Automotive

• Improvements of software development and integration processes for an OEM – including separation of features from hardware
• Governance optimization for a large automotive conglomerate
• Change-program in a large automotive manufacturing plant to drive efficiency increase
• Holistic performance improvement program for an automotive supplier
• Project management in the ramp-up phase of roof systems for an automotive supplier
• Due Diligence on powertrain components supplier
• Project management office in two big risk projects for an automotive OEM, including financial impact, technical solutions, government interactions
• Support in setting-up of a company to support EV penetration
• Support the early development phase of a new car development (to make optimal concept decisions)
• Initial assessment of a flexible manufacturing strategy, incl. initial site selection and ramp-up-plan for an automotive supplier
• Material cost reduction in the early phases of the product development process of a light commercial vehicle
• Market assessment of the future automotive market in Africa
• De-merger of an automotive JV (including relocation of production facilities, set-up of new logistics- and IT-processes, build-up of local organization)
• Project on seat-structure-standardization for a global seat supplier
• Korea strategy for a global automotive supplier
• Investment cost reduction for an assembly player
• Process optimization (lean engineering, introduction of standard-cost-model) and global re-organization for an automotive engineering service provider
• Improvement of project management in the early phases of the product development process for an automotive engineering service provider
• Product and plant benchmarking for an automotive supplier of fuel injectors (including assessment of the competitiveness of the product design, manufacturing performance, purchasing performance, assessment of support services, e.g., maintenance)
• Improvement of controlling processes for material costs at a large OEM
• Analysis of expected future sales of CNG cars in Germany
• Reduction of material cost for an automotive supplier of shock absorbers through benchmarking with several competitors’ products
• Reduction of power train material cost (diesel/gasoline engines and transmission) for a large OEM in cross-functional teams of engineering and purchasing
• Identification of differences in cost and customer value through benchmarking of a complete passenger car vs. it’s direct competitor
• Internal knowledge project DRIVE on the future of automotive power train developments
• Internal knowledge project on “The Impact of Reducing Carbon Emissions on the Global Automotive Industry”