People, Vehicles and Profit with Bill Newman and Kevin Foster Monday, April 26, 2021

Automotive Insiders is presented by OESA, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Industry experts discuss Automotive hot topics to keep the Automotive Supplier Community up to date on the fast-changing mobility landscape. From post-pandemic manufacturing restart planning and worker safety measures, to legal issues and supply chain disruptions, Automotive Insiders is your source of timely and relevant content. Host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes SAP’s Bill Newman and Deloitte’s Kevin Foster for a People, Vehicles and Profit round table discussion on timely topics important to vehicle makers, distributors and complex supplier assemblies. The podcast title is a paraphrase of the late Lee Iacoca's well-known quote, “In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profit.” The conversation covers vehicle logistics and profitability; the value of understanding vehicle demand; the need for accuracy in cost build-up and activity-based costing models; and the importance of aggregating sales revenue data to achieve a clear profit vision. Don’t miss this insight-packed episode! More info: OESA.org