BMW COMPANY

BMW COMPANY.

-BMW is the most innovative brand in your industry. This German company got

developing a system to manage and speed innovation, without affecting the

creativity.

-BMW has a planning system that emerged in the 60s due to the need to integrate the amount of articles with proper almasenaje inventory.

-BMW implements systems such as MRP, CIM, CAD, JIT etc.

-MRP is essentially a calculation of net requirements of Articles (finished goods, sub-assemblies, components, raw materials, etc...) Introducing a new factor not considered in traditional methods of inventory management, which is the period of manufacture or purchase of each of the items, which leads ultimately to modulate over time to the needs, as it indicates the opportunity to manufacture (or supply) the components with proper planning concerning their use in phase

following manufacturing.

-JIT Reduces the cost of management and storage losses due to unnecessary stocks. Thus, under assumptions do not produce, but on actual orders.

-The CAD is also used as part of management processes product lifecycle (product lifecycle management).

-The computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) is a concept coined in the early 70.

CIM covers various aspects of the industry, ranging from design, engineering, manufacturing to logistics, the storage and distribution of products.

KEY ELEMENTS IN THE ORGANIZATION IN BMW.

-Managerial awareness of the importance of supporting activities research and studies.

-Flexibility to changing consumer needs.

-Constant innovation in its processes and its products.

-His speed to incorporate new components and new technologies in their vehicles, thus reducing time to market.

-Large investments in the implementation of tools to improve logistics processes. ---Away from traditional management schemes warehouse.

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