Dräxlmaier Group wins award for supply chain excellence

21. February 2012 Vilsbiburg, February 21, 2012. – The Dräxlmaier Group is one of the six best companies in Germany in its mastery of the supply chain. This is the conclusion of a team benchmarking process, which was organized and presented by the machine tool laboratory of the Technical University of Aachen, Germany, and the Swiss company, tectrans AG. Dräxlmaier particularly impressed the study’s committee with its new global organization and supply chain management.

    The goal of the team benchmarking is to develop and understand successful, tried and tested solutions for international production. Therefore, concepts, methods and strategy of successful companies were investigated in order to find out how successful supply chains are characterized and which methods were proven during development or restructuring.

     

    At the final convention on February 9, 2012, at Beiersdorfer AG in Hamburg, the Technical University and tectrans AG presented the benchmarking results as well as the winning companies including the Dräxlmaier Group. The benchmarking project leaders were most impressed by the development of worldwide standards throughout the whole Dräxlmaier Group and the close cooperation of customer and supplier. Furthermore, the Dräxlmaier Group got another positive mention: “Dräxlmaier uses important key performance indicators to control the whole production and logistics network and therefore has maximum transparency,” emphasized tectrans’ managing director, Dr. Axel Justus. This valuation system simplifies comparison of the worldwide interior and electrical plants in Dräxlmaier’s international production networks.

     

    Prof. Dr. Jörg Elsenbach, responsible for continuous improvement within the Dräxlmaier Group, explained the meaning of supply chain in concrete terms: "40,000 employees working hand in hand in 20 countries worldwide. A good example is our new interior plant in Landau/Isar, where our new functional corporate organization, internal processes and innovative products were presented to the consortium."


    The jury also appreciated the continuous improvement of the Dräxlmaier supply chain. This includes locations close to the customer, efficient plant logistic systems and a just-in-time material supply. Overall, 60 companies participated at the comparative study. The Dräxlmaier Group had already received awards in 2006 and 2011 for its excellent technology management.

     

    DAA Draexlmaier Automotive of America LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dräxlmaier Group of Germany. The company’s main lines of business include interior components, cockpits, wiring harness and electrical management systems. Customers in North America include BMW, General Motors/Cadillac and Volkswagen.

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    DRÄXLMAIER Group

    The DRÄXLMAIER Group supplies premium automobile manufacturers worldwide with complex wiring harness systems, central electrical and electronic components, exclusive interiors, and battery systems for electric mobility. The globally present company thereby covers the entire process chain: from the initial idea, through the development process, and up to precisely in-sequence delivery of the products to the assembly lines of automobile manufacturers. As a family business, DRÄXLMAIER also attaches particular importance to responsible and sustainable business practices for the benefit of people, the environment and society.

    Founded in Germany in 1958, the company employs over 70,000 employees at more than 60 sites in over 20 countries. In 2023, the DRÄXLMAIER Group generated sales of 5.6 billion euro. Its customers include Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Porsche and Volkswagen, as well as Californian premium automotive manufacturers.