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Value Networks in the Automotive Industry
Concepts and fields of action for the organizational form of the future
Management personnel in the automotive industry are today confronted with all kinds of trend reports, studies and strategy recommendations which forecast massive reorganization within the sector. All of these documents have one thing in common: they signal great challenges for German companies in particular, but offer few or no starting points for transforming strategic guidelines into operational concepts. These are the precise strengths of the book ‘Weltweit vernetzt’ (‘Globally Networked’), published a few weeks ago.
The book offers
- A source of inspiration and ideas for management
- A white paper for implementation
- Framework and guidelines for change within the company.
It starts with the necessary evaluation of current and future challenges for companies in the automotive industry, focusing on concrete facts and options for operational design in the future rather than responding to speculation and trends. One concept in particular becomes clear: the organizational form of the future is a network or – to be more specific – an ‘automotive value network.’
Networks exist in all core processes in the value chain. The book focuses on providing solution concepts and ideas for engineering as well as for production, logistics, sales and services, covering the entire spectrum of the automotive value chain. Information and communication technology is an essential ‘enabler’ for this new organizational form. Companies must recognize this and accordingly focus on key areas of emphasis.
The concepts presented identify where there is still extensive potential and how this can be used. In particular, they demonstrate how abstract topics such as ‘development, production and logistics in the automotive value network’ can be brought to life. Seven specific areas, which can be applied equally to all business processes, form the network’s design framework.
Forward-looking professional literature
T-Systems offers decision makers in the automotive industry two reference works which provide valuable support for dealing with these upcoming changes. The first is the book described here: ‘Weltweit vernetzt Value Networks’ (‘Globally Networked Value Networks’). In addition, the free white paper ‘Vernetzte Wertschöpfung’ (‘Value Networks’) explains the fields of action for successfully creating value networks and presents detailed solution concepts for these networks. Further information about the book and the free white paper which can be downloaded can be found on the right-hand side of this page.
