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In 2021, Catena-X<\/a> was founded as a European industrial consortium to establish an open data space for the automotive industry. Companies along the entire value chain jointly developed standards for secure and sovereign data exchange to improve transparency, efficiency, and sustainability throughout the entire product lifecycle. In 2023, the Catena-X data ecosystem went live. At the same time, the first use cases were implemented, including data-based supply chain monitoring. inpro supported Volkswagen AG in testing Catena-X in a real application scenario based on material supply and production at the Transparent Factory in Dresden.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Initial Situation<\/h2><\/div>
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The final assembly of Volkswagen electric vehicles at the Dresden production facility was selected as a pilot project for the practical use of the Catena-X data ecosystem. Vehicle assembly there follows the Just-in-Time (JIT) and Just-in-Sequence (JIS) principles. Vehicle bodies are delivered from another plant, temporarily stored in buffer areas, and then assembled together with components from suppliers into a finished vehicle. Delivery delays as well as disruptions such as staff or machine failures can have immediate impacts on production planning and logistics and may cause additional costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The implementation<\/h2><\/div>
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inpro tested the new Catena-X data exchange format for products and components in the supply chain and imported delivery data via the Catena-X OSim Manager into Siemens Plant Simulation. A simplified production model of the assembly line \u2013 including production volume, production sequence, vehicle configurations, and scheduling \u2013 was linked with real delivery data. This made it possible to simulate the effects of delivery issues and analyze potential response strategies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The result<\/h2><\/div>
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The data available via Catena-X enables more precise scenario analyses along the supply chain and therefore provides an important lever for optimizing the supply chain. For example, delivery sequences and parts deliveries can be adjusted, alternative suppliers can be integrated, safety stocks and buffer storage can be increased, or the assembly sequence can be optimized. However, this requires a continuously maintained and up-to-date simulation model as well as adapted workflows on the shop floor so that analysis results can be effectively translated into operational process adjustments. In the long term, this approach opens the perspective of a connected simulation across the entire supply chain in Siemens Plant Simulation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\u201cThrough platform-based data exchange via Catena-X, we were able to use real-time data to identify supply chain disruptions at an early stage and significantly reduce their impact on production and material flow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/q><\/blockquote>

<\/span>Dr. Dirk Thieme<\/strong>, Head of New Mobility bei VW<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Andreas Geiger
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