All Asia articles – Page 79
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FeatureDamage still half of claims for inbound and aftermarket supply
Inbound and aftermarket component supply chains achieve remarkable levels of quality, yet damage in transport is still the cause of up to half of all claims. A report on how the industry is cutting that figure. There is plenty about automotive component supply chains to suggest that damage in transport ...
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FeatureQuestions of quality handling
Planning every movement and pauseTaking a cue from OEMsThe role of IT and data collectionDefining KPIs clearlyDefining standards that encourage flexibilityOEMs and logistics providers must reach an agreement on common quality handling standards through co-operation, increased visibility and better data collection.Establishing processes for quality vehicle handling begins at home, but ...
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FeatureBuilding on the bridge to Turkey
What suppliers and logistics providers in the Turkish market are doing to localise automotive production and improve logistics costs for the total supply chain. Marcia MacLeod reportsTurkish automotive production is growing again, with opportunities in logistics for both established third-party logistics providers and new entrants to the country. Turkey’s ancient ...
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FeatureDelivering on VW's targets
Confident, cool, calmDeveloping new conceptsAdapting the European networkProviders and entrepreneurial decisionsHow to reduce emissions by 2018Transparency in visibilityThe Volkswagen Group has one of the world’s most complex distribution networks. Andrea Eck explains the advanced logistics concepts that are helping to make it faster, more precise and greener even as it ...
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FeatureBoxing clever
Container lines note a rise in box movementsRo-ro will remain dominantFor niche markets, mainlyBMW not lured by falling rates aloneContainer are increasing for Jaguar Land RoverDoor-to-door container serviceMethods of securementWhile ro-ro may seem an automatic choice for mass transport of cars, there are many markets in which the speed, security ...
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FeatureToyota shows its colours in Europe
Toyota Motor Europe’s head of logistics, talks exclusively about how the global sales leader has been redesigning its supply chain and logistics as part of a strategy to improve costs and shorten order-todelivery cycles for regional productionA Strategic change;The inbound network;Mapping Toyota's flowsDiversifying the carrier base;Centralising packaging;Shortening the order-to-delivery cycle;Outbound ...
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FeatureTrailers for sales or rental
The delivery and service opportunities offered to logistics providers by the growing rental and fleet markets of the US and Europe. With additional reporting by Christopher Ludwig.Rental car delivery networksThe role of logistics providersNoting the differenceRemarketing potentialThe future of sharing?While many OEMs, particularly in North America, have tried to reduce ...
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FeatureThe Mexican parts rush
With car production jumping across the border to Mexico, manufacturers are making increasing use of the country’s developing intermodal services, writes Anthony CoiaFord's load factor improvements;Intermodal investment;GM's intercontinental material network;Visteon at the border;Consolidating networks;Nissan's four pillars;VW and synchronising supply;3PL developments.Mexico is resurgent as a manufacturing and export base for the ...
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FeatureHello BRIC road
Safety legislation could worsen driver shortageStimulating demandFeeling the painTegma to spread its reach further Transporting tractorsGefto taps technologyNew legislation and a volatile market are hurting road haulage companies in Brazil. Tony Danby assesses the scenario for vehicle road haulage in Latin America’s largest market.Brazil’s road haulage segment for finished vehicles ...
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FeatureLogistics in the front line of crisis response
Levent Yuksel, Toyota Motor Europe’s head of logistics, on how the global sales leader has been redesigning its supply chain and logistics as part of a strategy to improve costs and shorten order-todelivery cycles for regional production. He talks to Christopher Ludwig.Although Toyota has roared back to the top of ...
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Light at the end of a long tunnel
In August, Brazil’s government announced a stimulus package worth R133 billion ($66 billion) designed to improve its already outdated transport infrastructure, in which only 6% of the roads are paved, the rail network is a woefully inadequate and there have been few concessions or significant developments for port terminals in ...
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Leading car carriers under antitrust investigation
As Finished Vehicle Logistics went to print, the world’s leading car carriers were being investigated by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) on suspicion of fixing freight rates for vehicles on trade lanes between Europe, the US and Asia.The offices of Eukor Car Carriers, K-Line, Mitsui OSK Lines, NYK Line ...
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FeatureRestoring order to deliveries
Will premium freight remain a course of last resort or should it now be a built-in part of logistics budgets?How to define premium freight;Sometimes not the solution;Premium freight, premium savings.Every night, a TNT Airways Boeing 777 freighter takes off from TNT’s European hub in Liège, Belgium, bound for New York ...
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FeatureYusen targets auto freight forwarding and aftermarket in Europe
Growing in freight forwarding;Outsourcing the aftermarket;Options in Russia and Turkey.These are tough days for container shipping, with most of the major lines reporting losses, struggling with overcapacity and trying, with varying degrees of success, to push rates back to sustainable levels. Sailing against the winds of the market is particularly ...
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FeatureThe right pick and mix for Meritor
Production and logistics network;Monitoring costs with a TMS;Aftermarket logistics;Global transport management.While manufacturers are often keen to stress their ability to monitor their supply chains and logistics to achieve the best cost and efficiency, many tend to leave much of the execution and administration of this to third-party logistics providers, from ...
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FeatureRussian Railways will buy Gefco stake
One win longer than another;Big questions for big customers.As Automotive Logistics was going to press, PSA Peugeot Citroën announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations with Russian Railways (RZD), the state-owned rail operator, to sell a majority stake in PSA’s logistics provider, Gefco, and form a “strategic partnership”. PSA ...
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FeatureFengshen Logistics goes lean after ‘fast food’ service
Rapid growth in China’s auto industry has at times placed unreasonable demand on its logistics providers. Fengshen Logistics has developed to meet and exceed expectationsGroup pedigree, but not control;Setting a trend for future outsourcing;Milkruns and the tier supply chain;Increasingly visible operation;Expanding in outbound and the aftermarket.Guangzhou Fengshen Logistics is among ...
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Russia needs a service revolution under WTO
When Russia joined the WTO in August, analysts pointed to risks for Russian OEMs as lower duties promised greater foreign competition. Market share leaders such as Lada for passenger cars or GAZ for light commercial vehicles would be vulnerable to European and Japanese imports on quality and the Chinese on ...
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FeatureTax advantages keep auto investment in Poland
A less taxing future?;World container index Shanghai-Rotterdam;Drewry's air freight price index.There are new developments being discussed for an automotive cluster in the Silesia region of Poland near GM’s Opel’s plant in Gliwice, which lies at the heart of the Katowice Special Economic Zone (KSEZ). It reaffirms the importance of the ...
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FeatureEDITOR’S NOTE: Gefco/GM; pressures on free trade
Automotive logistics, by definition, always moves. From sorting material at crossdocks to loading in ports, sailing, trucking or flying, the supply chain is in constant flux. So too is the automotive logistics industry itself. A struggling European market brings not only painful cuts, but also changes in logistics strategies. GM’s decision ...