Issue
N° 09 / 2023
Holistic Business Transformation
Dimensions of Transformation (Lean, Green, Digital), Production System of the Future, Qualification of Employees, Resilient Supply Chain.
Dear Readers,
Holistic means looking at the whole picture and what’s more, seeing oneself as part of the whole picture. Exactly that applies to holistic business transformation as well. Decision makers are not only challenged to readily identify relevant developments in the current times of instability. They also need to derive holistic solutions in response to constantly changing overall conditions. Singular transformation has become obsolete. Instead, lean, green, and digital need to be balanced as key components of continuous transformation.
In the new issue of our magazine, we focus on action fields and solution approaches to holistic business transformation. Going forward, how is the production system going to change, given that for decades it has been shaped by a purely lean approach? How are employees engaged in a process of constant transformation? What does that mean for the design of leadership? How can companies succeed in enhancing the resilience of their supply chain management? We explored these questions and talked to experts in various sectors about how the balance between lean, green, and digital can be achieved. Despite the variety of challenges of challenges, the central conclusion that employees are the key success factor of holistic business management stays consistent.
I hope you find the new issue of Ingenics Magazine to be an enjoyable read provides you with valuable inspiration and inspires lively exchanges with your colleagues, business partners, and with us as well. We look forward to receiving your feedback.
Holistic means looking at the whole picture and what’s more, seeing oneself as part of the whole picture. Exactly that applies to holistic business transformation as well. Decision makers are not only challenged to readily identify relevant developments in the current times of instability. They also need to derive holistic solutions in response to constantly changing overall conditions. Singular transformation has become obsolete. Instead, lean, green, and digital need to be balanced as key components of continuous transformation.
In the new issue of our magazine, we focus on action fields and solution approaches to holistic business transformation. Going forward, how is the production system going to change, given that for decades it has been shaped by a purely lean approach? How are employees engaged in a process of constant transformation? What does that mean for the design of leadership? How can companies succeed in enhancing the resilience of their supply chain management? We explored these questions and talked to experts in various sectors about how the balance between lean, green, and digital can be achieved. Despite the variety of challenges of challenges, the central conclusion that employees are the key success factor of holistic business management stays consistent.
I hope you find the new issue of Ingenics Magazine to be an enjoyable read provides you with valuable inspiration and inspires lively exchanges with your colleagues, business partners, and with us as well. We look forward to receiving your feedback.
Our key themes in this issue
Holistic Business Transformation – Using Effective Strategies to Strengthen Resilience
An article by Oliver Schmidt, Partner, Ingenics Consulting
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06
“Life insurance in volatile times”
A guest article by Dr. Andreas Wendt, former executive board member of a DAX-30 corporation
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18
Top Performance through Competence and Culture
Thorsten Schmidtke, CEO of maxwood GmbH, and Dieter Scharl, Partner, Ingenics Consulting, discuss qualification activities in times of permanent change
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34
The following articles may also be part of this issue
12
“Testing new processes before digitizing them”
An interview with Dr. Hagen Gehringer, CEO, Bausch+Ströbel SE + Co. KG
14
“No stone left unturned”
Michael Müller, Program Manager OLYMP at REWE Produktion, about the approach to holistic business transformation
16
“Leadership as a driver of transformation”
An interview with Dr. Jochen Heel, CTO BSH Poland member of the BSH Home Appliances Group Poland board of management
22
“The lean approach per se is no longer adequate”
Dr. Volker Brinkmann, Senior Vice President, Schaeffler Production System, Schaeffler Group, talks about the production system of the future
24
“Prioritization with no holds barred”
A commentary by Timo Feilner, Project Director, Ingenics Consulting
26
“Balance between stability and innovation”
Professor Thomas Knothe, Head of Business Process and Factory Management, and Research Associate Julia-Anne Scholz at Fraunhofer IPK, answer questions about the “AmbiProd” research project
30
L&D as an Expression of Appreciation
An interview with Barbara Holz, Managing Director of Gruber Folien GmbH
32
From Valuing to Creating Value
How the Ingenics Academy prepares employees for the changes of the future
38
Leadership Skills as a Central Lever
An interview with Frank Guse, Senior Director HR and Organisation, Arnold Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
40
“We need to strike a balance between sustainability, resilience, and efficiency”
An interview with Matthias Haberstroh, Director Supply Chain Management at ZF Friedrichshafen AG
44
“Sustainable action is no longer a competitive advantage”
Florian Bender, Senior Sales Manager, WAVES, talks about transparency in sustainability
46
Calling for a Change of Course – Right Now!
An article by Robbert Kokkeel, Director, Ingenics Consulting