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Consulting in the Automotive Industry
The world-wide recession is having a particularly damaging effect on the automotive industry, with virtually all companies contending with plunging sales figures, liquidity bottlenecks and problems with financing. Automotive manufacturers and their suppliers are being compelled to reduce their costs sharply, gain quick access to liquidity reserves and permanently adjust their global capacities; at the same time, they are under pressure to maintain and in many cases to improve on delivery capacity and performance within their supply chains for the long term.
Against this background, the market continues to demand more model ranges, shorter product lifecycles and faster access to innovations. In future, companies will also be required to pay close attention to the growth markets of China, India, Russia and Brazil. This increasing complexity of both products and markets entails the global orientation of the value chain, from sales and distribution to procurement which must be made more flexible in order to facilitate cooperation and the adaptation of the vertical integration and thus enable companies to respond rapidly to market requirements.
For years, J&M has been optimising the entire automotive value chain – from third-tier suppliers to OEM – through integrated business management and IT consulting
J&M Management Consulting AG a leading consultancy company working with the automotive industry. Our consultants possess a high level of sector expertise, comprehensive know-how in methodology and a proven track record in innovative IT solutions. For companies in the automobile industry, our consultancy services focus on:
- J&M business optimisation (short-term and long-term)
- Inventory optimisation/net working capital optimisation
- LEAN enterprise excellence (process-oriented LEAN approach, LEAN scheduling based on SAP)
- Business process excellence (plant/manufacturing excellence, shop floor optimisation, error prevention, traceability, enterprise asset management)
- Process harmonisation, SAP system consolidation (TCO optimisation) and implementation of new solutions (ECC 6.0 DIMP, SAP GTS, MES manufacturing execution systems)
The result: Fast and sustainable improvements to the business of our clients
Thanks to the support of J&M, our clients – which include automotive manufacturers (OEM), suppliers and after-market/logistical service providers – have achieved significant improvements, such as:
- Greater responsiveness and flexibility due to event-driven supply chain processes
- Inventory reduction, higher overall productivity, reduction in waste and non-value-added activities through the introduction of LEAN principles, Kanban and Heijunka
- Increased efficiency in the supply chain through mobile real-time solutions
- Supplier integration and evaluation
- Monitoring of production systems by a manufacturing execution system (MES)
- Cost reductions as a result of the early identification and diagnosis of errors through traceability, performance analysis and online monitoring
- Alignment of system environments (processes, systems, organisation) by means of clear establishment and consistent gauging of the positive contribution
‘Due to very successful LEAN projects with emphasis on the areas of leveling/Heijunka planning and LEAN SCM, J&M in cooperation with the IFL has proven itself as an excellent consultancy partner for Audi. During the past two years, my team together with J&M was able to implement significant advancements with the aid of commonly developed concepts for all processes.’
Peter Stechel, Press Works Manager Neckarsulm, Audi AG
‘This jointly developed solution will enable us to recognise tool bottlenecks earlier. Linking up to the operative data in this manner serves in securing the quality of statements that is required. J&M has proven itself as a professional and reliable partner during the project and played a decisive role in ensuring the success of the solution.’
Christian Ley, CIO, Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG
‘The changeover wasn’t easy for the moulds area, but by working with our partner J&M, and applying our expertise in IT, processes and change management, we have come up with a solution that meets our everyday needs and which is popular with its users.’
Dr.-Ing. Dirk Petermann, Head of the Supply Chain & Logistics Competence Centre, Continental AG
