Interview with Dr. Arno Antlitz, Finance and Operations, Volkswagen AG Board of Management

02/2023

The automotive industry is reinventing itself. As it must. And not only in terms of the drive. Customers want independence, more flexibility, and less capital commitment. Suppliers are responding.

12/2022

Volkswagen’s petrol cars remain very popular on the world’s largest automotive market. But the highest-grossing carmaker globally wants to rev up its sales of electric vehicles in China. Its third joint venture in the metropolis of Hefei is expected to play a key role in achieving this goal.

09/2022

The crisis in the semiconductor sector threw a wrench into the automotive industry’s plans for production and sales. How could this happen? And how can supplies be secured in the future?

08/2022

Product engineering processes are undergoing profound change. Companies are having to manage ever greater levels of complexity and strategically rethink established development principles. A focus on systemic processes has already been applied to cars, enabling them to be developed and produced more efficiently and brought onto markets more rapidly. The basic principle is universal, however—and therefore applicable to other industries as well.

06/2022

Volkswagen is redefining the car, counting on electric drive systems. Thomas Schmall, member of the Volkswagen AG Board of Management responsible for Technology and CEO of Volkswagen Group Components, is leading the battery, charging infrastructure, and vehicle component activities and thereby mastering major parts of this challenge of the century—the strategic transformation of the world's largest car manufacturer.

04/2022

Start-ups seeking to launch aerial taxis have been attracting investors, and some are already on the stock market. Now the entire sector has to follow through—what is needed for these business models to fly?

03/2022

Smaller airports offering short flights and sustainable mobility for business travelers could soon be the winners in the aviation sector. As could small short-haul aircraft.

11/2021

Companies from different sectors are rushing to send satellites into space. Disruption and dynamism are the order of the day. "Space data as a service" is a key market trend that drives verticalization in the industry.

10/2021

Interview: How Volkswagen Board Member Klaus Zellmer expects to fulfill drivers' wishes in the future. 

06/2021

Electric cars are only as good as their batteries—one of the most essential and expensive components. The producers of these batteries need to master the technologies and offer competitive prices if they are to succeed. The battery experts at Porsche Consulting know the means by which large numbers of the coveted energy storage devices can be produced—at half the price.

06/2021

The last passengers have hardly disembarked before nightly maintenance work on the fleet of ICE trains begins. A precise timetable is important here too, as shown by a visit to Deutsche Bahn’s newest maintenance depot.

09/2020

Audi has completely reorganized its production work. One of the largest restructuring projects in Germany’s automotive industry was completed within a single year—and is already paying off.

09/2020

Empty airports and train stations and the suspension of car production—the Covid-19 pandemic brought mobility to a halt in many parts of the world. The CEOs of leading mobility companies look to the future.

09/2020

Expectations are high and the technologies are proven – is the hydrogen economy about to take off? The players still need to network and to establish their business models.

09/2020

The battery market for electric vehicles is going from strength to strength. But it is still characterized by a high level of uncertainty with significant swings in demand. LG Chem is managing this volatility at its giant plant in Poland.

09/2020

Few industries have been hit as hard by the coronavirus as aviation. Now is the time to develop ideas that will facilitate a rapid return when the crisis is over. Digitalization and sustainability will play an important role.

09/2020

Interview: Dr. Tanja Becker, an entrepreneur and airline pilot, applies aviation methods to business—to enhance safety and decision-making.

09/2020

Interview: Porsche CEO Oliver Blume on social responsibility, focusing on essentials, and optimism.

09/2020

Jenoptik, a German photonics specialist, is charting a new course with an astute strategy of transformation. CEO Dr. Stefan Traeger fosters all innovation in close connection with customer needs. As a leading global specialist in high-tech optics, Jenoptik is using strong worldwide demand in its industry to boost its earning power. And to invest in a successful future.

02/2022

The construction industry has seen little change in recent decades. It still mainly uses the traditional approach of manual on-site labor with multiple trade representatives, with largely unpredictable risks. That could soon change. In the future, hospitality, healthcare, and residential buildings will be manufactured like cars in factories. One of the pioneers in this form of industrialization is a company from Finland.

03/2022

The BAUER Group produces the sophisticated machinery for its own ground- and groundwater-related work. And for its direct competitors. The company has embarked upon a transformation designed to continue its extraordinary tradition of world championship performance in this highly specialized field.

10/2021

Goldbeck GmbH, a family-run construction and real estate company based in Bielefeld, offers everything from a single source. It designs, builds, and operates commercial properties such as hall buildings, office complexes, and multi-level car parks. It also manufactures the component parts of these structures. With the courage to pursue an individual course yet also to think in systems, it has become one of Germany's most successful medium-sized enterprises.

07/2021

The construction industry cannot keep up with the demand for housing. This is largely because construction sites are not efficient enough. New technologies and business models could succeed in cutting this Gordian knot.

