Modularity Experience Workshop
The automotive industry is changing: electromobility, autonomous driving and increasing software integration are driving complexity in vehicle development. At the same time, efficiency requirements and pressure to innovate are increasing.
The MACE workshop shows how companies can master these challenges with modular approaches and function-oriented documentation.
What is MACE?
The Modular Autonomous Consulting Experience – short MACE – is a platform developed by EFS Consulting consisting of autonomously driving model vehicles based on a modified RC-car. It serves as a tangible example to clearly demonstrate complex strategies and methods in the product development process.
Upcoming Modularity Experience Workshop
The next Modularity Experience Workshop including an evening dinner and networking opportunity will take place in Vienna from October 9th-10th, 2025.
In a lunch-to-lunch format – from 12:00 o’clock to 13:00 o’clock the following day – the workshop will provide participants with a common understanding of complex development contexts and show how modular systems enable real competitive advantages.
Register now & enter the world of MACE together with our experts!
The Workshop will be held in german.
Modularity Experience Workshop
By attending the EFS Modularity Experience Workshop, experts from product planning, R&D, purchasing, production planning and aftersales and many other specialist areas can learn how to set up and manage complex modular product structures, increase volume and sales and reduce costs and financing throughout the entire product life cycle.
Highlights of the Workshop:
- Simulation of the complete OEM development process on a miniature scale: architecture design, packaging, supplier selection, functional integration.
- Experience modularity concepts live: Increasing configurability while reducing the number of variants.
- Feature-based documentation: Transparent presentation of components and their variants for better control of complexity.
- Measurable effects: Up to 30% fewer part numbers, 20% less logistics space required, 15% lower costs for modifications and spare parts.
Attending the Modularity Experience Workshop
will give you the opportunity to learn and exchange your expertise on:
- What to expect by introducing modular product platforms
- Typical KPIs to evaluate the effects of modularity on volume, revenue, cost, time to market,…
- How to set up a feature based documentation
- How to change from built to stock to build to order
- How to manage hardware and software variants in one product structure
- How to prepare/strengthen your organization for cross-functional platform management
The use case of MACE will serve as hands-on experience to demonstrate our approaches in a neutral and tangible way.
What to expect?
Attending the Modularity Experience Workshop is free of charge and will give you the opportunity
- to get in contact with our experts
- to get in touch with our approaches methods and tools
- to exchange your thoughts and ideas with other industry experts in platform management
- to network in the beautiful city of Vienna, the hometown of EFS Consulting
MACE provides a proof of concept for our methods – tangible, understandable and practical.
Interested?
Don’t hesitate – register now for the next Modularity Experience Workshop incl. evening dinner and networking opportunity!
- When: October 09th-10th, 2025, Lunch-to-Lunch
- Start: 12:00 o’clock
- End: approx. 13:00 o’clock on the following day
- Where: EFS Consulting Headquarters | Ungargasse 59-61 A-1030 Vienna
- Language: German
- Costs: on request
