A Critical View: The Tamed Snake – BMW’s Central Building in Leipzig
The BMW works in Leipzig reveals a completely new approach to vehicle production. Here, robots work in laboratory-like conditions, and linear production patterns have been replaced by a star-shaped organization, which offers greater flexibility and shorter routes. At the heart of the star, between the works halls, is the central building, which houses administrative functions, quality control activities and social spaces for the staff. Here, one dines while the bodies of vehicles glide silently overhead on their way from the presses to the spraying shop.
