MAY 2021AUTOTECHOUTLOOK.COM8IN MY OPINIONTHE POWER OF VISUAL ANALYTICS FOR QUALITY WORK By Matthias Schindler, Cluster Manager, Smart Analytics and Frederik Schmihing, Visual Analytics BMW Production system, BMW GroupQuality is not negotiable ­ especially with premium products such as automobiles. To achieve 100 per cent quality, products are meticulously inspected, errors noted and reworked. Nowadays, analysis is aimed at uncovering procedural and conceptual insufficiencies. Up to now, static reports from numerous key performance indicators (KPIs) have been at the forefront of daily quality work in plants.The trend towards individualization and derivatization increases the complexity of production systems. Electrification and hybridization bring completely new production processes with them. The mixed operation mode in automobile factories ­ the integration of different derivatives of all drive forms on one line ­ leads to a permanent ramp-up situation.Matthias Schindler
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