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Why AI Doesn't Stick

Why AI Doesn't Stick

AI Operations Model

Most organizations are running more AI projects than ever before, yet seeing fewer lasting results. The gap is not in the technology. It is in the operating model.

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Why AI pilots stall and what the right operating model changes.
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Supplier Quality through Organizational Effectiveness
Case Studies· Automotive
Operational Excellence

Supplier Quality through Organizational Effectiveness

Growth overwhelms the organization. Quality suffers.

A transmission plant growing at 45% watched defect rates climb in lockstep. Fixing it required addressing both supplier performance and the organizational structures around them

Supplier QualityAutomotiveOrganizational Design
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Securing Supply in the Semiconductor Crisis
Case Studies· Automotive
Operational Excellence

Securing Supply in the Semiconductor Crisis

How we helped an OEM keep every vehicle launch on schedule

During the global semiconductor shortage, the hidden threat was not chips in vehicles, it was chips in the equipment needed to build them. With EV launches locked in and immovable, change2target built the data transparency, control structures, and supply contingencies that kept every critical project on track for a major automotive OEM.

Risk ManagementSupply Chain ResilienceAutomotive
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Automating Warranty Claims with AI
Case Studies· Automotive
AI Automation

Automating Warranty Claims with AI

From a high-risk manual process to an intelligent, self-learning system

A global truck manufacturer was approving too many wrong warranty claims and missing too many critical ones. Automating the process required more than a model. It required a new way of working.

AIMachine LearningAfter Sales
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One Database. One Truth. 15 Markets.
Case Studies
Integration

One Database. One Truth. 15 Markets.

Turning fragmented dealer data into a single source of truth across Europe

A global car manufacturer had defined over 100 KPIs to manage its after sales business. The data to feed them existed everywhere and nowhere in a consistent form.

Data AnalyticsAfter SalesKPI Management
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Forecasting Goodwill Costs Before They Arise
Case Studies· Automotive
AI Automation

Forecasting Goodwill Costs Before They Arise

From reactive cost absorption to proactive budget control with AI

Goodwill costs sit in a blind spot between warranty and customer retention. For a global truck and bus manufacturer, they were large, unpredictable, and increasingly difficult to budget. An AI model changed that

AIMachine LearningAfter Sales
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Fixing the Process Before Installing the System
Case Studies· Pharma
Integration

Fixing the Process Before Installing the System

Getting operational processes right before a major ERP rollout

Most ERP implementations inherit the inefficiencies of the processes they replace. A pharmaceutical facility operator chose a different path: redesign first, implement second.

Process DesignERPPharmaceutical
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The Life of a Lead ISO 9001:2015 Process Auditor
People Stories· Automotive
Operational Excellence

The Life of a Lead ISO 9001:2015 Process Auditor

Quality as a coaching discipline — Kayla on auditing, connection and flexibility

Kayla does not just audit quality management systems. She coaches organizations to see their own blind spots — and turns compliance into continuous improvement.

PeopleQuality ManagementISO 9001
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Get Ready to Fail
Whitepaper
AI Automation

Get Ready to Fail

Why the willingness to fail is the most underrated competitive advantage in business

Germany's industrial companies are world market leaders. That success is also their greatest vulnerability. When disruption arrives, solidity is not a strategy.

AIDigital TransformationInnovation
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Business Process Manager (University)
Offering
Integration

Business Process Manager (University)

Better processes mean greater success

A university certificate program for professionals ready to take the next step. Developed and taught in partnership with change2target and University of Applied Science Schmalkalden, it combines process and supply chain management with AI.

Business Process ManagementOperational ExcellenceUniversity Certificate
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