Airbus and LM Industries, the world’s first and only digital manufacturer, have announced the formation of Neorizon to provide disruptive and innovative products with an initial focus on local mobility and autonomy. The mobility startup will operate a micro-factory designed to build new transport and mobility solutions quickly and efficiently. (Read more) India currently lacks…
Service companies are challenged on a daily basis with efficient and effective allocation of their work orders and inherently their technicians. Digitalization provides an innovative solution for optimizing field service management and empowering field technicians. As produced goods become more sophisticated, machine repair difficulty increases with it hand-in-hand. Software providers such as Oracle, Microsoft and…
The next wave of competitive advantage for B2B companies will come from taking swift action based on deepening customer knowledge and delivering what their customers want before their competitors do. This fundamentally changes the role of B2B marketers. They need to evolve from brand stewards, lead generation machines, and sales supporters into architects of customer…
The rise of eCommerce and eRetail is not only accelerating the CEP market in B2C, but also among B2B shipping. Providers are looking for new innovative solutions as customers aim at higher utilization rate of their service technicians. A solution on the rise is in-van delivery, i.e. using the boot of a service van as…
Telematic units or connectivity boxes serve as the foundation for the connected vehicle. These devices can enable and manage different types of protocols such as WiFi, Bluetooth, and NFC (all wireless); Ethernet, OBD, CAN (all wired); and GPS, GLONASS, Galileo (all navigation). Additionally, they also come with vehicle parameter measuring sensors such as accelerometers. All…
A leading provider of digitalization services planned to release a new database solution to the market. As the client chose to sell and distribute its new database solution via indirect sales, the sales department were in need to identify potential sales partners within its three main verticals
An automotive OEM is currently involved in successful partnerships with several express delivery specialists in Germany. Partnerships mainly focus on innovation, mutual piloting/ testing and in general business development of digital solutions
A global automotive OEM had plans to complement their existing business model with services for the maintenance and repair industry, wherein the company’s vehicles are predominantly used. The client was in the conception phase of developing a platform for craftsmen and service fleets which consisted of …
Logistics 2 months Global scope Initial Situation A leading German automotive OEM wanted to explore the potential of a digital solution for service techniciansfor spare parts return orders, enabling returns collection directly from the service vehicle With this solution, the company aims to save time and cost for technicians and thus reduce machine downtime for…
Automotive 1 week Europe Initial Situation An automotive OEM is currently scaling up a digital solution used to digitally open the trunk of a van by overnight delivery providers Such vans are used by services technicians, who usually need spare parts to be installed in misfunctioning machines – having it delivered in their van saves…
