Key Insights from the Global Production Community Meeting at Phoenix Contact

Our Global Production Community (GPC) meeting on June 25-26, 2024, was a remarkable event hosted by Phoenix Contact in Blomberg and Bad Pyrmont. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Phoenix Contact for their exceptional hospitality.

📝 Key Findings and Insights:

▶️ Company Presentation and All Electric Society Park Tour:

Phoenix Contact showcased innovative methods for generating, storing, distributing, and optimizing energy consumption.
Participants gained valuable insights into the integrated energy solutions and efficient production and building management practices at the Bad Pyrmont facility.
▶️ Make-or-Buy Strategy and Resilience in a VUCA World:

Phoenix Contact delivered a compelling presentation on the make-or-buy strategy amid volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments, emphasizing resilience within production networks.
▶️ Productive Workshop and Keynote on Resilience Costs and Benefits:

The make-or-buy strategy topic was further explored in an engaging workshop.
A keynote addressed the assessment of resilience costs and benefits in production networks, providing valuable strategies and insights.
▶️ Guest Contributions:

KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH & Co. KG Systeme and HARTMANN GROUP shared fascinating insights into current production network topics, enriching the discussions and knowledge exchange.
If you are interested in joining the GPC, we are currently welcoming new members. Please reach out to Benedict Janssen and Lukas Hauser.

️ Learn more about the GPC: gpmc-aachen.de

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GPMC Web Seminar on Economic Design of Resilience

We had an enlightening session at the GPMC Web Seminar last week! The seminar, titled „Economic Design of Resilience in Strategic Production Planning,“ brought together professionals and enthusiasts eager to explore the intricate balance between fulfilling customer demands and reducing costs amidst market volatility.

Key Takeaways from the Seminar:

▶️Insightful Presentation by Calvin Kuhn Our host, Calvin Kuhn, consultant and research associate at WZL, delivered a compelling presentation. He expertly navigated through the complexities of integrating flexibility into strategic production planning, emphasizing its crucial role in today’s dynamic market environment.

▶️Complementing Classical Lean Methods Participants learned how to effectively enhance classical lean methods and solid planning with production flexibility, gaining practical strategies to boost operational efficiency.

▶️Cost-Benefit Analysis of Flexibility Calvin provided a new perspective on the cost-benefit analysis essential for economic flexibility design, resonating deeply with the audience.

▶️Strategies for a Volatile Market The seminar addressed various strategies to meet the challenges posed by a volatile market, offering actionable insights and real-world examples.

Participants had the opportunity to engage in a lively discussion led by an expert in the field, gaining valuable industry insights and practical knowledge.

Missed the seminar? Don’t worry! Stay tuned for future events and opportunities to learn more about production optimization, factory planning, and industry best practices.

📚In our web seminar series, we present proven methods from practice and the latest advances in theory to the community members of the Global Production Management Center. If you want to participate in our web seminar series or other events, join the GPMC! Visit https://gpmc-aachen.de

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Closing Conference of the Consortium Benchmarking Study on „Efficient and Sustainable through Global Production Management“

We’re thrilled to share highlights from the Closing Conference of the Consortium Benchmarking Study on „Efficient and Sustainable through Global Production Management“:

🔍 Presentation of key findings from the study and insights gathered during company visits.

🏆 Award ceremony recognizing the „Successful Practices in Global Production Networks“ awarded to GF Piping Systems Deutschland, KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, Schmitz Cargobull AG, Hilti Group, and Weidmüller Germany.

🎤 Prof. Schuh delivered a thought-provoking keynote on „Upgrading Circular Economy – Sustainable. Resilient. Profitable.“
💼 Workshops delved into focal topics emerging from the study, fostering deeper understanding and collaboration.

Key Learnings/Themes:

🌐 Successful Practice companies transcend singular achievements, excelling across five key dimensions: Strategic Planning, Global Process Standards, Resilient Network Structures, Sustainability, and People & Culture.

🔄 The roadmap ahead emphasizes transitioning to a Circular Economy model, reinforcing resilience and sustainability for future success.

🚀 Identified areas for improvement include fostering a network culture across all sites, deploying uniform digitalization solutions and IT structures, and managing networks while rolling out necessary process standards.

