Commercial vehicles

International competitiveness in the commercial vehicle industry is safeguarded by sustainable cost management. This requires the use of all relevant cost levers without losing sight of quality and sustainability. These levers apply to all types of expense, such as materials, personnel and other expenses. The focus is on the sustainable implementation of lean management at all levels of the company, a targeted complexity management as well as a powerful and cooperative purchasing and supplier management. 

EFESO supports you in the creation and implementation of your cost management, e.g. in these tasks:

• Optimization of costs across the entire value chain (end-2-end) - from the upstream supplier to delivery of the commercial vehicle to the end customer. 
• Cost reduction in processes and organization (e.g. development of a zero base organization) 
• Cost reduction on the product through proven VA/VE approaches (Value Analysis/Value Engineering) 
• Revision of supplier and innovation management 
   

Electric drive systems consist of a large number of components such as batteries, electric motors, power electronics and chargers. The associated high technological complexity requires specialized knowledge and skills in the production and integration of the individual components. 

With EFESO, manufacturers of commercial vehicles successfully integrate new drive variants into their Product portfolio. Our consultants have the necessary expertise, for example in these areas: 

• Design of product concept and start-up management for electrified commercial vehicles 
• Adaptation of logistics concepts and supply chain management to ensure procurement and quality of supplied components such as batteries and electric motors 
• Adaptation of manufacturing processes based on sustainability targets / low impact operations, e.g. with regard to reduction of energy consumption, use of renewable energies, waste reduction and material recycling 

Ever tighter innovation and market launch cycles for hardware and software require not only a continuous shortening and modular design of product development processes. In addition, compatibility with technological innovations in the respective market must be ensured, for example in the digital networking of agricultural machinery and environmental data. Or for resource-saving control of truck (fleets) with telematics systems and AI-supported route planning. 

Here, not only the (further) development of flexible vehicle architectures and modules is critical to success. The end-to-end planning, simulation and continuous improvement of highly flexible plants and facilities with the support of digital planning methods – such as NVIDIA Omniverse – also plays a central role in competitive positioning. 

With the consultants of EFESO, you use digital tools as a lever to increase sales as well as a result driver in transformation processes. At the same time, we keep an eye on the fact that all measures are aimed at bringing your innovations to market faster, among other things through these services:

• Optimization and design of the development system (Lean & Agile Development) 
• Portfolio & complexity management 
• Digitalization, Industry 4.0, IIOT in the product development process 
• Design and further development of a factory of the future​​​​​​​

Legal requirements to reduce emissions are a key transformation driver in the commercial vehicle industry. Compared to 2019, vehicle manufacturers in Europe must reduce CO2 emissions from trucks by 15 percent by 2025 and by as much as 30 percent by 2030. 

This not only increases the pressure to bring existing electric drive concepts onto the road. It also requires viable solutions for associated tasks. For example, in the context of developing sustainable battery return systems and recycling processes to minimize the environmental impact of e-mobility. At the same time, companies should formulate or further develop a general sustainability strategy. Here, it is particularly important to orchestrate sustainability efficiently and anchor it in the organization. 

With the consultants of EFESO you can realize the goals of your e-mobility strategy in all operational dimensions such as:

• Product & System Lifecycle Management
• Establishment of efficient production and logistics networks
• Decarbonization (SCOPE 1-3) and circular economy 

In designing, implementing and monitoring the success of your sustainability management, we support you in these topics, among others: 

• Sustainability Assessment & Roadmap
• Low Impact Operations

The requirements placed on commercial vehicles vary depending on their intended use. In a cooperation with body manufacturers, all relevant players in R&D, production and quality management must ensure that efficient and cost-effective manufacturing is guaranteed and that the individual requirements for the end product are met. 

Benefit from the expertise of the EFESO team in solving these and other tasks:

• Optimization of the interface between OEM and body manufacturer
• Establishment of efficient production and logistics networks through integrated cooperation

Developments such as autonomous driving and new drive concepts are increasing the pressure for change in the industry and challenging companies to manage their investments properly. To do so, they should enter into collaborations with their suppliers. In this way, not only larger investments can be spread over several shoulders, but the best ideas from the collaboration can also be used within the framework of innovation sourcing and management. 

With EFESO, you will find the right solutions for these and more topics: 

• Optimization of the existing supplier management (from selection to qualification) 
• Consolidation of the supplier base - further development of the Tier 1 base 
• Innovation management in close coordination with strategic suppliers