{"id":3535,"date":"2025-04-01T19:06:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrekrings.de\/investments-competitiveness-manufacturing-companies-not-self-sustaining\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T06:31:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T06:31:35","slug":"investments-competitiveness-manufacturing-companies-not-self-sustaining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrekrings.de\/en\/investments-competitiveness-manufacturing-companies-not-self-sustaining\/","title":{"rendered":"Investments. Competitiveness. Manufacturing Companies. Not Self-Sustaining."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3535\" class=\"elementor elementor-3535 elementor-3365\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda0b71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eda0b71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714d80a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"714d80a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c45cbe elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"6c45cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/andrekrings.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Andre-Krings-Interim-Management-profilbild-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Andr\u00e9 Krings\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndr\u00e9 Krings\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interim Executive Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521b8c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"521b8c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1dd839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f1dd839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd2a668 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd2a668\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944e78b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"944e78b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79f9f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d79f9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investments. Competitiveness. Manufacturing Companies. Not Self-Sustaining.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da36d93 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"da36d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313c9a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"313c9a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Clearly: Investments in state-of-the-art production technologies are essential for companies in the wage and energy-intensive location of Germany to increase productivity and efficiency. So far, so good, and theoretically a clear path to ensuring competitiveness &#8211; but in practice, it turns out: Many investments remain ineffective. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a759909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a759909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is that?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acaf1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7acaf1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because they are viewed too isolatedly. A new machine, system, or automation alone is not enough if the rest of the value chain doesn&#8217;t keep up, isn&#8217;t interconnected. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee92e26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee92e26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7180201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7180201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Typical mistakes in practice:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Investment decisions in production are made selectively and in isolation, without considering upstream and downstream processes.<\/li><li>Individual production areas are innovatively automated, while adjacent areas remain in their original state. The result: The investment is ineffective. <\/li><li>Changed or shorter cycle times of the investment are not in line with the remaining processes of the value chain. Bottlenecks and delays occur. <\/li><li>Intralogistics, often the heartbeat of many manufacturing companies, is completely left out of consideration &#8211; with fatal consequences such as material shortages and production downtimes.<\/li><li>Employees are not sufficiently trained in handling or operating the new technology; underestimated complexity leads to downtimes and production losses.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-536d5f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"536d5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #6eb4ce;\"><strong>The solution: Put on the 360\u00b0 glasses. <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Those who want to benefit sustainably from investments must consider the entire value chain. Ask yourself these questions: <\/p><ul><li>Look at the entire value stream! Do the upstream and downstream processes also benefit from the investment and automation? Are they interconnected?  <\/li><li>Are the upstream and downstream processes able to accommodate the shorter or optimized throughput times as well?<\/li><li>Can intralogistics implement the required new cycle and ensure the increase in productivity?<\/li><li>Are the employees sufficiently trained in the new technology? Are they able to resolve malfunctions? Do they master the system?  <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4440b0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4440b0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b206c03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b206c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c876022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c876022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Investments in modern technologies are not self-sustaining. 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