BMW Group is entering a new phase of digital collaboration with T-Systems, working together to expand the Catena-X data ecosystem. The platform connects suppliers and manufacturers in the automotive industry, streamlines processes, increases transparency and sustainability across supply chains, and enables secure data exchange.
T-Systems Supports BMW Group in Expanding Catena-X
BMW Group is expanding its Catena-X data ecosystem in a new cooperation with T-Systems. As a certified implementation partner, T-Systems connects BMW Group suppliers worldwide, regardless of company size or level of digitalization. The company provides comprehensive support from initial consultation to secure data exchange and assists in selecting and implementing all Catena-X-certified solutions.
“Through Catena-X's radically new approach to collaboration, we, the BMW Group and our partners, will optimize our value creation processes in terms of sustainability, security of supply, and quality – while also saving costs,” says Oliver Ganser, Vice President Digitalization of Purchasing and Supplier Network at BMW Group.
“Catena-X is an important building block for secure data exchange for companies,” emphasizes Ferri Abolhassan, CEO of T-Systems and member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom AG. “As a founding member of Catena-X, we have always believed in collaborative data infrastructures and have been involved from the very beginning. Only control over their own data guarantees companies’ security, data protection, and economic independence.”
Benefits of Catena-X for Supply Chains
The Catena-X data ecosystem provides a range of advantages that enhance efficiency and collaboration across supply chains:
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Greater value creation in supply chains and reduced costs through standardized and interoperable solutions
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More resilient, transparent, and sustainable supply chains
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Accelerated quality processes
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Central master data and certificate management that avoids duplication of effort and creates the basis for efficient, digital collaboration across the entire ecosystem
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Technology Behind Catena-X
Catena-X is based on a federated data space architecture. Partners retain full control over their own data and decide who has access to which information. Data is not stored centrally in the cloud; secure exchange takes place directly between partners via a peer-to-peer process, with the cloud platform only mediating the transfer.
Through this cooperation, T-Systems enables BMW Group and its suppliers to fully utilize Catena-X as a secure, efficient, and future-ready data solution that supports transparent and sustainable collaboration across the entire ecosystem.