Together, let’s continue to innovate, collaborate, and pave the way for a more sustainable and resilient future in global production management! 💼🌍

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Annual Report on Production Planning and Control (PPC)

The annual report on production planning and control (PPC) offers comprehensive insights into the perspectives of manufacturing companies and thus into current developments in PPC.

You are invited to participate in this year’s report: https://lnkd.in/d5mNB2Pr

This year’s focus includes the future-oriented topics of sustainability, data and information utilization in production and ramp-up processes as well as the design of resilience in manufacturing.

The study is conducted annually by the IFA – Institute of Production Systems and Logistics at Leibniz Universität Hannover, the IPMT – Institute of Production Management and Technology at Hamburg University of Technology, the Werkzeugmaschinenlabor, WZL der RWTH Aachen at RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer-Institut für Gießerei-, Composite- und Verarbeitungstechnik (Fraunhofer IGCV) as part of long-standing research collaboration. This year’s PPS-Report deals with hashtagsustainability, hashtagdigitalization, and hashtagresilience.

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First Community Meeting of Production Analytics Community (PAC)

🚀 Our first community meeting held on May 14-15, 2024, brought together the Production Analytics Community (PAC) at Phoenix Contact in Bad Pyrmont. Many thanks to Phoenix Contact for the excellent hosting of the event.

📝 We are excited to share the following key learnings according to the focus of the meeting „Shaping digitalization – key elements and success factors of a digitalization strategy“:

▶️ In the PLCnext Factory Tour, Stefan Schnake from Phoenix Contact demonstrated the benefit of consistently using defined APIs to reach data points
▶️ Top challenges of digitalization are the determination of business cases of specific applications, the development of a holistic infrastructure and holistic data connectivity as well as the development of the necessary internal know-how
▶️ Impressive key note by Dr. Till Potente from Phoenix Contact on the consistent use of micro services as guiding principle for digitalization
▶️ Interesting insights on the use of data-driven optimization at Miele by Dr. Jonas Osterloff
▶️ Four-stage process for rolling out digital solutions at Voith Paper presented by Roberto Viola

If you are interested, the PAC is currently welcoming new members. Please don’t hesitate to contact Tim Janke or Hendrik Eisbein.

▶️ Do you want to find out more about the GPMC? Visit https://gpmc-aachen.de

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Insights from our KBM Visit to Schmitz Cargobull AG

On March 13th, 2024, as part of our ongoing benchmarking initiative „Efficient and Sustainable Global Production Management,“ we had the privilege of visiting Schmitz Cargobull AG in Altenberge.

Here are some key learnings and highlights from our visit:
🔍 Factory Tour with Various Themes: We explored Schmitz Cargobull AG’s facilities, delving into different aspects of their operations.
🤝 Network of Experts: The company showcased how they leverage a network of experts distributed throughout their entire network to harness shared competencies.
🔑 Key Factors for Adaptive Operations: We gained insights into the crucial factors driving the successful implementation of an adaptive operations network.
🔄 Utilization of Network Resources: Schmitz Cargobull AG demonstrated how they utilize their network and resources to achieve maximum flexibility in response to capacity fluctuations.

We extend our gratitude to Schmitz Cargobull AG for hosting us and providing valuable insights into their operations. It’s remarkable to witness their commitment to innovation and efficiency firsthand.

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Key Insights from the Global Production Community Meeting at Phoenix Contact

GPMC Web Seminar on Economic Design of Resilience

GPMC Web Seminar on Economic Design of Resilience

Key Takeaways from the Seminar:​

Closing Conference of the Consortium Benchmarking Study on „Efficient and Sustainable through Global Production Management“

We’re thrilled to share highlights from the Closing Conference of the Consortium Benchmarking Study on „Efficient and Sustainable through Global Production Management“:​

Annual Report on Production Planning and Control (PPC)

First Community Meeting of Production Analytics Community (PAC)

Insights from our KBM Visit to Schmitz Cargobull AG

Insights from our KBM Visit to Schmitz Cargobull AG ​

Key Takeaways from the Seminar:

We’re thrilled to share highlights from the Closing Conference of the Consortium Benchmarking Study on „Efficient and Sustainable through Global Production Management“:

Insights from our KBM Visit to Schmitz Cargobull AG