OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers Efficiently managing processes in the automotive industry

OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers operate in a highly dynamic environment: increasing product variety, tightly scheduled supply chains, and stricter compliance requirements characterize production. Catena-X puts the focus on transparency and data quality along the entire value chain, while sustainability certifications and traceability create additional pressure. To remain internationally competitive, production networks must be efficiently orchestrated, processes flexibly scaled, and equipment kept reliably available.

PSIpenta/ERP is tailored to the complex requirements of OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers – from strategic program planning and order processing to integration into corporate systems. Close integration with higher-level SAP landscapes and the vertical integration of rough, medium, and detailed planning enable end-to-end process control.

Functions such as project structures, adaptive variant management, and multisite control support the efficient planning and orchestration of production networks. Simulations based on historical data and digital twins enable robust scenarios that reveal optimization potential at an early stage and support decision-making. This is made possible by PSIqualicision AI, PSI's AI-based technology for multi-criteria optimization and decision support.

PSIpenta/ERP also ensures transparency in tightly scheduled manufacturing environments: order data, costs, and capacities are centrally recorded, automatically evaluated, and converted into realistic work plans. This allows complex planning scenarios to be mastered, costs to be reduced, and delivery capability to be ensured.

The interaction between PSIpenta/ERP and MES – supported by PSIqualicision AI – creates consistent information flows between planning and execution, which is a key factor for efficiency and adherence to schedules in automotive production. Sequencing, scheduling, and order management enable flexible detailed planning that dynamically adapts to capacities, dependencies, and resource availability.
 

On the shop floor, PSIpenta/MES ensures transparency and stability: production and assembly data are recorded in real time, and feedback is processed without media discontinuity. Individually modeled workflows and MDE data form the basis for traceable processes and seamless traceability.
 

With predictive maintenance functions and digitally supported service processes, the MES also supports maintenance. This allows anomalies to be detected automatically, downtime to be avoided, service calls to be planned efficiently, and quality to be ensured across all processes.