Andreas Koetz

Leiter Zentrales Supply Chain Management | ZF

Head of Corporate Supply Chain Management, ZF Friedrichshafen AG Schweinfurt, Since 2022
COO of ZF Aftermarket, ZF Friedrichshafen, Schweinfurt, 2016 – 2022
Head of Product Line, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Dielingen, 2012 - 2016
Plant Manager, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Simmern, 2002 – 2012
Head of Corporate Logistic, Mannesmann Boge GmbH, Bonn, 1998 - 2002
Head of Site Logistics, Boge GmbH, Bonn, 1994 - 1997
Controlling, Boge GmbH, Simmern, 1992-1994
Education:
Industrial Engineering, Fachhochschule für Technik Mannheim, Diploma 1992

16:00 - 16:45

Kaleidoscope Stage

Turning Risk Into Opportunity – Crisis as Driving Force for Digital Transformation – Investing in the Digital Future Despite Crisis

The crises of recent years and the sheer scale of the changes have, in some cases, come as a shock to many companies (particularly those in Germany), leading to a hesitant approach to investing in the digital future. For many companies, this period is now over, and they are driving forward their digital supply chain transformations as a top priority, even though these companies face major economic challenges (for example, the automotive, chemical and large parts of the mechanical engineering sectors). How can this balancing act be successfully managed, and what do successful strategies look like?