Despite the war: 35 Ukrainian women are producing cable harnesses in Mladá Boleslav

Today’s SIMPLY CLEVER PODCAST is special. We won’t be talking about digitaltechnologies or innovations but about helping the people of Ukraine fleeing from Russianaggression. Due to the war, PEKM Kabeltechnik temporarily suspended production at itsplant in Lviv, where they assemble cable harnesses for door panels, bumpers, seats, andtowbars. The factory is now operating again, but to a limited extent due to supplyconstraints. This is why ŠKODA AUTO decided to help the company duplicate production,i.e., double up production, specifically in Mladá Boleslav. How did ŠKODA AUTO manage to relocate part of the production from Ukraine to MladáBoleslav in just a few weeks? And how important is it for the carmaker? Today’s guests onthe SIMPLY CLEVER podcast are the head of the ŠKODA AUTO Connectivity and Electronics Purchasing department, Jan Melichar, the Supply Chain Risk Manager Pavel Odstrčil and ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for Purchasing Karsten Schnake.