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Table 1

Case companies and informants

			Expertise
Category	Company and description	Informants	SC or purchasing	Production or logistics	Digital transf. or information systems	R&D, innovation or connected vehicle	Project management or customer facing
OEMs	Commercial OEM Design, production and sale of commercial vehicles (buses, trucks and special vehicles) Revenue: $25bn–$30bn	Head of Digital Transformation – global Head of Industry 4.0 – global Head of Connected Vehicles – global	x x	x x	x x	x x	x
	Premium OEM 1 Design, production and sale of premium motor vehicles (only in the consumer segment) Revenue: $50bn–$75bn	Head of Supply Chain – plant Head of Production – plant Project Manager – global Director of Connected Vehicles – global	x	x	x	x	x
	Premium OEM 2 Design, production and sale of premium motor vehicles (both consumer and commercial segments) Revenue: $150bn–$175bn	Head of Innovation – global Head of Industry 4.0 – plant	x	x	x x	x
	Mass market OEM Design, production and sale of mass market motor vehicles (mostly in the consumer segment) Revenue: $100bn–$125bn	Production manager – plant		x
	Luxury sports OEM Design, production and sale of luxury sports cars Revenue: $1bn–$2bn	Head of Connected Vehicles –global			x	x
First-tier suppliers	Supplier 1 Design, production and sale of powertrain, climate and lighting and car interiors systems and components Revenue: $10bn–$15bn	Supply Chain Manager – global ICT Director – global/plant Head of R&D – business unit Head of Logistics – plant Head of Purchasing – plant	x x	x	x x	x
	Supplier 2 Design, production and sale of powertrain, steering, breaking and battery systems and components; production of sensors for connected vehicles and provision of related digitals services Revenue: $75bn–$100bn	Managing Director – plant Head of Production – plant ICT Director – plant Head of R&D – business unit	x	x	x x	x	x
	Supplier 3 Design, production and sale of powertrain and chassis systems and components. Revenue: $10bn–$15bn	Head of Purchasing – global	x		x
Dealers	Importer Import of vehicles from other European country	Marketing Manager					x
	Dealer 1 Multi-brand large regional dealer	Marketing Manager					x
	Dealer 2 Multi-brand large regional dealer	Marketing Manager CIO			x		x
Industrial equipment manufacturers	Metal equipment Design, production and sale of equipment and plants for the metal industry; business unit dedicated to automation and digitalization Revenue: $2bn–$3bn	General Manager – business unit Head of Project Management – business unit CIO – global			x x x		x x
Industrial equipment manufacturers	Plastic equipment Design, production and sale of equipment for injection molding of plastic materials Revenue: $0.5bn	CIO – global			x
Digital solution providers	SC platform Provision of services for inventory/flow optimization	Founder and CEO	x		x		x
	Software corporation Provision of software systems for various business objectives, including SC, collaborative NPD Revenue: $4bn–$6bn	Chief Marketing Officer – country			x		x
	System integrator Digital system integrator specialized in manufacturing	Founder and CEO			x		x

			Expertise
Category	Company and description	Informants	SC or purchasing	Production or logistics	Digital transf. or information systems	R&D, innovation or connected vehicle	Project management or customer facing
OEMs	Commercial OEMDesign, production and sale of commercial vehicles (buses, trucks and special vehicles)Revenue: $25bn–$30bn	Head of Digital Transformation – globalHead of Industry 4.0 – globalHead of Connected Vehicles – global	xx	xx	xx	xx	x
	Premium OEM 1Design, production and sale of premium motor vehicles (only in the consumer segment)Revenue: $50bn–$75bn	Head of Supply Chain – plantHead of Production – plantProject Manager – globalDirector of Connected Vehicles – global	x	x	x	x	x
	Premium OEM 2Design, production and sale of premium motor vehicles (both consumer and commercial segments)Revenue: $150bn–$175bn	Head of Innovation – globalHead of Industry 4.0 – plant	x	x	xx	x
	Mass market OEMDesign, production and sale of mass market motor vehicles (mostly in the consumer segment)Revenue: $100bn–$125bn	Production manager – plant		x
	Luxury sports OEMDesign, production and sale of luxury sports carsRevenue: $1bn–$2bn	Head of Connected Vehicles –global			x	x
First-tier suppliers	Supplier 1Design, production and sale of powertrain, climate and lighting and car interiors systems and componentsRevenue: $10bn–$15bn	Supply Chain Manager – globalICT Director – global/plantHead of R&D – business unitHead of Logistics – plantHead of Purchasing – plant	xx	x	xx	x
	Supplier 2Design, production and sale of powertrain, steering, breaking and battery systems and components; production of sensors for connected vehicles and provision of related digitals servicesRevenue: $75bn–$100bn	Managing Director – plantHead of Production – plantICT Director – plantHead of R&D – business unit	x	x	xx	x	x
	Supplier 3Design, production and sale of powertrain and chassis systems and components.Revenue: $10bn–$15bn	Head of Purchasing – global	x		x
Dealers	ImporterImport of vehicles from other European country	Marketing Manager					x
	Dealer 1Multi-brand large regional dealer	Marketing Manager					x
	Dealer 2Multi-brand large regional dealer	Marketing ManagerCIO			x		x
Industrial equipment manufacturers	Metal equipmentDesign, production and sale of equipment and plants for the metal industry; business unit dedicated to automation and digitalizationRevenue: $2bn–$3bn	General Manager – business unitHead of Project Management – business unitCIO – global			xxx		xx
Industrial equipment manufacturers	Plastic equipmentDesign, production and sale of equipment for injection molding of plastic materialsRevenue: $0.5bn	CIO – global			x
Digital solution providers	SC platformProvision of services for inventory/flow optimization	Founder and CEO	x		x		x
	Software corporationProvision of software systems for various business objectives, including SC, collaborative NPDRevenue: $4bn–$6bn	Chief Marketing Officer – country			x		x
	System integratorDigital system integrator specialized in manufacturing	Founder and CEO			x		x

Source: Author’s own creation