Presentation from SAP Automotive Symposium 2010
Marc Geckeler (MHP), Albert Frankenhauser (Porsche), Mainz 10.2010
Lecture presentation, SAP Automotive Symposium 2010
Dr. Henning Hinderer (MHP), Christian Stapel (MHP), Mainz 10.2010
With “MRP to Go” the IT consulting and systems supplier Mieschke Hofmann and Partner (MHP) has developed two Business Apps for the Apple iPhone and iPad. If material requirements are changed on short notice, relevant decisions can be made quickly.
Krust, M.: IT-Dienstleister MHP präsentiert Apps für Bedarfsplanung. In: Automobilwoche. www.automobilwoche.de. October 2010
See also www.automotiveIT.eu, October 2010
Fears about the economic crisis are far from averted in the German automotive industry. However a high level of process quality will help to ensure the company’s survival. Dr. Oliver Kelkar, Senior Manager at Mieschke Hofmann and Partner, highlights improvements in the interview
Kelkar, O.: Die Prozessqualität im Blick (Monitoring process quality). In: SAP SPECTRUM. 12.2009, p. 42-44.
The transparent and seamless documentation of products and processes requires that the persons involved in the various departments network with each other easily. Adobe’s interactive PDFs represent a high-performance and intuitively usable tool.
Kelkar, O.: Kollaboration leicht gemacht mit interaktiven PDFs (Collaboration made easy with interactive PDFs). In: E3 spezial. 11.2009, p. 13.
Are you looking for transparent and seamless documentation? Adobe’s
‘interactive PDFs’ (iPDF) are an easy-to-use tool for this.
Kelkar, O.: Das Potenzial der iPDFs (The potential of iPDFs). In: Konstruktion & Entwicklung. 11.2009, p. 24-25.
Radio frequency identification (RFID) has been in the starting blocks for some time. RFID is a technology for invisible and no-contact product identification for lean and accelerated logistics processes. However its use is lagging behind expectations.
Kelkar, O; Appl, J.: RFID - Zukunftsweisende Technologie vor dem Durchbruch (RFID - Pioneering technology close to breakthrough). In: SPS Magazin, IT & Produktion automotive 2009. 11.2009, p. 40-41.
RFID technology promises companies in the automotive sector, lean and accelerated logistics processes – but there are still hurdles to overcome.p>
Appl, J.; Kelkar, O: The technical future of RFID. In: automotive IT, 8.2009, pg. 42.
Case studies, architecture blueprint and recommendations for action
B. Otto; H. Hinderer: Datenqualitätsmanagement im
Lieferanten-Controlling (Data quality management in supplier controlling). In: Zeitschrift für Controlling & Management./ Weber, J.; Hackmeister, D.; Hess, T.; Schäffer, U. (Hrsg.)./ Wiesbaden, 53. Jg, H1 2009, p. 2-10.
Oliver Kelkar on process control in the German automotive industry and the conflict between quantity and quality.
Dunker, H.: Interview with MHP - Weniger ist mehr (Less is more). In: automotive IT. 2.2009, p. 39.
Even though the QDX (Quality Data eXchange) standard for the exchange of data between manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry has been in existence for two years, experts estimate "QDX conformity" vage at "between 20 and 80 percent".
Schmitz, A.: Standard mit Anlaufschwierigkeiten (Standard with teething problems). In: CIO spezial II. 6.2007, p. 6-8.