VDMA Symposium “Industry 4.0 – The Future Concept of Manufacturing”

VDMA Symposium “Industry 4.0 – The Future Concept of Manufacturing”EAC was knowledge partner for the VDMA Symposium on “Industry 4.0 – The Future Concept of Manufacturing” held at Gurgaon & Indore on 4th & 6th of March 2020. The event would focus on implementing Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing focusing Automotive, Auto components, Machine tools, Construction equipment and metallurgy sector.EAC, since many years a a knowledge partner of VDMA India, released a report and presentation on “Readiness for Industry 4.0”. EAC Principal Unmesh Lohite introduced the Industry 4.0 readiness check tool as well as the EAC 5 step transformation model comprising …

EAC Webinar “China Battery Outbound Investment”

EAC Webinar “China Battery Outbound Investment”In cooperation with China Industrial Association of Power Sources (CIAPS), supervised by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of P.R. China (MIIT), EAC conducted a webinar on “China Battery Outbound Investment” on July 10th2020. Over 300 participates from battery manufacturers, battery raw material manufacturers, equipment suppliers, service providers and financial institutes participated.Besides EAC experts from CATL, TÜV SÜD and Exyte participated as speakers in the Webinar to support Chinese companies along the EV battery value chain to investing in overseas markets. Targets of the webinar have been: – How can the Chinese battery manufacturers …

Webinar: “Indian Automotive Market Post Covid-19 Lockdown”

Webinar: Indian Automotive Market Post Covid-19 LockdownIn cooperation with VDMA- India EAC International Consulting conducted the online panel discussion “Indian Automotive Market Post Covid-19 Lockdown” on July 18th, 2020 with more than 500 participants.With top-class industry experts Günter Butschek (Tata Motors), Sunjay Kapur (Vice President ACMA India), Nirmal Minda (Managing Director UNO MINDA Group) and Sanjeev Saxena (President Automotive Schaeffler India), after a presentation by Vineet Martin (EAC Consulting), a panel discussion was held to evaluate which measures could be taken to counteract the current crisis in the Indian automotive industry.The most important approaches at a glance:– A joint strategy …

Additive Manufacturing in China – Insights on the State of Market and Industry

Additive Manufacturing in China – Insights on the State of Market and Industry 3D expert Marco Beba, EAC Shanghai, sheds light on Additive Manufacturing Industry developments and future trends in China, a hotbed for this technology and one of EAC’s core focus markets since 25 years.Additive Manufacturing, often also referred to as “3D Printing”, is an innovative manufacturing technology estimated to revolutionize production processes and value chains in the coming years. These unprecedented possibilities have already attracted numerous startups as well as established companies commercializing the technology by providing 3D scanners, printers, materials and services. Leading OEMs have started to …

COVID-19 in China – Business Implications and resulting Needs for Action

COVID-19 in China – Business Implications and resulting Needs for ActionSince its first nationwide cases in early December 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak has reached out to nations around the world. In China more than 80,000 individuals are infected, worldwide over 160,000 (as of 16th March 2020). The outbreak has effectively paralyzed the entire Chinese economy. Though selective businesses have presumed operations by now, the economic aftermaths are severe. Simply given China’s contribution to the global GDP and cross-industrial importance nowadays, the former IMF deputy managing director Zhu Min estimates an economic loss of around 200 billion USD in the first …

Digitalization as the new “Magic Weapon” for the international MICE Industry?

Digitalization as the new “Magic Weapon” for the international MICE Industry?With the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, exhibition industry seems to press pause globally. Conservative statistics show that already over 2,400 fairs and exhibitions worldwide have been cancelled or postponed due to the Coronavirus only as of middle of April 2020. UFI estimated that 88.2 billion USD of total economic output related to the exhibition industry will not be generated by the end of Q2.Nevertheless, since the outbreak, China has not only undertaken effective measures to fight with the spread of the pandemic, but also shows positive signals to …

Post COVID19 Recovery in China – Opportunities for European companies to rethink their business model

COVID-19 in China – Business Implications and resulting Needs for ActionSince its first nationwide cases in early December 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak has reached out to nations around the world. In China more than 80,000 individuals are infected, worldwide over 160,000 (as of 16th March 2020). The outbreak has effectively paralyzed the entire Chinese economy. Though selective businesses have presumed operations by now, the economic aftermaths are severe. Simply given China’s contribution to the global GDP and cross-industrial importance nowadays, the former IMF deputy managing director Zhu Min estimates an economic loss of around 200 billion USD in the first …

