Case study: Digital asset management at a German car manufacturer
Industry: Automobile manufacturer
Company: German automobile manufacturer (several production sites)
Partner: Graubner Industrie-Beratung GmbH (PrüfExpress)
Solution: PrüfExpress – platform for digital asset management
Scope: Several hundred thousand physical work tools
Company: German automobile manufacturer (several production sites)
Partner: Graubner Industrie-Beratung GmbH (PrüfExpress)
Solution: PrüfExpress – platform for digital asset management
Scope: Several hundred thousand physical work tools
Initial situation
The German car manufacturer operates highly complex production environments with a very large number of physical work equipment. This includes tools, machines, lifting equipment, electrical devices, infrastructure elements and other safety-relevant equipment.
Many of these assets are subject to mandatory inspections, documentation obligations and internal compliance requirements. Managing this large number of assets across multiple locations posed considerable challenges:
– Fragmented inventories
– Manual or partially paper-based inspection and documentation processes
– Limited transparency regarding inspection status and responsibilities
– High administrative effort for audits and safety inspections
The German car manufacturer operates highly complex production environments with a very large number of physical work equipment. This includes tools, machines, lifting equipment, electrical devices, infrastructure elements and other safety-relevant equipment.
Many of these assets are subject to mandatory inspections, documentation obligations and internal compliance requirements. Managing this large number of assets across multiple locations posed considerable challenges:
– Fragmented inventories
– Manual or partially paper-based inspection and documentation processes
– Limited transparency regarding inspection status and responsibilities
– High administrative effort for audits and safety inspections
Objective
– Central management of work equipment across all production sites
– Ensuring compliance with legal and internal safety requirements
– Transparency regarding inspection status and responsibilities
– Reduction in administrative workload for inspections and documentation
– Audit capability at any time
– Central management of work equipment across all production sites
– Ensuring compliance with legal and internal safety requirements
– Transparency regarding inspection status and responsibilities
– Reduction in administrative workload for inspections and documentation
– Audit capability at any time
Solution
The manufacturer implemented PrüfExpress as a central platform for digital asset management in order to manage all physical work equipment across all locations. Each piece of work equipment is digitally recorded, uniquely identified and assigned to a defined inspection cycle. The platform serves as a single source of truth for asset data, inspection history and compliance documentation.
The manufacturer implemented PrüfExpress as a central platform for digital asset management in order to manage all physical work equipment across all locations. Each piece of work equipment is digitally recorded, uniquely identified and assigned to a defined inspection cycle. The platform serves as a single source of truth for asset data, inspection history and compliance documentation.
Technical & functional implementation
– Digital inventory of several hundred thousand items of physical work equipment
– Unique asset identification (QR codes / labels)
– Central inspection planning and scheduling
– Digital inspection and documentation processes with defect tracking
– Audit-proof history of inspections, findings and corrective measures
– Role-based access for inspectors, safety officers and site management
– Digital inventory of several hundred thousand items of physical work equipment
– Unique asset identification (QR codes / labels)
– Central inspection planning and scheduling
– Digital inspection and documentation processes with defect tracking
– Audit-proof history of inspections, findings and corrective measures
– Role-based access for inspectors, safety officers and site management
Results and benefits
| Benefit | Effect |
| Transparency | Real-time overview of the status of work equipment across all locations |
| Compliance | Reliable compliance with inspection intervals and legal requirements |
| Audit capability | Immediate access to complete test histories |
| Efficiency | Significant reduction in the amount of manual documentation required |
| Risk minimization | Early detection of safety-related problems |
| Scalability | Platform supports continuous growth in the number of assets |
Conclusion
The use of PrüfExpress at this German car manufacturer shows how digital asset management can be successfully scaled in industrial environments with hundreds of thousands of physical assets. The centralized management of asset data, automation of inspection processes and complete traceability has significantly increased operational safety, compliance and efficiency and reduced administrative overhead.
The case study illustrates that digital asset management is not limited to machines or production lines, but applies to all safety-relevant physical work equipment in industrial operations.
The use of PrüfExpress at this German car manufacturer shows how digital asset management can be successfully scaled in industrial environments with hundreds of thousands of physical assets. The centralized management of asset data, automation of inspection processes and complete traceability has significantly increased operational safety, compliance and efficiency and reduced administrative overhead.
The case study illustrates that digital asset management is not limited to machines or production lines, but applies to all safety-relevant physical work equipment in industrial operations.
