Robotic welding line assembling a vehicle body in an automotive plant
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Automotive

Supporting automotive supply chains where supplier reliability, production continuity, cost competitiveness and planning accuracy are critical.

Key challenges

  • Supplier reliability and supply continuity risk
  • Cost competitiveness under continuous pressure
  • Planning accuracy across tiered supplier networks
  • Material availability protecting production continuity

Capability overlap

  • Supply Chain
  • International Sourcing & Procurement
  • Procurement
  • SAP MM / PP / EWM
  • Integrated Business Planning

Relevant consulting areas

Strategic sourcing
Supplier management
Cost optimization
Supplier risk
Production planning
Material availability
Inventory management
Supply continuity
Procurement transformation
SAP MM / PP / EWM
Integrated Business Planning

Related work

Anonymized examples

Illustrative engagements in this sector. No client names or commercial figures are disclosed.

AutomotiveProcurementSupply ChainInternational Sourcing

Rebuilding a sourcing process for a tiered supplier base

European automotive supplier

Situation
Sourcing decisions were made case by case, with limited visibility of supplier risk across the tiered base.
Approach
Structured category logic, defined supplier qualification and award criteria, and introduced a recurring supplier risk review.
Outcome
A repeatable sourcing process with clearer award rationale and earlier visibility of continuity risk.
AutomotiveSupply ChainIBPSAP

Aligning production planning with material availability

Automotive component manufacturer

Situation
Production plans were frequently revised because material availability was confirmed too late in the cycle.
Approach
Reviewed planning parameters in SAP PP/MM, tightened the demand-to-supply handover and set an integrated planning cadence.
Outcome
Fewer short-notice plan changes and a shared planning picture between procurement and production.