In Production: Ford Otosan Deploys Vehicle Manufacturing Application Built with D-Wave Technology
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) and Ford Otosan have successfully deployed a hybrid-quantum application for optimizing vehicle production sequencing of Ford Transit vehicles. The quantum computing solution has significantly improved manufacturing efficiency by reducing scheduling time for 1,000 vehicles from 30 minutes to under 5 minutes.
Ford Otosan, which produces over 1,500 variants of Ford Transit vehicles, faced challenges in optimizing production sequences due to the high customization options. The quantum application, utilizing D-Wave's annealing technology through the Leap™ quantum cloud service, helps manage complex scheduling constraints across body shop, paint shop, and assembly line operations.
The implementation aims to minimize unplanned maintenance, reduce supply delays, and increase peak production throughput. Ford Otosan plans to expand the quantum scheduling to additional body shops and extend optimization benefits to other processes including paint shops, assembly lines, and buffer zones.
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) e Ford Otosan hanno implementato con successo un'applicazione ibrida-quantistica per ottimizzare la sequenza di produzione dei veicoli Ford Transit. La soluzione di calcolo quantistico ha migliorato significativamente l'efficienza produttiva riducendo il tempo di programmazione per 1.000 veicoli da 30 minuti a meno di 5 minuti.
Ford Otosan, che produce oltre 1.500 varianti di veicoli Ford Transit, ha affrontato sfide nell'ottimizzazione delle sequenze di produzione a causa delle elevate opzioni di personalizzazione. L'applicazione quantistica, che utilizza la tecnologia di annealing di D-Wave attraverso il servizio cloud quantistico Leap™, aiuta a gestire vincoli di programmazione complessi nelle operazioni di carrozzeria, verniciatura e linea di assemblaggio.
L'implementazione mira a ridurre la manutenzione non programmata, diminuire i ritardi nella fornitura e aumentare la produzione massima. Ford Otosan prevede di espandere la programmazione quantistica ad ulteriori officine carrozzeria e di estendere i benefici dell'ottimizzazione ad altri processi, inclusi i reparti di verniciatura, le linee di assemblaggio e le zone di stoccaggio.
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) y Ford Otosan han implementado con éxito una aplicación híbrido-cuántica para optimizar la secuenciación de producción de los vehículos Ford Transit. La solución de computación cuántica ha mejorado significativamente la eficiencia de fabricación al reducir el tiempo de programación para 1,000 vehículos de 30 minutos a menos de 5 minutos.
Ford Otosan, que produce más de 1,500 variantes de vehículos Ford Transit, enfrentó desafíos para optimizar las secuencias de producción debido a las altas opciones de personalización. La aplicación cuántica, que utiliza la tecnología de recocido de D-Wave a través del servicio en la nube cuántica Leap™, ayuda a gestionar las complejas restricciones de programación en las operaciones de carrocería, pintura y línea de ensamblaje.
La implementación tiene como objetivo minimizar el mantenimiento no planificado, reducir los retrasos en el suministro y aumentar la producción máxima. Ford Otosan planea expandir la programación cuántica a más talleres de carrocería y extender los beneficios de optimización a otros procesos, incluidos los talleres de pintura, las líneas de ensamblaje y las zonas de almacenamiento.
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS)와 Ford Otosan은 Ford Transit 차량의 생산 순서를 최적화하기 위해 하이브리드 양자 애플리케이션을 성공적으로 배포했습니다. 이 양자 컴퓨팅 솔루션은 1,000대 차량의 일정 시간을 30분에서 5분 미만으로 줄여 제조 효율성을 크게 향상시켰습니다.
Ford Otosan은 1,500가지 이상의 Ford Transit 차량 변형을 생산하고 있으며, 높은 맞춤화 옵션으로 인해 생산 순서를 최적화하는 데 어려움을 겪었습니다. D-Wave의 어닐링 기술을 활용한 양자 애플리케이션은 차체 작업장, 도장 작업장 및 조립 라인 작업의 복잡한 일정 제약을 관리하는 데 도움을 줍니다.
