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DRIVING ACCELERATED GROWTH IN AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS

Published: Monday, November 19, 2018

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The automotive industry faces constant change. According to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA), to achieve success, the automotive industry must deliver: internationally competitive products; fuel efficient, environmentally friendly vehicles; improved quality and choice; and high quality after sales service.

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    The automotive industry faces constant change. According to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA), to achieve success, the automotive industry must deliver: internationally competitive products; fuel efficient, environmentally friendly vehicles; improved quality and choice; and high quality after sales service.

    These elements all require optimised operations and innovative approaches. Businesses within this sector must keep up successfully, or risk falling behind permanently. “To achieve this, a unique perspective must be applied to accelerate business performance,” advises Mark Bannerman, Business Unit Executive at EOH Infor Services (formerly Softworx), Infor’s Master Partner in Africa (operating as a Gold Partner).

    Within this industry, businesses must launch new products faster with fewer recalls and lower warranty expenses. They must learn to collaborate better with customers and suppliers and drive innovation. The aftermarket order fill rates must be increased (without additional inventory), while increasing customer satisfaction and retention. Businesses must build and assemble custom vehicles in sequence with lower costs.

    “Driving growth requires drawing more output from existing production assets, without investing more money. With constant and demanding market changes, the automotive industry must employ unprecedented flexibility in all aspects of operation,” adds Bannerman. “If this is accomplished, productivity and business efficiency will be taken into the fast lane. The question is; how?” Bannerman shares the top three insights he believes will drive this transformation.

    The first insight involves establishing a firm grasp on the entire production process, from start to finish. “Only a comprehensive, easy to understand and real-time view of your entire business will ensure that every aspect of your operation is running optimally. Conversely, the view will alert management when operations are failing, allowing for fast and efficient fine-tuning without slowing down,” says Bannerman. “Infor LN, for example, simultaneously supports all production processes, giving users unprecedented control over every aspect of their operations, from design to delivery and beyond.”

    The second is to make productivity a priority. “In the automotive industry, your overall business performance is inextricably linked to your productivity levels. Keeping pace with customer demand, delivery dates, stock levels and equipment requirements is a non-negotiable element to business success,” he adds. “Through the use of manufacturing best practices and highly efficient process flows, Infor ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) effectively improves productivity.”

    Bannerman concludes with his third insight, which is to manage assets effectively. “Managing, monitoring and maintaining assets serve as vital components to overall success. Thanks to ever advancing technology, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) has quickly evolved over recent years. Software such as Infor EAM ensures companies work smarter, close margins and save on costs.” 

     

    For more insights on how to drive accelerated growth in the automotive industry, click here.

    Issued by Perfect Word Consulting (Pty) Ltd

    For more information contact perfectword@trinitas.co.za.

     

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    EOH Infor Services boilerplate:

    EOH Infor Services was founded in 1995 as Baan South Africa, becoming Softworx after a management buy-out in 1999. It became a member of the EOH Group in December 2000 and in 2011 was appointed as the only Infor Gold Channel Partner in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2014, it was appointed as Infor Master Partner, one of only a few worldwide. Most recently, as the result of a rebranding, it became EOH Infor Services in 2018.

    The company focuses on providing the right solutions to its customers. It delivers enterprise applications, enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, and drives extended best of breed solutions including; supply chain planning, extended warehouse management, asset maintenance, product life cycle management, information management (BI, data warehousing and analytics), and enterprise performance management (financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, consolidation and governance).

     

    For more information, please visit www.eohinforservices.com.