TOPICS & NEWS

Articles and interviews on current trends, technology and industry challenges, information on our consulting services, seminars and events as well as company topics:

Here you can find out what drives EFESO.

     Product & Service Development  |   Produktion  |   Digitalisierung  |   IoT / Industrie 4.0  |   Interviews

"If you want to achieve high targets, you have to break with the status quo."

Interview with Dr. Jan-Christoph Haag, Partner / Vice President at EFESO

     Transformation & Leadership  |   Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Produktion  |   Transformation  |   News  |   Interviews

“Compelling storytelling sharpens the focus on the factory's objectives.”

Interview with Neil Webers, Executive Vice President, EFESO

     Sustainability  |   Transformation  |   Interviews

"The optimal 'green' balance combines several facets"

Tim Ballenberger, Senior Consultant at EFESO and Florian Santolini, Regional Director at kShuttle, explain how companies can implement the EU taxonomy requirements and use them to their advantage.

 

     Cost Reduction  |   Manufacturing & Logictics  |   Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Future Factory  |   Interviews

"At the end of the day, it's always about being competitive"

Interview with Dr. Kai Magenheimer, Partner at EFESO, on the importance of Plant Assessments as a tool for the further development of production sites.

     Sustainability  |   Supply Chains & Manufacturing Networks  |   Manufacturing & Logictics  |   Interviews  |   Press

Newsletter #01/2023 – Leading Sustainability Transformation

Read in the current newsletter how one of the world’s largest industrial ports is transforming itself into one of the leading ecosystems for sustainable energy.

     Sustainability  |   Interviews  |   Press

EFESO provides perspectives on industrial sustainability

In the LÜNENDONK magazine, experts from EFESO share current insights and their know-how in the development and implementation of industrial sustainability.

     Sustainability  |   Manufacturing & Logictics  |   Interviews

“How do you translate something that might not come to fruition until 2050 into something that is relevant to you today?”

Interview with Marcia de Troyer and Didier Brackenier, Vice Presidents at EFESO.

     Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Future Factory  |   Interviews  |   Press

"The future of digital twins lies in cross-plant and cross-company deployment. "

Interview with Jonas van Thiel, Partner, EFESO

     Supply Chains & Manufacturing Networks  |   Manufacturing & Logictics  |   News  |   Interviews  |   Press

"Reconciling conflicting objectives"

Interview with Ahmed Sahyoun and Benjamin Thron, EFESO Management Consulting AG

 

     Supply Chains & Manufacturing Networks  |   Manufacturing & Logictics  |   News  |   Interviews  |   Press

"We will see a significant shortening of supply chains"

Interview with Dr.-Ing. Thomas Troll, Partner, EFESO

An illustration of arms and hands holding colored lines against a pink background.
     Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Strategie  |   Innovation  |   Digitalisierung  |   DIALOG 66  |   Interview  |   Company  |   Interviews

"COLLABORATION WILL PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE NEXT GROWTH SPURTS"

CHINA: interview with Wang Liping, Vice President

An portrait of Bruno Machiels and Luca Lecchi.
     Supply Chains & Manufacturing Networks  |   Manufacturing & Logictics  |   Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Innovation  |   Digitalisierung  |   Smart Products  |   Global Footprint  |   DIALOG 66  |   Interview  |   Company  |   Interviews

"GLOBALIZATION IS STILL ALIVE"

Bruno Machiels and Luca Lecchi, Co-CEOs in conversation

A photo illustration showing a man wearing VR glasses and digital structures between his hands.
     Transformation & Leadership  |   Manufacturing & Logictics  |   Innovation  |   Qualität  |   Supply Chain Management  |   DIALOG 66  |   Interview  |   Interviews

"WE HAVE TO TACKLE SEVERAL CENTURY-LONG CHALLENGES IN PARALLEL"

GERMANY: interview with Sebastian Diers, Managing Director

     Transformation & Leadership  |   Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Innovation  |   Digitalisierung  |   IoT / Industrie 4.0  |   Interview  |   Interviews

"IT'S ABOUT THE CORE OF CREATING YOUR OWN VALUE"

Prof. Dr. Holger Bonin, Research Director of the IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor), on the consequences of automation, superstars of digital structural change and the limits of virtuality.

