Intelligent Networking

The automotive market demands ever closer networking of producers and suppliers: T-Systems has the necessary solutions.

International competition is the rule in the automotive industry. New technologies mean that virtual organizations are being put together on a global basis, permanently changing the automotive value-added chain. Nowadays, for instance, computer-aided design (CAD) solutions process all the geometry information for a vehicle. It is vital to be able to make such data available centrally and exchange it between producers and suppliers operating internationally.

That is why T-Systems joined with the leading PLM suppliers IBM, MDTVision, ProSTEP, and Softlab, to form the SCC Alliance (Supplier Collaboration Center), providing integration packages and services supporting the engineering process. The switch to CATIA V5 is one of its focal points. The primary goals of the SCC Alliance are to harmonize the components used and to create integrated, cost-optimized general PLM concepts that take account of new design and development methodologies.

Maximal Benefit, Minimal Friction

For Volkswagen and Audi, T-Systems has developed and operates the CAx Supplier Network, a platform for the secure and reliable exchange of CAD data. T-Systems also provides strong support to development partners, for instance with a user helpdesk or by supplying applications for ensuring CAD data quality via its own Service Support Center. The minimal friction when working with suppliers and fast response times achieved are sure to convince ever more decision-makers in the automotive industry.