Technology Impacts on Automotive Bottom Line with SAP and Infosys

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Automotive Insiders is presented by OESA, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Industry experts discuss Automotive hot topics to keep the Automotive Supplier Community up to date on the fast-changing mobility landscape. From post-pandemic manufacturing restart planning and worker safety measures, to legal issues and supply chain disruptions, Automotive Insiders is your source of timely and relevant content. Host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes Tom Madonna, Industry Executive Advisor for Automotive at SAP, and Bill Veltri, MBA, an IBM Associate Partner and SAP Leader for the Automotive, Aerospace & Defense industries with particular focus on Automotive OEMs, Distributors, Suppliers, and Dealers. Tom Madonna and Bill Veltri discuss how Automotive is at a once-in-100-years inflection point, with the industry moving into new methods of transacting and new business models that will enable improved customer engagement and provide access to the power of data. “Digital Vehicle Hub/Vehicle Management System is a new container for supporting those models.” Bill observes, “When thinking about the Automotive industry, the Distributors and Dealers are often overlooked, as most people focus on the manufacturing and supply chain processes. Moving vehicles from the manufacturing locations to the distributors, accessorizing those vehicles, and moving them to the right dealers is an important part of the vehicle supply chain.” OEMs, Dealerships, and Retailers need new ways of communication and passing information back-and-forth to support customers. Tom poses this top-of-mind question, “How much data is needed or wanted, and who owns that data?” Listen on-demand to hear the full conversation with Tom Madonna and Bill Veltri. More info: https://OESA.org

Automotive Insiders is presented by OESA, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Industry experts discuss Automotive hot topics to keep the Automotive Supplier Community up to date on the fast-changing mobility landscape. From post-pandemic manufacturing restart planning and worker safety measures, to legal issues and supply chain disruptions, Automotive Insiders is your source of timely and relevant content. Host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes Tom Madonna, Industry Executive Advisor for Automotive at SAP, and Bill Veltri, MBA, an IBM Associate Partner and SAP Leader for the Automotive, Aerospace & Defense industries with particular focus on Automotive OEMs, Distributors, Suppliers, and Dealers. Tom Madonna and Bill Veltri discuss how Automotive is at a once-in-100-years inflection point, with the industry moving into new methods of transacting and new business models that will enable improved customer engagement and provide access to the power of data. “Digital Vehicle Hub/Vehicle Management System is a new container for supporting those models.” Bill observes, “When thinking about the Automotive industry, the Distributors and Dealers are often overlooked, as most people focus on the manufacturing and supply chain processes. Moving vehicles from the manufacturing locations to the distributors, accessorizing those vehicles, and moving them to the right dealers is an important part of the vehicle supply chain.” OEMs, Dealerships, and Retailers need new ways of communication and passing information back-and-forth to support customers. Tom poses this top-of-mind question, “How much data is needed or wanted, and who owns that data?” Listen on-demand to hear the full conversation with Tom Madonna and Bill Veltri. More info: https://OESA.org

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Automotive Insiders is presented by OESA, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Industry experts discuss Automotive hot topics to keep the Automotive Supplier Community up to date on the fast-changing mobility landscape. From post-pandemic manufacturing restart planning and worker safety measures, to legal issues and supply chain disruptions, Automotive Insiders is your source of timely and relevant content. Host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes Tom Madonna, Industry Executive Advisor for Automotive at SAP, and Bill Veltri, MBA, an IBM Associate Partner and SAP Leader for the Automotive, Aerospace & Defense industries with particular focus on Automotive OEMs, Distributors, Suppliers, and Dealers. Tom Madonna and Bill Veltri discuss how Automotive is at a once-in-100-years inflection point, with the industry moving into new methods of transacting and new business models that will enable improved customer engagement and provide access to the power of data. “Digital Vehicle Hub/Vehicle Management System is a new container for supporting those models.” Bill observes, “When thinking about the Automotive industry, the Distributors and Dealers are often overlooked, as most people focus on the manufacturing and supply chain processes. Moving vehicles from the manufacturing locations to the distributors, accessorizing those vehicles, and moving them to the right dealers is an important part of the vehicle supply chain.” OEMs, Dealerships, and Retailers need new ways of communication and passing information back-and-forth to support customers. Tom poses this top-of-mind question, “How much data is needed or wanted, and who owns that data?” Listen on-demand to hear the full conversation with Tom Madonna and Bill Veltri. More info: https://OESA.org

Automotive Insiders is presented by OESA, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Industry experts discuss Automotive hot topics to keep the Automotive Supplier Community up to date on the fast-changing mobility landscape. From post-pandemic manufacturing restart planning and worker safety measures, to legal issues and supply chain disruptions, Automotive Insiders is your source of timely and relevant content. Host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes Tom Madonna, Industry Executive Advisor for Automotive at SAP, and Nat Krishnan, Head of SAP Sales and Engagements for Manufacturing at Infosys. Tom Madonna and Nat Krishnan discuss how technology is helping automotive companies adopt and launch new business models faster, streamline costs and increase revenues. Customers’ wants and needs are driving companies to change how and how fast they provide new products and innovations. Nat shares examples including Ford’s Mobility subscription billing and Volvo’s car-as-a-service. As technology maturity (EV, ADAS, AV) drives market cap, evaluation, and other business decisions, older brick-and-mortar companies are being pushed to change. Nat notes that this maturity enables EV startups to adopt best-in-class business capability faster and cheaper than ever, in as little as 1–2 years for Lordstown, Fisker and Rivian. Companies are demanding “skin in the game” from technology services suppliers, including outcome-based commercial models and ERP-as-a-service. Listen on-demand to the full conversation with Tom Madonna and Nat Krishnan. More info: https://OESA.org

