BMW Vision is to have individuality so every single customer can put together their own car. BMW offers 10^16 extras which you can use to put together your car and how you want it. BMW whole building has cost over 1.2 billion euros. BMW uses machines most of the time for the car production because they are less than 0.1 mm accurate and they work non-stop. The machines need no motivation and they do not need any breaks. When the workers have a break the machines are still working. Worker are needed to repair the machines because the caps or "arms" of the machines have to be changed every 2 hours. BMW uses 90% machines for its production which means that the BMW cars are high quality and very precise. This also means that they use up a lot of electricity which is bad for the environment.BMW is very environment friendly this is why they uses a huge amount of wind energy for the machines and general electricity of all BMW buildings but this can be a external problem because if there is not enough wind there will be less energy for the company. This is where BMW is different from most car manufacturing companies. BMW also recycles the water and paint used when manufacturing the car. The new BMW i series, which became unexpectedly famous and highly requested, are one of the most environmental friendly cars. From begin of the production until the end of the production everything is Eco friendly. The material they used to pollster the car is made from a plant (hampf) which is an ecological renewable, the same counts for other materials they used inside the car. BMW used carbon for the frame of the car instead of steel which is a lot lighter which therefore needs less energy to drive. The car itself has a very complex but environmental friendly engine. The engine can almost be charged everywhere and it only uses electricity which is also regenerated when breaking. People say that BMWs new electro cars have changed and developed the car manufacturing of today.
BMW motivates it's workers by an open and large work area. BMW provides table tennis, kicker and a Wii for the workers to keep them active and motivated. BMW also offers a gym which can be used after work to keep their workers fit and happy. BMW work space is very open so the workers can see what everybody is doing and so every worker can enter and talk with the worker when ever they want. Even the people with a higher position job have the same working place and the same space as every other worker, to show that nobody is better and deserves more. The cafeteria is huge and open so while having break everybody is able to sit with their friends even though they work in different buildings.
When I asked the manager of BMW what their vision is and how close their are to their vision he said that their vision or aim always changes because they keep on adding more to their vision to achieve the best car for their customers.
The health and safety is outstanding in BMW, every worker has its own special working clothes that protects them from any danger. Their shoes have a metal coating so it will protect their feet from falling objects, their jackets are made from a material which is heat resistant and sharp objects cannot pass through.
BMW even has it's own health section where workers can go to for free and doctors can help to become healthy again. I asked the workers at BMW how they really like their job and what is bad bad about it they always answered that their job is a lot of fun and it is very interesting, the only bad thing that they told me was that the BMW factory is far away and transport is not too good.
BMW has a lot of different departments which include: manufacturing, painting and many more. The buildings have a finger structure which is more efficient and affective. With this strategy you can make "fingers" longer easily and it is a lot easier for trucks to deliver materials. BMW is organized is such a way that every piece is delivered as soon they are working on a particular car, therefore the slogan "just in just in sequence"
BMW grow a lot of apple trees where they regularly make apple juice from for the workers. There is an extra building for the "azubis" where they can learn how to use special types of material and equipment. BMW provides cars and old motors for the learning workers so they can experiment and try to repair it. Regularly the learning workers get tasks from the employed workers, such as making drink holders with magnets so they can drink while working. It is really nice to see all the workers or learning workers are helping each other so they all keep motivated and happy. The company provides or sells high class and high quality cars for family and racing.
I have gather a lot of experience because now i know how the inside of an business looks like and what jobs people have and how they are treated, i think it will definitely help me a lot in life.
