Munich. Improvements proposed by BMW Group employees
reached a new all-time high last year as part of the CRE8 idea
management programme. “Over 62 million € in annual savings from
employees’ suggested improvements is the highest amount the BMW
Group’s idea management programme has ever achieved. More than 8,000
ideas for improvement have been submitted in 2019,” explains Ilka
Horstmeier, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible
for Human Resources, “and more than a quarter of those ideas were implemented.”
One proposal – submitted by two employees from Munich – stood out
financially from all the others. Together, the two were able to
increase the functional efficiency of the head unit, the central
electronic control unit in every current BMW vehicle – with potential
savings of 39 million € in the very first year.
“Idea management is another area where our employees make all the
difference. Their dedication to optimising processes is an important
aspect of the BMW Group’s innovative capacity,” adds Horstmeier.
The company has honoured its employees’ outstanding ideas for the
past 80 years. Its idea management programme focuses on ideas outside
employees’ own field of work. Employees receive a bonus if their
proposal is implemented. The amount reflects the creativity and
commitment of the idea, the level of quality improvement and how
economical it is to implement. It is also financially worthwhile for
employees: In this case, each of the employees who put forward the
idea received the maximum amount. 15 locations worldwide have CRE8 programmes.
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