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Optimizing value added principles

Taking assembly planning of Mercedes-Benz cars as an example

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The main influencing factor for the optimization of manufacturing companies is the company wide transparency of data and KPI’s. Not only does it measure the improvement of performance but it also contributes to the cultural change necessary. This article shows how a successful managing concept in the automotive assembly works using the example of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

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  1. Daimler AG, Sindelfingen, Germany

    Philipp Hartmann (head of the Team of Competence Methods Industrial Engineering within the central Mercedes-Benz Cars Production Planning (PP) & Jan Steen (works in the Team of Competence Methods Industrial Engineering within the central Mercedes-Benz Cars Production Planning (PP)

  2. Daimler AG, Rastatt, Germany

    Christian Frey (works in the assembly planning department)

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Hartmann, P., Frey, C. & Steen, J. Optimizing value added principles. ATZ Prod Worldw 1, 30–34 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03224157

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