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Working in the department store of the future you hardly ever meet humans anymore. They will be replaced by intelligent robotic systems that are able to organize themselves and make decentralized decisions.

People as orchestrators of the smart factory need to keep an eye on both the flow of physical goods as well as the information flow. The so-called Blue Collar Cyborgs are supported by Human Machine Interfaces.

Traditional supply chains are slowly disappearing. They are being replaced by logistics networks in which the parties involved are centrally networked via cloud.

What do logistics processes look like when the usual interfaces in the value creation process disappear, when the boundaries between factory and warehouse become blurred or completely eliminated? Welcome to Logistics 4.0!

Tool shed manufacturer BIOHORT is not working without a digital twin in the future

How a digital copy of a gearwheel emerges from its "Component DNA"

Digital Process Twins enable Holostic Production Management

Customers benefit from quality across all processes. Interview with Daniel Schnitzler, Head of Supply Chain Management,

Bilsing Automation GmbH

New opportunities for a more precise analysis and design of value networks

ROI again category winner „Engineering & Production” in the WGMB study “Hidden Champions of the consulting market 2018”

ROI awards „Industry 4.0 Awards China“ for the first time

How companies are aligning their existing footprint with what is required. The "mismatch" between the existing and required footprints is a constant source of risk for companies

with an international presence. Opportunities for prevention exist in a number of fields of

action.

Global Footprint in the Era of Isolation

Few companies are prepared for the new era of protectionism and isolation. A new economic and political ice age is fast approaching – a development that will have huge ramifications for how global networks are designed and managed.

Recommended actions for new global market scenarios. An interview with Dr. Johannes Fritz from the University of St. Gallen on the results of the Global Trade Alert and suggested approaches for German companies.

The top 10 global business risks. Our infographic shows the top 10 business risks, as identified by the “Allianz Risk Barometer”.

Practical tips for German companies on handling the Trump administration

Dr. André Wolf from the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) sets out just how

free and fair free trade really is and the measures businesses can take to hedge against unpredictable

regimes.

Protection for the domestic industry or unrealistic fantasies? Our diagram compares the objectives, examples, and background of free trade and protectionism.

Ideas for setting up global partnerships between business and politics. In this interview, Prof. Dr. Oliver Lorz from RWTH Aachen explains how the export world champion can continue to operate in a “democratic recession”.

An infographic concerning the key elements of global corporate networks. No market can be captured with a growth strategy alone – which is why our infographic summarizes the key components of network design and other mandatory elements.

Second German location opened

Digital transformation will not happen by itself, even with SAP S/4HANA. The real-time S/4HANA ERP suite is not an upgrade, rather the migration of a completely new product line. This will have a major impact on the IT landscape and business processes in companies.

With SAP S/4HANA, HENSOLDT Optronics has a real-time overview of data critical to its success. The practical example of HENSOLDT Optronics illustrates how single-stage migration to HANA and S/4HANA Finance became a win-win situation for all involved.

What SAP S/4HANA migration means for the company. In this interview, Thomas Popp of Q2factory explains the challenges the new SAP system landscape poses for CIOs, and what usage scenarios are attractive for the Industrial Internet of Things.

Infographic on the most important user features of S/4HANA. Real-time ERP suite, SAP Fiori, in-memory platform and more – we provide an overview of the new features of the SAP software.

The introduction of SAP S/4HANA: its implications and opportunities for corporate strategy. In the interview, Prof. Dr. Andreas Pasckert and Prof. Dr. Peter Gordon Rötzel from the Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences describe the extent to which companies can benefit from SAP migration, and what mistakes they should avoid.

Infographic on six key S/4HANA applications for industrial companies. Various applications are available for all segments of the value chain, for the transition from the old IT world to a new SAP S/4HANA universe.

Pointers for a successful change to SAP S/4HANA. In addition to the technical service, the guiding principle of the S/4HANA integration should be a continuous development of the know-how structure surrounding the new (process) options.

How e-mobility is transforming the supplier industry

Infographics showing six new business fields and structural changes

We show what commercial areas of activity are springing up around electric vehicles and what structural change in the automotive and supply industry might look like.