COMMENT: The auto industry cannot leave operational risk to chance

General Motors – 212,000 employees working across 396 facilities worldwide. Volkswagen Group – 592,586 employees working across 118 production plants worldwide. Many of the world’s automotive manufacturers boast similar employment figures and have a strong international presence.

But with globalisation comes an increasing difficulty to maintain visibility across all third parties and the full supply chain. In the automotive industry, which is highly regulated and has to meet a number of standards that vary from country to country, it can sometimes be particularly difficult to