Automotive Insiders is presented by OESA, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Industry experts discuss Automotive hot topics to keep the Automotive Supplier Community up to date on the fast-changing mobility landscape. From post-pandemic manufacturing restart planning and worker safety measures, to legal issues and supply chain disruptions, Automotive Insiders is your source of timely and relevant content. Host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes Sara Carlson, a Partner and Executive within the IBM Consulting Global Digital Commerce Practice, and Tom Madonna, Industry Executive Advisor for Automotive at SAP. Sara and Tom discuss how, as OEMs transform into Mobility companies, their business models will change and the total available market will grow tenfold as the focus shifts to price per mile from price per vehicle. To compete in this new environment, OEMs will need to provide differentiated consumer experiences, with services and vehicles enabled by convenient commerce with a higher number of transactions. And as fleet offerings evolve to include Autonomous and Electric Vehicles, they will provide fleet operators a new set of services – predictive maintenance, connected services, EV charging services, autonomous uptime services, and an ecosystem of 3rd party services. By 2030, these new service revenues are predicted to grow by 75%, helping to capture a 40% increase in revenue overall. Sara and Tom also explore this question: With customers’ buying habits, methods, and expectations ever-changing, are the OEMs, dealerships, and retailers ready for this change? Listen on-demand to hear the full conversation with Sara Carlson and Tom Madonna. More info: https://OESA.org

Automotive Insiders is presented by OESA, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Industry experts discuss Automotive hot topics to keep the Automotive Supplier Community up to date on the fast-changing mobility landscape. From post-pandemic manufacturing restart planning and worker safety measures, to legal issues and supply chain disruptions, Automotive Insiders is your source of timely and relevant content. Host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes JP McDaris, Director of Business Development at Entrada Group. JP McDaris observes that while American and European automotive manufacturers and suppliers are having a hard time finding labor, “in Mexico, there is no shortage of labor, as long as you know where to look.” His reasons: The median age of Mexico population’s is 29, while the U.S. median age is 38. In Mexico, manufacturing is a sought-after, desirable profession, which young people learn and aspire to join. Entrada Group and its campus locations have been able to attract and retain labor, including skilled labor, to meet the growing needs of manufacturers that supply the automotive sector. JP McDaris predicts Mexico will become the close-to-home labor solution for not just automotive manufacturers in the US and Europe, but other industries as well. Listen to the full conversation for more insights from JP McDaris. More info: https://OESA.org

Automotive Insiders is presented by OESA, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Industry experts discuss Automotive hot topics to keep the Automotive Supplier Community up to date on the fast-changing mobility landscape. From post-pandemic manufacturing restart planning and worker safety measures, to legal issues and supply chain disruptions, Automotive Insiders is your source of timely and relevant content. Host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes Tom Madonna, Industry Executive Advisor for Automotive at SAP, and Amy Dale, a Partner in Infosys Consulting’s ERP and Platforms. Tom Madonna and Amy Dale discuss how platform makers [EVs, AVs, others] are having to use technology to produce their products and achieve financial stability, helping them make speed-to-market the top priority. Embedding software into the product will require new pricing models, tracking capabilities and automation to up-sell or shut-off a service on-demand. Amy cites Porsche Connect, a complex service model that enables Google maps for older Porsche models. And the automotive industry's raw materials will change with the shift to EVs, placing demands on the steel industry to support building the new grid and the cars. Listen on-demand to the full conversation with Tom Madonna and Amy Dale. More info: https://OESA.org

Automotive Insiders is presented by OESA, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Industry experts discuss Automotive hot topics to keep the Automotive Supplier Community up to date on the fast-changing mobility landscape. From post-pandemic manufacturing restart planning and worker safety measures, to legal issues and supply chain disruptions, Automotive Insiders is your source of timely and relevant content. Host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes Anurag Garg, Vice President for Product Management for Platform, Analytics, and IIoT at Plex Systems. Anurag discusses how the challenges facing manufacturers through the last two years – supply chain shortages, labor shortages, retiring workforce – have accelerated the need for innovation and smart manufacturing. Plex is seeing the savviest manufacturers setting themselves apart by tackling the four biggest industry megatrends – Operational Control and Efficiency; Digitization & Automation; Supply Chain Optimization; and Shifting Workforce Dynamics. Anurag's advice for manufacturers: Build a resilient enterprise and manufacturing practices in light of how manufacturing is shifting. Listen to the full conversation for more of Anurag Garg's expert insights. Previous OESA podcasts: Automotive Insiders. More information: OESA.org.