ŠKODA #auto continues to digitalise the working environment throughout the company. Flexible models for working remotely, virtual meetings and #digital training, alongside numerous other initiatives, help to make teamwork more efficient and reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
Miroslav Kroupa, Head of Brand Management at ŠKODA #auto, said: “Since March 2020, and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have gained extensive experience in #digital working. We are now using these learnings to implement further #digital initiatives more stringently and to advance them more quickly. The aim is to create an even more #digital and therefore more flexible and efficient working environment.”
Since the Czech car manufacturer resumed operations in late April 2020 following a 39-day production shutdown at its Czech plants, the company increased its VPN (Virtual Private Network) connections from 1,200 to approximately 8,000, and made extensive use of online meetings and video calls. With the #STRONGERTOGETHER project, the car manufacturer is supporting its staff and managers in switching to remote working. In addition to the technological equipment, the company also provides the relevant materials, such as guides and training courses. Managers learn new techniques to effectively lead and guide their teams under these changed conditions. The ŠKODA Academy also provides support with manuals and online courses.
FastCo initiative focuses on efficient #digital solutions
Since May 2020, as part the newly established FastCo initiative (Fast Forward after Covid), approximately 30 specialists from different departments have been working on the implementation of various projects. The aim is to continue to accelerate the #digital transformation throughout ŠKODA #auto, developing #digital solutions and concepts for the working environment that can be implemented at short notice whilst affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Within a short period of time, the FastCo team developed 25 projects in the areas of organisation and structure, working methods and #corporate culture, and internal processes, as well as business models, products and services.
Concrete results include production steps being supported by robot-assisted process automation. In the finance department, salary payments are now checked by #digital technologies, saving ten working hours per week. Through targeted automation in controlling and logistics, monthly reports can be prepared efficiently and quickly, which previously took several days to create. ŠKODA #auto is working on twelve more similar projects this year, and another twelve projects are scheduled to be
implemented in 2022.
