First Place in Supply Chain Category

• MHP wins IT Team Award in the Supply Chain category for innovative approaches to optimizing supply chains in the automotive sector
• The award-winning project includes the newly developed supplier platform, which is transforming the supply chain in collaboration with Volkswagen AG
• The vision is to create a leading supply chain network that provides an open, cloud-based platform using a joint data pool

Ludwigsburg – MHP management and IT consultancy has won the prestigious IT Team Award in the Supply Chain category at the automotiveIT Congress 2024. The award is in recognition of innovative approaches to optimizing supply chains in the automotive sector. Readers of specialist magazine automotiveIT selected innovative projects in the categories of Business Impact, Culture, Smart Factory, Software-Defined Vehicle, and Supply Chain. The award ceremony took place for the second time this year.

The award was presented for the new supplier platform that has been developed in conjunction with Volkswagen. Through seamless integration into the Catena-X ecosystem, the platform optimizes Volkswagen AG’s supply chain and increases transparency, resilience, and sustainability using real-time data and automated processes.

“Especially in times of volatile markets, it’s about creating cross-company and cross-industry data spaces and using that data intelligently in the supply chain. The award is a phenomenal achievement for us, highlighting our team’s exceptional commitment to setting new standards for the digital future of supply chains,” said Federico Magno, Group CEO MHP.

Supply chain platform with standardized processes

MHP and Volkswagen share the vision of creating a leading supply chain network in the automotive industry which enables Volkswagen AG to seamlessly integrate its data with suppliers. The mission is to develop an open, cloud-based supply chain platform using a joint pool in order to create transparency and ensure efficient, reliable, and sustainable collaboration.

To achieve these goals, the platform standardizes processes and partially automates them, which improves data exchange and network functionality. The platform also uses advanced technologies such as smart contracts to ensure future viability. It also acts as a translator by converting data, metadata, and data schemas from Volkswagen’s internal systems into formats that are compatible with Catena-X.