이 구현은 계획되지 않은 유지보수를 최소화하고, 공급 지연을 줄이며, 최대 생산량을 증가시키는 것을 목표로 합니다. Ford Otosan은 양자 일정을 추가 차체 작업장으로 확장하고, 도장 작업장, 조립 라인 및 완충 구역을 포함한 다른 프로세스에도 최적화의 혜택을 확장할 계획입니다.
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) et Ford Otosan ont déployé avec succès une application hybride quantique pour optimiser la séquence de production des véhicules Ford Transit. La solution de calcul quantique a considérablement amélioré l'efficacité de fabrication en réduisant le temps de planification pour 1 000 véhicules de 30 minutes à moins de 5 minutes.
Ford Otosan, qui produit plus de 1 500 variantes de véhicules Ford Transit, a rencontré des défis pour optimiser les séquences de production en raison des nombreuses options de personnalisation. L'application quantique, utilisant la technologie d'annealing de D-Wave via le service cloud quantique Leap™, aide à gérer des contraintes de planification complexes dans les opérations de carrosserie, de peinture et de ligne d'assemblage.
L'implémentation vise à minimiser la maintenance imprévue, à réduire les retards d'approvisionnement et à augmenter le débit de production maximum. Ford Otosan prévoit d'étendre la planification quantique à d'autres ateliers de carrosserie et d'étendre les avantages de l'optimisation à d'autres processus, y compris les ateliers de peinture, les lignes d'assemblage et les zones de stockage.
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) und Ford Otosan haben erfolgreich eine hybride Quantenanwendung zur Optimierung der Produktionssequenz von Ford Transit-Fahrzeugen implementiert. Die Quantencomputing-Lösung hat die Fertigungseffizienz erheblich verbessert, indem die Planungszeit für 1.000 Fahrzeuge von 30 Minuten auf unter 5 Minuten reduziert wurde.
Ford Otosan, das über 1.500 Varianten von Ford Transit-Fahrzeugen produziert, sah sich aufgrund der hohen Anpassungsoptionen Herausforderungen bei der Optimierung der Produktionssequenzen gegenüber. Die Quantenanwendung, die die Annealing-Technologie von D-Wave über den Leap™-Quantencloud-Service nutzt, hilft, komplexe Planungsbeschränkungen in den Bereichen Karosseriebau, Lackierung und Montage zu verwalten.
Die Implementierung zielt darauf ab, ungeplante Wartungen zu minimieren, Lieferverzögerungen zu reduzieren und die maximale Produktionskapazität zu erhöhen. Ford Otosan plant, die Quantenplanung auf weitere Karosseriewerkstätten auszuweiten und die Optimierungsvorteile auf andere Prozesse, einschließlich Lackierwerkstätten, Montagelinien und Pufferzonen, auszudehnen.
- Significant efficiency gain: 83% reduction in vehicle scheduling time
- Successfully deployed quantum solution in actual production environment
- Improved flexibility to adapt to demand changes and parts availability
- Potential for increased production throughput
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This announcement demonstrates D-Wave's quantum computing technology moving from theoretical promise to commercial application in manufacturing - a significant milestone for quantum computing commercialization. Ford Otosan's implementation of D-Wave's annealing quantum technology to optimize vehicle sequencing processes has reduced scheduling time from 30 minutes to under 5 minutes - an 83% efficiency improvement.
What's particularly notable is that this isn't a pilot or proof-of-concept but a production deployment for the highly complex sequencing of Ford Transit vehicles with over 1,500 variants. The quantum application directly addresses a high-value manufacturing challenge where classical computing struggles with combinatorial complexity.
D-Wave's quantum annealing approach, accessible through their Leap™ cloud service, appears particularly well-suited for optimization problems compared to gate-based quantum approaches from competitors. This production use case validates D-Wave's technological direction and provides a referenceable customer in the manufacturing sector.
