IBM Case Studies Carfinder: Real-time Vehicle Tracking for AUDI

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	Carfinder: Real-time Vehicle Tracking for AUDI IBM

Carfinder: Real-time Vehicle Tracking for AUDI

IBM

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Applicable Industries	Automotive
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Track & Trace of Assets
Challenge	A growing range of models and ever-shorter development cycles increase the demands on the manufacturing process. As a result, tracking vehicles inside and outside manufacturing facilities is essential for delay-free quality assurance and to provide transparency throughout all manufacturing steps in the automotive industry. Read More
About Customer	AUDI AG currently manufactures the A3, A4, A5 and Q5 models along with associated variants at the Ingolstadt plant. In order to improve the overview of the intricate interconnections, AUDI AG intends to support the production process with a vehicle tracki Read More
Customer Name	AUDI AG Read More
Solution	In co-operation with AUDI, IBM® and IBM Business Partner Zebra Technologies designed and implemented the "Carfinder" project, a highly scalable solution for vehicle tracking in real time. Infrastructure, applications, and support processes are implemented within a single centralized system that provides all the information at a glance and thus fulfils an essential requirement for vehicle production. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Production Efficiency, Vehicle Location Tracking, Vehicle Status Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Track & Trace of Assets

Challenge

A growing range of models and ever-shorter development cycles increase the demands on the manufacturing process. As a result, tracking vehicles inside and outside manufacturing facilities is essential for delay-free quality assurance and to provide transparency throughout all manufacturing steps in the automotive industry.

About Customer

AUDI AG currently manufactures the A3, A4, A5 and Q5 models along with associated variants at the Ingolstadt plant. In order to improve the overview of the intricate interconnections, AUDI AG intends to support the production process with a vehicle tracki

Customer Name

AUDI AG

Solution

In co-operation with AUDI, IBM® and IBM Business Partner Zebra Technologies designed and implemented the "Carfinder" project, a highly scalable solution for vehicle tracking in real time. Infrastructure, applications, and support processes are implemented within a single centralized system that provides all the information at a glance and thus fulfils an essential requirement for vehicle production.

Data Collected

Production Efficiency, Vehicle Location Tracking, Vehicle Status

Impact #1	[Management Effectiveness - Operation Transparency] The close link between the physical manufacturing of products and their digital counterparts in the computer system offers transparency and certainty at all times for employees.
Impact #2	[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking] Modern production processes with real-time tracking fulfills the high quality requirements for production with the introduction of many new vehicles and increasingly short cycles.

Impact #1

[Management Effectiveness - Operation Transparency]
The close link between the physical manufacturing of products and their digital counterparts in the computer system offers transparency and certainty at all times for employees.

Impact #2

[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking]
Modern production processes with real-time tracking fulfills the high quality requirements for production with the introduction of many new vehicles and increasingly short cycles.

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Carfinder: Real-time Vehicle Tracking for AUDI

Operational Impact