How we are heading towards 100% digital
?Reaching the summit“ was the headline of our virtual 2021 IT Senior Managers & Managers Meeting. Every summit is different and as an organization, we have to climb many, often even multiple in a row. Therefore, our meeting was a good point in time to take a deep breath and to acknowledge the summits we have reached and giving an outlook towards the summits ahead of us.
One of these peaks ahead is 100% Digital: As a company we are heading towards 100%. Digital when it comes to Sales, Production, Supply Chain and Operations. And IT will take a crucial role in this transformation. We have defined four Game Changers in which we want to transform the company in particular.
1)????Mercedes-Benz Omni Channel – What if, the customer was able to buy a car in five klicks and finance is with three clicks? This Game Changer is an omni channel Sales and Financial Services approach, offering the customer a chance to buy or finance a vehicle with just a few clicks.
2)????Digital Twin – more than “just” a digital representation of the vehicle in engineering, the Digital Twin will become a seamless data flow into production. In this Game Changer, we are heading towards a seamlessly simulated development process of the car. This will e.g. help us to save time and cost in prototyping.
3)????Mercedes-Benz Operating System – is more than software engineering in the vehicle, it is about its entire downstream impact in Operations and Aftersales with regard to customer features, processes, organization, technology.
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4)????Customer Centric Manufacturing and Supply Chain – the perfect balance between inventory and delivering the car on the promised delivery day. In this Game Changer making use of the full potential of data, we are transforming supply chain & manufacturing.
The following four boosters, which we will address altogether, will support all this: Process End2End Simplification; Skill, Mindset and People; “Data”- Data driven; and State-of-the-Art “Tech” – IT Execution.
A big thank you to everyone involved for our gathering packed with inspiring Workshop Session, Keynotes, and Pitches. I am looking forward to climb the peaks ahead with you.
Senior Expert bei Mercedes-Benz AG
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Co-Founder of Kids4Future | Empowering 1 Billion Children to Save Our Planet ?? | Social Impact Innovator | Purpose-Driven Leader | Board Member & Guardianship Council DreamTank
3 年Great post, Jan. You have your priorities right. Always have !
Strategic IT-Business Interface Specialist | Microsoft Cloud Technologies Advocate | Cloud Computing, Enterprise Architecture
3 年Going for processes and optimizing them - and a simpler process is certainly better - makes a lot of sense, Jan Brecht. Are you automating them as well? Well, all the best for your journey to the summit. (It's never a straight line with climbing up mountains, but it all adds up eventually.)
Architect Practice Manager & Leader (EMEA) - Industry Solutions @Microsoft AI Leader
3 年Digital pioneering….like the Disney imagineers
4y VP position, 2y+ director position, Senior Manager Digitalization Engineering
3 年Jan Brecht and team, all the best for this endeavor! ??