India: Government program worth EUR 20 billion as production incentive for foreign companies

India: Government program worth EUR 20 billion as production incentive for foreign companiesThe Indian economy has suffered significant losses compared to the previous year due to Covid19: the manufacturing industry by 40%, the automotive sector by over 75%! To counteract this trend, the government has set up a program with production incentives worth EUR 20 billionPrimarily for manufacturers in the automotive, solar, special steel and pharmaceutical sectors, in addition to the “Production Linked Incentive Program” of EUR 6.5 billion in the electronics manufacturing sector, already created in April 2020. Large multinational companies such as Samsung Electronics, Foxconn and Wistron Corp. …

Light on the horizon – Management Team acquires Maas & Roos Group

Light on the horizon – management team acquires Maas & Roos GroupEAC International Consulting and LEAD CF have advised on the sale of the shares in Maas & Roos AG Hilpoltstein and the separate sale of the shares in the foreign subsidiary LP Flex, exclusively as M&A advisor. The transaction took place in close coordination with the law firm Dr. Schmitt, which was appointed as insolvency administrator.The Maas & Roos Group is one of the leading global providers of illuminated advertising and related logistics and services and currently operates in more than 50 countries worldwide. Even under the special aspects …

B2B E-Commerce Business in China

B2B E-Commerce Business in ChinaGroßen und mittleren Unternehmen wird empfohlen, den B2B-E-Commerce als einen zusätzlichen Vertriebskanal in China zu betrachten, um langfristig einen nachhaltigen Wert für ihre Marken zu schaffen.Mit enormen jährlichen Investitionen in ein verbessertes und ganzheitlicheres digitales Ökosystem, das Milliarden an Euro Umsatz erreicht, werden B2B-Plattformen unweigerlich eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Entwicklung einer industriellen Marke entlang der Wertschöpfungskette spielen. Großen und mittleren Unternehmen wird empfohlen, das Thema B2B-E-Commerce als einen zusätzlichen Vertriebskanal zu betrachten, um langfristigen Erfolg für ihr Unternehmen zu schaffen. Allein von 2017 bis 2018 wuchs der B2B-E-Commerce-Sektor im Jahresvergleich um mehr als 70%. EAC …

Restrukturierung – Neuausrichtung in der Krise

Restrukturierung – Neuausrichtung in der KriseUnsere langjährig in der Praxis erprobte Restrukturierungserfahrung im Mittelstand ermöglicht es uns innerhalb kürzester Zeit, die Krisenintensität Ihres Unternehmens zu erkennen und bereits zum früheren Zeitpunkt mögliche Maßnahmen auf dem Weg zu einer nachhaltig wettbewerbsfähigen Positionierung einzuleiten.Eine weltweilte Virus-Pandemie stellt uns alle vor nie dagewesene Herausforderungen – neben dem Technologie- und Klimawandel, geopolitischen Veränderungen und der Konjunkturabschwächung sorgt COVID-19 für nicht absehbare wirtschaftliche Szenarien. Eine weltweilte Virus-Pandemie stellt uns alle vor nie dagewesene Herausforderungen – neben dem Technologie- und Klimawandel, geopolitischen Veränderungen und der Konjunkturabschwächung sorgt COVID-19 für nicht absehbare wirtschaftliche Szenarien. Rückläufiger Binnenkonsum, der …

MICE-Industrie – die Erweiterung der Veranstaltungskapazitäten ist in China auf dem Vormarsch

MICE-Industrie – die Erweiterung der Veranstaltungskapazitäten ist in China auf dem VormarschDas MICE-Geschäft wird strukturelle Veränderungen erfahren, die durch die globale Pandemie ausgelöst werden – Digitalisierung wird ein grundlegendes Element in den Strategien der Organisatoren werden. Internationale Messeveranstalter müssen sich darüber im Klaren sein, dass sich Chinas Messelandschaft drastischen Veränderungen unterzieht. Herausgefordert durch eine globale Pandemie seit Anfang des Jahres 2020, war die globale MICE-Industrie gezwungen, eine Strategie zu entwickeln und Notfallpläne zu erstellen, um die negativen Auswirkungen der Industrieabschaltung auszugleichen. Nichtsdestotrotz hat sich die Situation in China in den letzten Wochen deutlich verbessert, da nach und nach mehr Beschränkungen …