 The BMW Group’s Chassis and Driveline Systems division in Dingolfing, Germany has won the Best Factory/Industrial Excellence Award 2008, the first automobile company to receive the prestigious European award since 2002.. Click image to enlarge |
Munich, Germany – The BMW Group’s Chassis and Driveline Systems division in Dingolfing, Germany has won the Best Factory/Industrial Excellence Award 2008, the first automobile company to receive the prestigious European award since 2002.
The award acknowledges outstanding production management which gives companies a permanent, competitive advantage. In awarding the honour, the jury cited the facility’s “clearly defined strategy which has achieved a very high level of penetration across all levels of the organizational unit”, and mentioned a high level of independent improvement management and efficiency for quality, time and costs.
“Our application for the Industrial Excellence Award has confirmed the route we have taken and sharpened our perspective on strategy and customer focus,” said Nikolaus Bauer, Director Chassis and Driveline Systems Production. “This award also provides confirmation of our performance as an in-house manufacturer of components, and all employees are entitled to regard this achievement with a sense of pride. We perceive this award as a motivation to meet the challenges of the future. I am particularly pleased to receive this award in the year 2008, the centenary year of industrial production at the Dingolfing site.”
The site produces vehicle modules, which are supplied to all BMW plants in Germany and abroad.
The award acknowledges outstanding production management which gives companies a permanent, competitive advantage. In awarding the honour, the jury cited the facility’s “clearly defined strategy which has achieved a very high level of penetration across all levels of the organizational unit”, and mentioned a high level of independent improvement management and efficiency for quality, time and costs.
“Our application for the Industrial Excellence Award has confirmed the route we have taken and sharpened our perspective on strategy and customer focus,” said Nikolaus Bauer, Director Chassis and Driveline Systems Production. “This award also provides confirmation of our performance as an in-house manufacturer of components, and all employees are entitled to regard this achievement with a sense of pride. We perceive this award as a motivation to meet the challenges of the future. I am particularly pleased to receive this award in the year 2008, the centenary year of industrial production at the Dingolfing site.”
The site produces vehicle modules, which are supplied to all BMW plants in Germany and abroad.