09/2020

Family-run companies with long-standing successful products prefer to stick to their traditions. Change can be difficult for them—unless the next generation brings an unusual degree of courage. Like at Edding.

09/2022

Digital solutions are central to Nestlé’s Covid-19 comeback. CIO Filippo Catalano on the consumer goods giant’s response to crisis, the importance of preparedness, and where big companies go from here.

09/2020

The coronavirus has also jolted the food industry. Four managers explain how this led them to focus on essentials—and how they even discovered some new opportunities.

09/2020

Dramatic transformation: The workforce is expected to use its expertise to dismantle its workplace and sell the resulting materials as reusables or dispose of them as waste. Nikolaus Valerius, Chief Technology Officer of RWE Nuclear GmbH and Member of the Executive Board, Nuclear at RWE Power AG, is turning this into a formula for success.

05/2022

The mobility sector is in flux and the DKV Mobility Group is in the thick of things. Thanks to digital solutions and a focus on electric mobility, this long-standing company is developing into an innovative service provider for shipping companies and fleet operators throughout Europe. Expertise from Porsche Consulting helped DKV launch its process of transformation.

07/2021

Critical service providers like the RWE utility company need to be especially well prepared for emergencies. Precise and detailed planning ensure that they can respond rapidly to unexpected events.

09/2020

Which companies will survive the Covid-19 pandemic, and which will not? Banks play a key role in this question. How DZ Bank is moving quickly to the aid of its clients.

09/2020

Healthcare is about to enter a new paradigm. Under the heading “personalized medicine,” experts in diseases, genetics, pharmaceuticals, and IT are focusing on individualized treatments and medications in targeted ways. Insiders expect the new technologies to trigger enormous changes that will affect all stakeholders in the sector. Porsche Consulting The Magazine asked leading experts for their thoughts on these developments.

10/2022

Pharmaceutical companies play an important role in world health, and bear an enormous amount of responsibility. Quality is of the highest priority—all the more so for groundbreaking innovations—as shown by the example of Boehringer Ingelheim.

02/2022

Whether their data are stored in a cloud or lake, most companies have a respectable volume of digital information at their disposal. At first glance, that is. For all too often, their stockpiles turn out to be minimally structured and largely unprocessed masses of raw material, says AI expert Kevin Lin in the interview.

12/2022

Latin America's economy is suffering. Yet it also has some bright lights. Porsche Consulting's office in São Paulo supported two Brazilian corporations that posted record sales in 2020—despite the pandemic. Or precisely on account of it.

01/2022

Everyday operations at many companies are determined by a constant pressure to change. Yesterday's guidelines no longer apply to today’s world. The mere appeal to rational thought alone is not enough to bring everyone on board. Intuition plays a key role in successful change management. And it all begins in the minds of top managers.

01/2022

Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH has developed a technology that binds highly volatile hydrogen gas with oil. This achievement led to the company being nominated for a 2021 German Entrepreneurial Award (Deutscher Gründerpreis). Porsche Consulting will be supporting Hydrogenious's efforts to further scale up its activities.

09/2021

When—seemingly overnight—a pandemic changed the way the world worked, Porsche’s consultants had to come up with clever ways to complete projects without letting clients down.

09/2020

The Covid-19 crisis has not affected all parts of the economy equally. For some industries it has even brought more opportunities than challenges. We present crucial considerations for top managers in fields from mechanical engineering to financial services.

09/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic sent shock waves through businesses and the economy. In consequence, sustainability could fade into the background—or become an even more important factor for success.

09/2020

Early warning systems buy time and provide a basis for prompt action. They use data to gain insights into potential future scenarios. But they run up against limits, especially in connection with pandemics.

09/2020

Acting swiftly and authentically, ensuring transparency, building trust—the demands placed on communicating with stakeholders are especially high in a crisis. In such situations social media are both a blessing and a curse.

09/2020

Crises tend to hit people and organizations unprepared. Strong personalities are then needed, who can see the big picture and act calmly. What exactly are the qualities of outstanding crisis managers?

09/2020

The coronavirus has accelerated digital transformation in many sectors. It has revealed deficits, but also released new energy. We look at five industries and their digital futures.

09/2020

Interview: Lockdowns have deeply shaken global supply chains. Expert Edwin Keh from Hong Kong advises companies to gain deeper insights and make security a priority in their strategic considerations. 

09/2020

In this time of crisis, many companies are switching to manufacturing essential products, launching initiatives, and sending their employees to places they are needed. A look at their reasons.

09/2020

Digital innovations not only simplify the lives of doctors and patients but can protect them too. With that aim, GE Healthcare—a manufacturer of medical systems—wants to do away with waiting rooms.

09/2020

Interview: Swiss emergency medical director Aristomenis Exadaktylos urges better preparations for epidemics.

09/2020

Battling the coronavirus is part of everyday operations at Munich’s Rechts der Isar Hospital. Commercial director Dr. Elke Frank sees opportunities now to catch up on digitalization.

09/2020