chains for greater speed, standards and traceability

Michael Ströbel, who leads BMW Group’s global digital production and logistics processes, joins the Red Sofa to discuss what its cloud integration means for logistics and expanding data reference points, and points traceability requirements upstream and downstream whilst looking to new uses cases for generative AI.

Staying adaptive as the logistics landscape goes digital

At this week’s ALSC Digital Strategies conference in Munich, technology experts revealed that trust, clear metrics, elimination of silos and the importance of involving people were key to the successful implementation of the latest digital supply chain tools

Ilkhan Ozsevim

BMW’s digital strategy for better supply chain visibility

What the disruption caused by the Covid pandemic and subsequent repercussions such as the semiconductor crisis have revealed is that the automotive industry needs a clearer line of sight up and down the supply chain to secure flexible production and the timely delivery of vehicles.

Marcus Williams