The BMW Group continuously optimizes production processes at the BMW Group plants, drawing on the opportunities arising from digitalization. Complex processes in production can be made even more efficient by applying new technologies.

For the automotive manufacturer, digitalization opens up new perspectives with regard to the advancement of innovative and people-oriented production systems. In turn, the freed potential in the production systems allows the company to respond even more individually to customers' wishes and to step up the flexibility of the production chain.

"Our top priorities are reliable processes and high quality in production, and digital technologies can help us with that," emphasizes Oliver Zipse, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for production.

Zipse sees considerable benefits for the workers: "In the long term, these developments will modernize our work environment at the plants even further. Digitalization gives us new leeway and greater efficiency in some processes, and this provides a sustainable benefit to our workforce. In the future, people in production will be creators of their work environment to an even greater extent than they are today. Plus, they benefit from the declining share of physically strenuous tasks."

When it comes to digitalization, the BMW Group focuses on six key areas in production....

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