     Supply Chains & Manufacturing Networks  |   Manufacturing & Logictics  |   DIALOG 64  |   Interview  |   Interviews

SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS PROMOTES INNOVATION

A conversation with Prof. Dr. Werner Bick, Senior Partner at EFESO, about strategies to improve the environmental footprint in logistics

     Sustainability  |   Manufacturing & Logictics  |   Produktion  |   Transformation  |   Innovation  |   Interview  |   Interviews

„UNITE MATERIAL SAVING AND MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE NEXT DECADE“

Trends and drivers of sustainable waste management.

     Sustainability  |   Supply Chains & Manufacturing Networks  |   Innovation  |   Supply Chain Management  |   DIALOG 64  |   Interview  |   Interviews

„THE INDULGENCE TRADE IN CERTIFICATES HAS NO FUTURE“

Perspectives for industry on the sustainable design of value networks.

     Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Digitalisierung  |   IoT / Industrie 4.0  |   DIALOG 63  |   Interview  |   Interviews

WHAT MAKES ANALYTICS INITIATIVES SUCCESSFUL?

The translation of actual process problems into the analytics world, building horizontal data competencies and the ability to scale and industrialise use cases.

     Transformation & Leadership  |   Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Innovation  |   Digitalisierung  |   Interview  |   Interviews

THE CIO AS ORCHESTRATOR

In the future, the bridge between the between the vision of the CEO and its creative technological implementation IT more than Maintenance & Delivery.

     Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   DIALOGUE Magazine  |   Digitalisierung  |   IoT / Industrie 4.0  |   Interview  |   Interviews

FROM MES TO PRODUCTION PLATFORMS

In order to achieve best operating production, MES solutions must MES solutions must become app

     Transformation & Leadership  |   Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   DIALOGUE Magazine  |   Innovation  |   Digitalisierung  |   IoT / Industrie 4.0  |   Interview  |   Interviews

THE INTELLIGENCE OF DECISION-MAKING STAYS WITH US

The roles of AI as intelligence amplifier and intuition assistant.

     Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   DIALOGUE Magazine  |   Produktion  |   Digitalisierung  |   IoT / Industrie 4.0  |   Interview  |   Interviews

FROM PREDICTIVE TO PRESCRIPTIVE - THE ANALYTICS EVOLUTION

The next stage in the data-driven production is prescriptive analytics.

     Transformation & Leadership  |   Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Interviews  |   Events

Review of the Training Day 2020

Review of Training Day 2020 with Tayfun Kaymakci, Head of Learning Campus, EFESO

     Manufacturing & Logictics  |   Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Interviews

The technology of digital transformation is increasingly becoming a commodity

Prof. Dr Werner Bick, Senior Partner at EFESO, on the potential of data in the factory and the best way to start digitising production.

     Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Digitalisierung  |   IoT / Industrie 4.0  |   Smart Products  |   DIALOG 62  |   Interview  |   Interviews  |   Article

BOOTCAMP FOR THE SMART FACTORY

New roles, new skills: get fit for Industry 4.0 with the Learning Campus.

     Transformation & Leadership  |   Manufacturing & Logictics  |   Transformation  |   Innovation  |   Forschung & Entwicklung  |   IoT / Industrie 4.0  |   Smart Products  |   DIALOG 62  |   Interview  |   Interviews  |   Article

THE ART OF INITIALIGNITION

A natural growth of culture and technology is no longer possible. The dynamics of transformation must be actively controlled.

     Manufacturing & Logictics  |   Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Digitalisierung  |   IoT / Industrie 4.0  |   DIALOG 62  |   Interview  |   Interviews  |   Article

OPEN THE BLACKBOX

Traceability in focus: Digital initiatives in the process industry.

     Transformation & Leadership  |   Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Innovation  |   IoT / Industrie 4.0  |   Smart Products  |   DIALOG 62  |   Interview  |   Interviews  |   Article

SUCCESS KILLERS OF CHANGE

The main reasons for the failure of Industry 4.0 projects and how to avoid them.

     Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Digitalisierung  |   Smart Products  |   DIALOG 62  |   Interview  |   Interviews  |   Article

ARCHITECTURE DESIGN FOR THE DATA WORLD

Increased resilience through data analytics – the challenges of effective data management in the Smart Factory exceed technical requirements out.

     Transformation & Leadership  |   Digitization & Industrie 4.0  |   Qualität  |   Digitalisierung  |   Smart Products  |   DIALOG 62  |   Interview  |   Interviews  |   Article

LEADERSHIP RETHOUGHT

From control to Coaching process: the new role of the manager on the shop floor.


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