How can you overcome uncertainty in automotive logistics? Here’s some valuable advice from the speakers at TAL 2025

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What can companies do to enable them to respond to challenges that they’re not yet even aware of? We posed this question to the leading experts in automotive logistics who will be coming together on 20 May 2025 at the Trends in Automotive Logistics (TAL) conference in Pilsen, with the tagline “Digital. Future-Proof?” Read up on what the TAL 2025 speakers see as important for building resilience in the swiftly changing automotive sector.

In his talk, he’ll be presenting not only their current and future AI plans, but also the challenges that need to be overcome on the way to a future powered by artificial intelligence.

What can companies do to gain the ability to respond to challenges that we’re not yet even aware of?

Have your data ready. Even though that may sound banal, work with data is fundamental, and it’s interwoven with every modern IT trend. If you can handle data, you have a basis for adaptation.
 

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In his presentation, he’ll be showing us their project for smart logistics, automation and the use of AI – its genesis, its rollout and the resulting gains in production efficiency. He’ll also be explaining what makes their transformation revolutionary.

What can companies do to gain the ability to respond to challenges that we’re not yet even aware of?

Be adaptable and learn to respond to changes, don’t be afraid of new things. Surround yourself with smart and hard-working people who care about your firm’s future.
 

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At TAL 2025, he’ll be speaking about the road to logistics digitalisation at BMW Group and about the comprehensive logistics analytics platform that helps them to respond to the market developments. He’ll also be describing their standardised global template based on the SAP S/4HANA system.

What can companies do to gain the ability to respond to challenges that we’re not yet even aware of?

1. Support a culture of innovation.
2. Invest in continuing education.
3. Introduce agile methods.
4. Constantly improve your data analysis skills.
5. Build strong networks and firm relationships.
6. Support diversity and inclusion.
7. Invest in technologies and automation.

These strategies help companies to remain flexible while responding to new challenges.

 

He’ll be speaking about the impact of the Silicon Economy on supply chain management and the role of artificial intelligence, and he’ll also be presenting an award-winning automation solution put through its paces at TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS.

What can companies do to gain the ability to respond to challenges that we’re not yet even aware of?

Transparency is an essential prerequisite for a resilient and diversified supply chain. If this prerequisite is met, those responsible can more quickly identify which part of the chain is influenced by an external factor.

Given the high volatility of the economy, many firms are scrutinizing their existing contracts, and during their re-evaluations, flexibility, in particular, is often a key factor. Trustworthy cooperation and modern IT tools help firms to share data, pool their resources and make quick decisions. Companies that use the right algorithms and tools at a global level will maintain an edge over the competition.
 

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At TAL, he’ll discuss the benefits of standardisation, technical solutions and examples of practical implementation in the course of industrial automation.

What can companies do to gain the ability to respond to challenges that we’re not yet even aware of?

Follow today’s trends, invest in sensible innovations, use predictive analytics, digitalisation and automation. Diversification, a learning culture and standardisation for efficiency and cost reduction are all helpful.
 

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At TAL, you’ll have an opportunity to meet him in person, discuss his industry experience and learn tips and tricks for more efficient supply chain management.

What can companies do to gain the ability to respond to challenges that we’re not yet even aware of?

Companies have to be prepared for changes and be willing to accept them. One key factor is people. Experts who help companies to flexibly respond to new challenges. A team’s adaptability determines its competitiveness. And a high-quality project will always find funding.
 

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At TAL, he’ll be taking part in a panel discussion on trends in Czech logistics, where he’ll be sharing his experience with deploying automation technologies at customer sites.

What can companies do to gain the ability to respond to challenges that we’re not yet even aware of?

Try to diversify your customer and supplier portfolio as much as possible, and ideally you won’t be dependent on a limited number of partners. Focus on customers from a variety of sectors in order to be able to function effectively even in periods of stagnation like the present. Create a sufficiently broad product portfolio so that, if one of your business lines suffers a downturn, your financial results in another segment can compensate for it.

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