The automotive industry is characterized by a mature market, in which only few, effective, and globally operating companies or specialists will survive. The image of a brand and differences in detail decide about success.
An increase in turnover requires innovation and along with that, high investment volumes in R&D. The efficiency in development and manufacturing significantly determines profitability, which in addition is exposed to floating currency exchange rates and raw material prices. “Lean Production”, flexible sourcing of expertises, and powerful processes are key components of successful strategies.
IT in Manufacturing
The model diversity necessary in competition poses high demands on development, sales, and manufacturing. Moreover, high development expenses amortize only in large quantities and by that, require for precise planning and steering mechanisms along with highly effective logistics in place. Sourcing of external expertises requires stringent quality and supplier management with entrance controls and tracking. Furthermore, long-term effects of decisions and investments cannot be steered adequately without reliable strategic planning and risk management.
In these regards, the automotive industry poses in its different areas enormous demands on IT. Effectiveness, sustainability, and efficiency of IT affect image, sales, and profitability of manufacturers.
IT in the Car
Chances for innovation in the car and the realization of new features are closely connected with replacing mechanics and classical electronics with software-intensive information systems. The software used in modern vehicles has reached tremendous complexity (>10 mio. lines of code) and is subject to critical reliability, security, and real-time requirements with a long lifetime and high pressure for changes at the same time. Errors in software not only cause costly recall campaigns and damages for the brand, but also endanger people’s lives and the environment
Therefore, sustainably successful innovation in the car relies increasingly on professionalization and improvements in software development for in-vehicle components. Software productivity, product quality management, precise mathematical methods, and mobile configuration management become core competencies.
Our Expertise
- Quality Management
- Supplier Management
- Enterprise Application Modernization
- Modelling, Validation, and Verification with (semi-) formal Methods
- Simulation of Multifunctional Displays prior to Volume Production
- Vehicle On-Board Data Management
