To find out more about the Masterclass Joachim attended, click: Leading the Factory of the Future

If you think back to the early days of tailoring, there was always a one on one connection between a tailor and a customer. Then we industrialised everything and became more detached from the brand and the product. Today’s technology brings incredible opportunities to bring that connection back, and that is Joachim Hensch’s mission with his Hugo Boss factory in Izmir: creating a big, smart tailor shop allowing for mass customisation.

BUT…turning an existing, successful plant into a smart factory is not easy and it’s Joachim’s ample amounts of curiosity, persistence and boldness that allowed him to make it happen.

We are proud to have had an influence on Joachim’s journey by making him realise it’s not about buying devices but building a second, digital ecosystem.

Watch the latest episode of The Boardroom featuring Managing Director of Hugo Boss Izmir Joachim Hensch – creating a tailored production process, one thread at a time.

Jesper Vilstrup, Managing Director of the LEGO House, opens up about his challenges, LEGO's innovation solution in times of crisis, how to continuously innovate and what makes LEGO successful in the first episode of the executive series "The Boardroom" - Meet the people behind the decisions.

To find out more about the Masterclass Ernesto attended, click: Innovation Excellence

Ernesto Ferrario, SVP of Global Industrial Operations at Electrolux, opens up about the innovation challenges in light of today's ever-changing consumer trends, his smart factory concept and creating a true innovation culture at Electrolux.

To find out more about the Masterclass Matthias attended, click: Leading the Toyota Way

Toyota is known around the world for their relentless pursuit of operational excellence and Toyota Production System has been copied by corporations all over the world. But Industry 4.0 is forcing companies to refine their business models, rethink their processes and train their people to run the new smart factory. This new environment leaves no room for complacency.

In the fourth episode of The Boardroom, we speak to the CEO of Toyota Material Handling Europe Matthias Fischer about how he’s dealing with the pressure to automate, his ambitions to become number one in Europe, and how he managed to adapt Japanese target setting to Europe to ensure he continuously motivates his people.