BMW Group Expands into New Markets  by Using Value Stream Management to  Improve Agility, Efficiency, and Quality

CHALLENGE

In recent years, corporate IT has changed drastically, forcing the entire BMW Group through an Agile transformation. Everything must be cloud-ready, scalable, networked, connected, and secure. International cooperation, distributed supply chains, and globally distributed are becoming increasingly important.

SOLUTION

BMW has been working closely with Planview® Tasktop since 2011. Planview supports BMW by running the data supply from Germany to its R&D center in China, providing data integration for the testing and validation of the control unit development (E/E), as well as ensuring data consistency within its Agile toolchains. A key project was completed one year ahead of plan, despite challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic.

ABOUT THE BMW GROUP

The BMW Group is a German multinational manufacturer of performance luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. With 31 production and assembly facilities in 15 countries as well as a global sales network, is the world’s leading manufacturer of premium automobiles and motorcycles, and provider of premium financial and mobility services.

 Its Chinese joint venture, BMW Brilliance Automotive, aspires to be the leading sustainable provider of first-class individual mobility across the entire value chain of China’s automotive industry. Its business operations include R&D, procurement, production, sales, and after-sales services of BMW automobiles in China. The joint venture has around 23,000 employees and more than 430 local content suppliers. In 2021, BBA produced more than 700,000 BMW cars, making it the largest producer of premium cars in China.