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Automotive Manufacturing
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Global Standard
From process fog to global clarity
As a global market leader, FEW Automotive Group faced the enormous challenge of simultaneously managing over 200 complex projects at locations on three continents. Our solution was presented to an expert audience as a global best practice standard on the international stage at Smartsheet ENGAGE in Seattle.
By bundling diffuse data streams like a Fresnel lens, the FEW Group now has full control over its global value chain, securing a decisive advantage in the highly competitive automotive industry.
The challenge
Transparency as a critical success factor in global growth
As a hidden champion, the FEW Group grew rapidly, but its internal infrastructure could not keep pace. Five plants worked in isolated Excel silos, which led to a failed project costing €600,000 because the necessary transparency for timely countermeasures was lacking.
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Fragmented data landscape: Working in isolated spreadsheet solutions across continental borders made it difficult to manage ongoing projects worldwide consistently and prevented any form of uniform standards.
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High financial risk: A critical lack of real-time visibility meant that problems were only noticed after a single failed project had already caused avoidable damage amounting to €600,000.
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Administrative inefficiency: Reliance on manual processes and error-prone Excel spreadsheets tied up valuable management capacity and prevented scalable operational excellence across the entire company.
The solution
The Fresnel principle as a global benchmark for operational excellence
Instead of installing rigid software, we implemented a dynamic system that bundles diffuse data streams like a Fresnel lens to create a clear line of sight. This approach was so effective that Smartsheet invited us and FEW to Seattle to present the solution to an international audience of experts as a global benchmark.
- Kaizen Management System
We implemented a 7-step process from the shop floor to strategy in order to embed continuous improvement throughout production.
- KPI Performance Hub
Today, real-time dashboards transform complex data sets into immediate decision-making bases for global management.
- Smartsheet Integration
The technical basis enables global scaling and the automation of routine tasks across locations.
The result
Measurable transformation
By strategically bundling all data streams, we were able to achieve measurable financial benefits while raising the reliability of international project management to a level that now serves as the benchmark for digital transformation in the manufacturing industry.
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Administrative costs through radical automation of manual processes.
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Customer satisfaction through absolute delivery reliability and on-time execution.
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Single source of truth for a global truth across all works.
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