Fluctuating demand, supply bottlenecks, individualised products: Being able to produce economically even in the face of dynamic changes poses challenges for the vehicle and supplier industry. Solutions for fast, flexible and efficient production are being developed by the Software-defined Manufacturing for the Automotive and Supplier Industry (SDM4FZI) project, in which a total of 30 companies are pooling their expertise under the leadership of Bosch, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Stuttgart as scientific partners.