Automotive and Industrial Manufacturing
Industrial Realities
Industrial companies, particularly those in the automotive and other heavy manufacturing
sectors, are rapidly transitioning from a localized model to a more global
buy/make/sell anywhere approach. To
generate the cost and scale efficiencies needed to compete in this dynamic
marketplace, suppliers, OEMs and others must create and maintain visible,
responsive and flexible supply chains.
By transforming themselves into High Definition Enterprises, manufacturers are
positioning themselves to succeed in the changing industrial sector. The Xterprise High Definition Enterprise
approach combines advanced supply chain execution with lean manufacturing
capabilities, asset management controls, and continuous process and execution
improvements.
The High Definition Enterprise™ Approach
Xterprise offers comprehensive RFID-based solutions designed specifically for automotive,
manufacturing and industrial organizations. Those HD Enterprise solutions can include:
- Automated, process-driven data capture systems
- An operating framework for connectivity, interoperability and RFID functionality
- Components to manage process workflows, data services, event flows, business rules and the user experience
- Intuitive user interfaces
A rich business intelligence suite for users to extract information as to what is
really going on in their enterprise
Industrial firms can leverage those capabilities to gain a number of significant
competitive advantages. Xterprise can
assist industrial firms in realizing:
- Global
supply chain capabilities, including tracking and controlling inbound lead
times, risks, logistics and other elements of total landed cost sourcing.
- The
ability to plan, monitor, measure and control the complex variables of a
transportation-dependent global sourcing model.
- Powerful
tracking and management control over movable production assets
- Robust
partner and supplier collaboration and management capabilities.
Our clients
in the industrial and automotive industries include Continental AG, Toyota
Motors America, Schoeller Arca Systems, iGPS and others.