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30 March 2023 09:03

Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award 2023: Leading digital solutions for modern manufacturing awarded together with Roland Berger

Munich, March 2023: The winners of the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award (MIMA) 2023 have been announced. Microsoft Germany and the management consultancy Roland Berger have selected them with a jury of leading experts from business and science. The award-winning companies are presenting their pioneering projects and solutions for the manufacturing industry on the website www.MIMAwinners20

21 February 2023 08:40

Study on long-distance mobility: 90% of respondents willing to pay 20% more to limit climate impact of flights

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Rise in travel activity owing to catch-up demand in the USA and Europe; significant drop in China due to Covid restrictions Growing environmental concerns limit people's willingness to travel long distance Consumers are planning 28% less business travel and 19% less private travel
Munich, February 2023: Demand for long-haul travel has bounced back markedly over the past ye

14 February 2023 08:47

Industry 4.0: Automotive industry sets the standards for digital manufacturing

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Applications for predictive maintenance and vision-based quality inspection have reached very high levels of maturity Cross-functional smart manufacturing teams bundle digital competencies Clearly defined and fully integrated IT/OT target landscape and cloud-based Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platforms make it easier to scale Industry 4.0 across the production network

25 January 2023 09:02

Roland Berger and Creative Dock during WEF AM 2023 asked the question: How executives can collaboratively navigate through the current multi-crisis environment

Berlin/Davos/Munich, 25 January 2023 – Roland Berger, global management consulting firm, and Creative Dock, Europe’s and MENA's largest independent corporate venture builder, hosted the second joint event for almost 80 C-suite executives from Europe and MENA at the margins of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023. The event’s key topics were: How executives can collaboratively navigate th

13 December 2022 10:44

Roland Berger study: Nearly half of consumers surveyed in Germany, the UK and France plan to do more of their shopping through quick commerce

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Q-commerce promises delivery within 30 minutes of placing an order online Market potential in grocery retail amounts to around 2% of the total market – equivalent to some EUR 13 billion in the period to 2030 Pharmaceuticals forecast to see the biggest growth opportunities
Munich, December 2022: Consumer interest in the fast delivery of everyday goods through q-commerce serv

2 December 2022 08:30

The tough times continue for automotive suppliers – 2022/2023 production volumes remain below pre-pandemic levels

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Inflation, chip shortages and rising material and energy costs represent a significant setback for the industry Electronics (9.4 percent average EBIT margin) and aftermarket (10.5 percent) are the most profitable segments – traditional and small suppliers hit hardest by margin pressure Interest rate rises on the back of inflation make refinancing more expensive and thus throttl

24 November 2022 08:57

Automotive Disruption Radar: Electric vehicle boom undeterred by economic downturn

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Share of electric vehicle sales in ADR countries rises to 13.2 percent Singapore tops ADR ranking for the first time Increasing demand for car-as-a-service models and mobility solutions
Munich, November 2022: Electric vehicle sales continue to rise, despite challenging economic times with increasing inflation and energy prices. According to Roland Berger’s latest “Automoti

10 November 2022 08:35

Chip shortage in automotive and industrials despite lower demand for semiconductors

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Up to 30% lower demand in consumer electronics results in revenue decline for semiconductor manufacturers in 2022 and 2023 Supply bottleneck for analog chips and microcontrollers set to last several years At the same time, advanced-node chips are subject to overcapacity and oversupply
Munich, November 2022: After the start of the pandemic, demand for microchips was sent skyr

8 November 2022 08:33

Study reveals extent of gender inequality in start-up landscape - Start-ups dominated by men

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Munich, November 2022: Women are significantly underrepresented in German and French start-ups, especially in technical industries. This applies to both founders and employees, as a study from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in collaboration with the Roland Berger Foundation for European Management now shows. In companies founded by all-female teams, the proportion o

8 November 2022 08:29

Battery Market Study: Efficiency and Sustainability are the Most Important Trends

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Munich, November 2022: In the coming years, the global battery market will be shaped primarily by the factors of sustainability, the availability of raw materials, the growing number of electric cars, and the desire for ever more powerful batteries. Because demand is unbroken, manufacturers are constantly expanding their capacities. By 2030, global production could reach six

3 November 2022 08:42

Roland Berger study: Medical technology industry sees margins shrink

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Profit margins for MedTech companies fell by 6.8% on average in the first half of 2022 North American companies with strongest performance Six structural challenges are key to future success
Munich, November 2022: In recent years, the MedTech industry treated investors to high returns and outperformed other industries by a long way. However, the industry is now starting to

4 October 2022 08:23

Urbanization and climate issues call for rethinking in the logistics sector

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E-commerce is already putting a strain on urban logistics, and is expected to grow 9 percent annually over the next few years Purpose-built vehicles would allow delivery fleets to reduce by 10 to 15 percent and thereby lessen their environmental impact Stronger collaboration between logistics players can optimize flow of goods as well as reduce costs and handling time
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