Mercedes, Microsoft teams up on supply chain data platform

Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) launched a cooperation on Wednesday that will use Microsoft Cloud for a data platform. The platform will be used to increase production efficiency at over 30 passenger car facilities across the world, the automaker said on Wednesday.

According to the announcement, the data platform, which goes by the name MO360, is already accessible to users in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It will also soon be made available in China and the United States.

To construct a virtual copy that enables teams to more rapidly identify possible bottlenecks in the supply chain, it is necessary to collect data covering the entirety of the production process, from the procurement of components to the management of logistics to the operation of the assembly line.

According to the statement, the collaboration ought to result in an increase in vehicle production efficiency of twenty percent by the year 2025 in comparison to the levels in 2022.

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