Audi Manufacturing Plant

Audi AG opted for support from Thinkproject with Document & Communication Management when constructing their new production plant.

Project

Audi AG set their sights on expanding to a new production plant, the San José Chiapa plant in Mexico. Since operation started in 2016, the 12th plant for the company is its first to produce a global market model outside of Europe. Construction included a press plant, car body manufacturing plant and paint shop, as well as an assembly plant for the next generation of the Audi Q5 SUV model.

The new plant has a production capacity of 30 vehicles per hour, which means annual production of 150,000 vehicles. As of 2016, 3,800 people have been employed at the new facility, with an additional 20,000 indirect jobs also created in the region.

Challenge

The requirements of the project were to make decisions promptly, and that sight wasn’t lost throughout construction. The teams involved were enthusiastic about keeping drawn-out disputes and discussions to a minimum, whilst additional challenges included coordinating the planning team in Germany and the construction team in Mexico, where it was essential that communication was always seamless despite working in two different time zones. It was quickly identified that Audi AG would benefit from multinational project management for this new build.

Solution

Document & Communication Management (DOCUMENTS, FORMS & PROCESSES) was implemented to ensure that communications were kept clear, concise and auditable. The team demonstrated this by using invoice approvals to ensure that decisions between the Germany and the Mexico teams were not delayed and were correct before works were carried out.

Result

A history of document versions and all operations connected with each document is readily available meaning not only are processes during the project more efficient, but the result is seamless project documentation.

1billion

Euro project value

465ha

of development

83.15m³

of concrete volume

120km

of pipe network

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