Anonymized reference | Automotive industry | Production and development environment
Initial situation
The demands placed on production areas are constantly increasing as product ranges and product cycles expand. In industrial joining technology in particular, companies are confronted with a wide variety of variants, complex material combinations, and demanding quality requirements.
Decisions regarding processes, material combinations, parameters, and approvals have a direct impact on quality, costs, and time-to-market.
—> Low controllability with high relevance to value creation
Target image
The aim was to establish a company-wide, controllable decision-making and knowledge base for joining technology – independent of individuals and locations.
Uniform decision-making and approval structures across plants
Transparent and auditable decisions
Standardisable decision-making models instead of individual case-by-case practices
Stable knowledge base for high-quality, generation-compatible approvals
Our contribution
Design of the application
architecture & decision logic
- Development of clear workflows for the step-by-step automation of decision-making models for joining processes and approvals
- Definition of roles, responsibilities and decision-making levels
Process analysis and harmonisation
- Standardisation of process logic across plants, locations and delivery stages
- Replacement of individual special solutions with a common database and standardised decision-making processes
- Continuous development & progressive process automation
Data & knowledge sovereignty
- Technical implementation of the solution
- Data aggregation and data migration
- Development of interfaces to the existing IT landscape.
Automated decision paths
- Reduction of real-world testing through data-based decision-making processes
- Structured recording and safeguarding of expertise and decision-making processes
Added value for the customer
The custom-developed software solution enables fast, consistent and scalable technological decisions – across locations, plants and multiple technology and system versions. Fewer real-world trials reduce costs while increasing decision quality and speed. Risks are identified early on, processes are secured and those responsible gain the freedom to further develop their technologies.
THINKaDO
THINKaDO combines technological depth with structural clarity.
We help companies align complex knowledge, processes and decisions in such a way that they become controllable, scalable and sustainably effective.
Are you facing similar decision-making or approval challenges in your technology or production organisation?
Let us examine together how structured decision-making logic can be effectively established in your environment.