Supply Chain Challenges in the Automotive Industry (Robert Cameron, VDA)

Today we are talking about supply chain challenges in the
automotive industry. Our guest is Robert Cameron who heads up the
production, logistics and aftermarket department at the VDA, the
German Automotive Industry Association. Our host, Marco Prüglmeier,
sat down with Robert at the recent Trends in Automotive Logistics
(TAL) Conference in Pilsen, Czech Republic and talked about the
following topics: - Biggest challenges that are facing the
automotive industry and automotive supply chains - Why
electrification of vehicles will dramatically increase the need for
semiconductors - Why large node size semiconductors are critical
for electric vehicles - The relevance of the Fit for 55
EU-legislation - The European Chips Act - The development of
Autonomous Driving - Interoperability of AMRs and AGVs and the VDA
5050 as an open-source standard - The vision and development of VDA
6000 - The importance of moving from relations management with
direct suppliers only to holistically managing the entire supply
chain end-to-end - Geopolitical factors and the transitions to
e-mobility. Selective global sourcing and selective local sourcing.
- Demographic and workforce developments and the impact on
automotive manufacturing and supply chains - AI and the impact on
the future of automotive manufacturing and supply chains Helpful
Links: The VDA: https://www.vda.de/en Robert Cameron on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugh-robert-cameron-61a37430/ Marco
Prüglmeier on LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/en