Newsletter #02/2023 – Paths into industrial future
Seldom has a look into the future of the manufacturing industry been more difficult than today. This is because the issues currently facing industrial companies at the same time are more diverse than ever: from reducing the ecological footprint and regionalizing value creation to radical cost-cutting measures due to rising energy prices, many industrial companies are facing far-reaching decisions in the coming years. Against this backdrop, we take a look at the year 2025 and explore the question of how companies are shaping their industrial future.
As part of the "Sustainable Turn 2025" study, we asked top decision-makers from the food & beverage, mechanical engineering and consumer goods industries for their assessments of various aspects of sustainability and their impact on their respective industries. The answers provide fascinating insights into the respective challenges and urgencies of various industries in transition.
In the current issue of the ROI-EFESO newsletter, you can also find out why it is worthwhile to take stock of the situation in your own company network right now and get some impetus for your path to the industrial future with our event tips.
TREND STUDY: SUSTAINABLE TURN 2025
The manufacturing industry is undergoing a fundamental shift toward comprehensive sustainability. Based on 13 theses on possible social, technological and regulatory developments in the context of industrial sustainability, the trend study "Sustainable Turn 2025" explores how decision-makers from various industries view the topic. Find out where leading B2B and B2C companies stand today in the sustainable orientation of their value creation activities, which developments they are actively preparing for, and how strongly the individual industries are affected by the change.
"AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT BEING COMPETITIVE" – INTERVIEW WITH DR. KAI MAGENHEIMER, PARTNER BEI ROI-EFESO
In view of current challenges such as rising energy and raw material costs or considerations of regionalization of value creation activities, it is essential for industrial companies to have a comprehensive picture of the performance and maturity of their production sites. Because only if these are known can important investment decisions for the industrial future be made sensibly and in a targeted manner. In this interview, Dr. Kai Magenheimer, Partner at ROI-EFESO, explains how plant assessments help not only to obtain a transparent picture of the status quo of individual plants as well as entire plant networks, but also to align them in a sustainably competitive manner.
WEBINAR: BUSINESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
The challenges facing the manufacturing industry in the coming years require the ability to effectively adapt the global production network to future requirements. Two prerequisites are elementary for this: comprehensive transparency about the cost and development potential of the individual production sites in the plant network. And a suitable human resources strategy to implement these effectively. In the free webinar "Business & Workforce Transformation" on March 22, Dr. Kai Magenheimer, partner at ROI-EFESO, and labor law expert Wolfgang Andrich from AVENEO Consulting GmbH will explain how industrial companies can succeed in achieving a competitive alignment in this respect.
SMART FACTORY TOUR 2023: EXPERIENCE DIGITALIZATION LIVE IN THE FACTORIES OF INDUSTRIE 4.0 AWARD WINNERS
On the leap into the industrial future, benchmarks point the way. Learn from the best at this year's Smart Factory Tour on June 21 and 22, 2023 in the Regensburg region. We will take you to outstanding plants of Continental, Siemens and Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen, where you will experience the successful implementation of digitization strategies live on site. During the plant tours, you will receive guided tours through production and see concrete use cases for digitization and Industry 4.0. You will benefit from networking and take away valuable solution approaches for your own company. Register now and secure your place at the event.