For Ford Otosan, the benefits extend beyond scheduling speed to include reduced workload imbalances, minimized unplanned maintenance, and mitigation of supplier uncertainties. Their plans to expand quantum optimization to other manufacturing processes signals confidence in the results and suggests potential for ongoing revenue opportunities for D-Wave.
This deployment represents one of the clearest examples of quantum computing delivering measurable business value today, potentially accelerating broader commercial adoption across manufacturing and validating D-Wave's market position in practical quantum applications.
Hybrid-quantum application streamlines vehicle production sequencing
Ford Otosan is the global leading manufacturer of Ford Transit line of vehicles, including passenger vans, which are among the most customizable commercial vehicles available, with more than 1,500 variants in production. This model variability presents manufacturing efficiency challenges because producing identical products consecutively is significantly more productive than frequently adjusting for custom specifications. Sequencing these vehicles is a highly constrained optimization problem, as it requires maximizing throughput and adhering to physical and workforce constraints of the body shop, paint shop, and assembly line.
Ford Otosan collaborated with D-Wave to simplify elements of its manufacturing processes, including the optimization of its production sequencing. By leveraging D-Wave’s hybrid solvers available through the Leap™ quantum cloud service, Ford Otosan reduced the scheduling time of 1,000 vehicles per run from 30 minutes to less than five. Moreover, D-Wave's annealing quantum computing solution offered more flexibility for the manufacturer to adapt to changes in demand or auto part availability, maintaining productivity without disruption.
“It is imperative that Ford Otosan maintains the highest standards of production processes and efficiencies to meet customer demand,” said Ziya Dalkılıç, data scientist at Ford Otosan. “Working with D-Wave’s technology, we’ve built and now deployed a quantum optimization application that goes beyond what we were able to achieve with a purely classical computing approach.”
“Production scheduling demands meticulous planning and agile responses, and classical computing methods can often struggle to keep up with the manufacturing industry’s growing scale and complexity,” said Dr. Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave. “For manufacturers on the leading-edge of innovation—such as Ford Otosan—D-Wave’s quantum computing technology has proven capable of finding better solutions to complex, real-world problems than classical computing alone. We’re thrilled to see this application move into production and help Ford Otosan realize the powerful benefits of quantum.”
By reducing workload imbalances, Ford Otosan aims to minimize the frequency of unplanned maintenance, ensuring a more stable production process. Optimizing longer schedules can also help mitigate supplier uncertainties and reduce supply delays. As a result, Ford Otosan anticipates increasing peak production throughput of vehicles per hour, effectively reclaiming lost manufacturing time and achieving efficiencies not possible through classical computing alone. Ford Otosan also plans to activate quantum scheduling in additional body shops and extend its optimization benefits to other processes, including its paint shops, assembly lines, and buffer zones.
To learn more about the application, visit Ford Otosan’s submission to the World Economic Forum’s Quantum Application Hub as well as D-Wave's website for information about how quantum optimization can help manufacturers today.
About Ford Otosan
Founded in 1959, Ford Otosan is the largest commercial vehicle production center in Ford Europe with a production capacity of 746,500 vehicles, 437,500 engines and 140,000 powertrains by 2023. Kocaeli and Eskişehir Plants are ranked among Ford’s ‘Best Vehicle Production Centers’. The Eskişehir Plant is the only plant in Türkiye that can produce vehicles, diesel engines and powertrains in the same environment. In addition to having a long-standing business partnership with its dealers, Ford is represented all over Türkiye and provides maintenance, repair and service services through expert authorized services. It undertakes the design, engineering and production processes of Ford Trucks, Ford's only heavy commercial vehicle brand. With its Ford Trucks business unit, Ford Otosan also assigns distributorships and dealerships abroad and provides service and spare parts services.
About D-Wave Quantum Inc.
D-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. We are the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the only company building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers. Our mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum, today. Our 5,000+ qubit Advantage™ quantum computers, the world’s largest, are available on-premises or via the cloud, supported by
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