Strategic Footprint Design to Enable Sustainable Growth

As markets evolve and supply chains face increasing complexity, manufacturing companies are challenged to continuously adapt their production networks. INNO& recently supported a leading international energy storage technology company in developing a future-ready European manufacturing footprint designed to support long-term growth, operational excellence, and supply chain resilience.

The octopus is a fascinating creature with millions and millions of neurons, around 2/3 of which are located in its tentacles - a kind of neural network. Its tentacles are the distributed center of its intelligence. It uses them to perceive its environment, gather information and make quick, situational decisions. The octopus also has an amazing ability to adapt to its environment. These are all things that make it a very special creature.

The musical STARLIGHT EXPRESS tells the story of a child's wonderful dream in which the world championship of international trains is held. In this dream, the young steam locomotive Rusty wins the tournament against almost overwhelming competition such as the diesel locomotive Greaseball and the electric locomotive Elektra. Driven by the appearance of the STARLIGHT EXPRESS, Rusty realizes what really matters in life and finds faith in himself.

Everything is changing. The combustion engine is going - but the question is when. Electromobility is struggling to ramp up. The targets of 15 million e-cars in 2030 and an additional one million charging points in Germany will be missed by a wide margin. Especially if current subsidies for commercial and private purchases are phased out or reduced. Subsidies have always been a shaky basis for sustainable business.

The Corona pandemic is often described as the accelerator of technological change in the automotive industry and in plant and mechanical engineering. The digitalization of companies and the electrification of vehicles are currently advancing at a speed that no one would have thought possible until recently. Data is the new oil and the carbon footprint of the internal combustion engine will probably only be seen by our children - to exaggerate -...