This document provides an overview of VDL Groep, a Dutch multinational corporation comprised of 93 companies with over 15,000 employees across 19 countries. The key points are: - VDL Groep has 4 divisions: subcontracting, car assembly, buses & coaches, and finished products. It generates €3.2 billion in annual turnover. - The company operates across a variety of industries including automotive, medical, agriculture, aviation, and more. It has over 1.3 million square meters of production space across 59 Dutch and international locations. - VDL Groep's strategy focuses on controlled growth as a family-owned company through internationalization, innovation, and maintaining a strong financial

1. VDL Groep
Michiel Pieters | Manager Innovation
Strength through cooperation

2. 2000-2004
Msc Organisation Studies – Tilburg University
2005 - 2009
PhD on Open Innovation – Eindhoven University of Technology
2009 - 2010
PostDoc Innovation Management - Tilburg University
2011 - 2014
President – FC Eindhoven (focus on innovation)
2014 - Present
Manager Innovation – VDL Groep
Michiel Pieters
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Manager Innovations

3. 93 COMPANIES
TURNOVER
€ 3.2 BILLION
PROFIT
€ 149 MILLION
80% EXPORT
to 105 COUNTRIES
STRONG BALANCE SHEET POSITION
SOLVENCY 60%
SPREAD ACROSS
19 COUNTRIES
15,581 EMPLOYEES
COMPANY ACTIVITIES
DIVIDED AMONG 4 DIVISIONS
1,300,000 M²
PRODUCTION SURFACE AREA
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Facts & figures

4. Markets
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Automotive Medical
Farming &
Agriculture
ScienceAviation
Semiconductor
Shipping industryEnergy
Mechanical
engineering
Logistics &
Transportation

5. Divisions
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Subcontracting Car assembly Buses & coaches Finished products

6. Subcontracting
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Metalworking
Mechatronic systems
and system supply
Plastics processing Surface treatment

7. Acquisition NedCar
Re-opening factory
by King Willem-Alexander
Production MINI 3-door
Production
MINI Countryman
Production
MINI Convertible
Production MINI Countryman
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
and BMW X1
Factory conversion
Car assembly
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Independent car manufacturer commissioned by third parties
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

8. Buses & coaches
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Coaches
Chassis (modules)
Public transport buses
Purchase and sales of
second-hand buses
Mini & midi buses
Parts & services E-mobility

9. Highlights
Electric bus
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10. Finished products
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Production automation systems
Systems for the
agricultural sector
Suspension systems
Sunbeds & car roof boxes
Container handling systems
Systems for the
industrial sector
Heat exchangers
Cigar-making and packaging
machines

11. Clients
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12. Locations
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59 LOCATIONS IN THE
NETHERLANDS
7 LOCATIONS IN BELGIUM

13. Locations
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18 LOCATIONS IN EUROPE

14. Locations
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9 LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE

15. Vision
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Western Europe has a bright future
thanks to the manufacturing industry

16. Strategy
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Controlled growth
VDL Groep is and always will be
a family company
Diversity in markets & products
Production in
Western Europe
Invest
& innovate
Strong
financial position

17. Objectives
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Internationalisation Organisation & employees
 Global sales market Specialist in the field of
electrification of heavy-duty
vehicles
Innovation
R&D Expenses
 Preservation of corporate culture
 Mix of young & experienced
 Talent acquisition & retention
 Internal flow of employees
Rank Company Location
R&D expenses
(million euro)
1 Royal Philips Eindhoven 820
2 ASML Veldhoven 744,4
3 KPN Den Haag 438
4 Janssen: Pharmaceutical companies of J&J Leiden 318
5 Royal Dutch Shell Den Haag 314,9
6 NXP Semiconductors Eindhoven/Nijmegen 236,9
7 Royal DSM Geleen/Delft 222
8 DAF Trucks NV Eindhoven 136,8
9 Thales Nederland Hengelo 120
10 Océ-Technologies BV Venlo 98
11 VDL Groep Eindhoven 90,5
12 Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds Nunhem 86
13 Rijk Zwaan De Lier/Fijnaart 76
14 Synthon Nijmegen 67,7
15 Friesland Campina Amersfoort 67
Source: Technisch Weekblad index 2017

18. Strong
financial position
Controlled growth
VDL Groep is and always will be
a family company
Diversity in markets & products
Production in
Western Europe
Invest
& innovate
Strategy
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Automation & robotics Highest quality level Investing in employees
- Invest & innovate

19. Extended Master Assignments
 Possibilities at various locations within VDL Groep
 International Management – Marketing management
 Marketing Analytics - Econometrics
 Strategic Management - Supply Chain Management
 Main contact points:
 Lieke Broos – Coordinator Recruitment – l.broos@vdl.nl
 Ellen Op Heij – Coordinator Recruitment - ellen.op.heij@vdletg.com
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20. Extended Master Assignments
 Division: Subcontracting
 Company: VDL ETG Eindhoven
 Department: Parts Department
 Supervisor: Jasper Weterings
 Subject: Solving disruptions in internal logistical flows
 Description: Create an optimal flow of goods for the workshop. What should be stored where and how much
of each product should be in store? Describe responsibilities for the flow of goods?
 Education: Supply Chain Management
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Examples

21. Extended Master Assignments
 Division: Subcontracting
 Company: VDL ETG Eindhoven
 Department: Parts Department
 Supervisor: Jasper Weterings
 Subject: Data Management and analytical tools
 Description: Within the logistics department there is a lot of data available, but unfortunately these data are
not always a true reflection of reality. Define the data flows that are not correct with everyday
activities and optimize these data flows so that they are correct.
 Education: Econometrics and mathematical Economics
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Examples

22. Extended Master Assignments
 Division: Subcontracting
 Company: VDL ETG Eindhoven
 Department: Parts Department
 Supervisor: Jasper Weterings
 Subject: TAKT planning in combination with an ERP system
 Description: How can both flow and jobshop control fit into 1 ERP environment for better and more easy
use?
 Education: Business Information Technology
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Examples

23. Extended Master Assignments
 Division: Bus & Coach
 Company: VDL Bus Chassis
 Department: Strategy
 Supervisor: Jan-Cees Santema
 Subject: New market segments for VDL Bus Chassis
 Description: Identify new markets outside our current market that fit the core competencies of VDL Bus
Chassis. How should we adapt and succesfully diversify? How should VDL Bus Chassis present
itself on these new markets? Set up a marketing plan for these new market segments.
 Education: Strategic Management or Marketing Management
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Examples

24. Extended Master Assignments
 Division: End Products
 Company: VDL Steelweld
 Department: Various
 Supervisor: Peter de Vos
 Subject: Projects on supply chain, data management, sustainability, project management
 Description: To be discussed
 Education:
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Examples

25. Core values - ProfileVDL employee
STRENGTH OF A
MULTINATIONAL CULTURE OF A
FAMILY COMPANY
FLAT ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
WITH SHORT LINES OF COMMUNICATION
INFORMAL
DIRECT
OPEN
WORKINGATMOSPHERE
RESULTS
ORIENTED
PRAGMATIC
ENTREPRENEURSHIPCOMMITTED
EMPLOYEES
STRENGTH THROUGH
COOPERATION
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EXCELLENT
CRAFTSMANSHIP