Automotive Manufacturers

Software Solutions for Automotive Manufacturers

Optimize complex automotive operations

Automotive manufacturers coordinate highly interconnected operations every day. Vehicles, transport, materials, inventories, resources, and people need to work together across plants, yards, logistics networks, and external partners.

INFORM provides optimization software for decision-intensive automotive processes. Our solutions help manufacturers plan operations, coordinate resources, respond to changing conditions, and manage complex logistics processes.

Explore our solutions for automotive manufacturers.

Managing complexity across automotive operations

Automotive operations involve many interconnected decisions.

Vehicles need to be processed and distributed. Transport capacities and routes need to be planned. Trucks, vehicles, and materials move through plants and yards. Containers and reusable packaging need to be available. Inventories and employees need to be coordinated.

Changes in volumes, priorities, capacities, or schedules can quickly affect multiple processes at once.

INFORM supports automotive manufacturers with specialized software solutions for planning, optimizing, and controlling these complex operational processes.

Find the right solution for your operation

Explore INFORM solutions according to the operational challenge you want to address.

Plan and coordinate logistics networks

Plan transport networks, capacities, routes, and vehicle distribution while considering operational constraints and changing requirements.

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Network Planning

Build Efficient, Stable, and Cost-Optimized Logistics Networks.

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Transport Management

Plan and control vehicle transportation from origin to destination.

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Load & Route Optimization

Optimize loads and routes while considering capacities, restrictions, and transport requirements.

Manage vehicles and operations on site

Coordinate movements, processing activities, and logistics resources within plants, yards, and other automotive facilities.

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Vehicle Yard Management

Plan and control vehicle movements and processes within automotive yards.

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Workshop Optimization

Streamline PDI, QC, Upfitting, and Repairs with Intelligent Workshop Management.

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AGV Control

for Autonomous In-Plant Transport.

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Time Slot Management

From slot booking to the ramp: simple, digital, and predictive control of yard processes.

Manage inventories, assets, and resources

Coordinate the resources required to keep automotive operations running.

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Container and Reusable Packaging Management

Manage containers and reusable packaging across logistics processes.

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Inventory in SAP EWM

Support inventory-related processes within SAP EWM environments.

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Workforce Management

Plan and coordinate workforce requirements and availability.

Optimization for complex automotive decisions

The individual processes may differ, but they share a common challenge: operational decisions have to consider numerous constraints, dependencies, resources, and changing conditions at the same time.

INFORM develops optimization software for these decision-intensive environments.

Our solutions use mathematical optimization, Operations Research, and artificial intelligence to support operational planning and decision-making.

Depending on the application, this can mean allocating resources, coordinating movements, planning routes and schedules, evaluating alternatives, or adapting existing plans when conditions change.

The result is a structured approach to managing complex automotive operations across different areas of the organization.

Which operational challenge are you looking to solve?

Whether your focus is vehicle distribution, transport planning, yard operations, vehicle processing, internal transport, inventories, reusable packaging, or workforce planning, INFORM offers specialized solutions for different areas of automotive operations.

Explore the solution that matches your requirements - or talk to us if your challenge involves several interconnected processes.

Hartmut Haubrich

Hartmut Haubrich

Senior Vice President Vehicle Logistics

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