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All asia articles – Page 97
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Toyota’s true strength
Toyota’s recall crisis is a serious threat to its reputation, but its abiding strength has been how rigorously it manages its supply chain and production. In that respect Toyota must get back to its rootsThe sticky accelerator crisis is certainly a low point in the otherwise shining history of Toyota. ...
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FeatureCan ERP play a greater in the auto supply chain?
The automotive industry has typically lagged beyond others in the use of ERP systems, particularly for functions beyond accounting or demand management. That is starting to change, with India and China leading the wayAn historically limited use of ERP in automotiveConfigurability more than customisationIndia and China are moving ahead of ...
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FeatureWill logistics help end a long winter in Eastern Europe?
Sales in Eastern Europe and Russia have generally been decimated, although with manufacturers taking a long view, logistics has a critical role to play in making or breaking the recoveryRussia shores up domestic productionThe headache of getting goods into RussiaDomestic troubles as wellInstability in Central and Eastern EuropeRenault Nissan ties ...
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FeatureAll these tiny flows
Ro-ro vessels continue to build serviceThe ro-ro alternatives: containers or CKDA rise in premium importsVehicle exports from China have started to rise again, but the volumes are in small batches to underdeveloped markets, making it a tough proposition for major shipping lines and logistics companies. But with imports rising as ...
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FeatureWho is the greenest of them all?
The jury is still out on whether or not the automotive logistics sector is really going to make carbon emissions a definable KPI ahead of government regulation. But as Maxine Elkin discovers, companies at least have plenty to talk aboutWe keep being told that carbon management will become a part ...
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FeatureHankook Tire keeps on rolling on
The Korean tyremaker has just had a record year and is looking to extend its reach in both mature and emerging markets, with logistics playing an essential role in maintaining service levels to OEMs and dealersHankook expands production in EuropeGlobal growth in the aftermarket continuesThe logistics network from South KoreaTyre ...
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FeatureTime to get smart (repair) in India and China
PDI work is important for exportsLimited technical paint repair in PDI centresA quick fixPaint-less technologyA future for smarter repairA lack of transparent reporting masks high damage rates in India and China, but as consumer expectations shift there should be a big market for PDI and smart repair in these markets, ...
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FeatureFord’s Asian vista
Expanding in Asia Pacific Africa, Ford is growing the smart way with a push toward stronger electronic communication across its supply chain here, including the rollout of its European order-to-delivery system, Vista.Forecasting freight and dutyFlexible manufacturing and supplyBeing the first to build-to-order vehicles in AsiaSupply chain IT: champagne taste, a ...
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FeatureSearching for the silver lining
Last year was a devastating one for European ports that depend on car handling. But while recovery is uncertain, Piotr Switalski uncovers the collaborative strategies towards which both ports and policymakers must work (Christopher Ludwig contributed reporting).
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FeatureA Chinese Volvo opens doors for providers
Until the ink dries on Geely’s $1.8 billion takeover of Volvo Cars from Ford, announced last weekend, the supply chain and logistics implications remain uncertain. However, early speculation suggests that the Sino-Swedish partnership should open wider the door into China for Volvo and its supply base, while at the same ...
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FeatureToyota bestows awards on US logistics providers
Toyota Logistics Services, the North American logistics division of Toyota, has revealed the winners of its US logistics partners awards for performance in 2009 with NYK Line taking three of the awards and Norfolk Southern once again taking the President’s Award for overall logistics excellence in the rail category. NYK ...
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FeatureBlack cab production moves to China
Body and chassis production of the iconic London black cab is moving to Shanghai from its UK base in Coventry following a decision by owner Manganese Bronze to hand over a controlling stake to Chinese carmaker Geely. The Coventry facility, operated by subsidiary London Taxi International (LTI), will now just ...
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FeatureHonda reviews procurement strategy in Japan
Reports that Honda is reviewing its parts procurement strategy and, in a bid to cut costs, will be reducing the number of parts it buys from developed countries from 90% to 60%, applies only to the company’s Japan region – one of six regions under which it organises its global ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move
Mahindra Logistics has appointed Pirojshaw (Phil) Sarkari (pictured) as its new CEO following the departure of Sanjay Sinha, who has left the Mahindra Group to pursue “other interests”. Sarkari has over 18 years of experience in the logistics and airline businesses and his last assignment was as managing director and ...
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FeatureNYK targets China and Kazakhstan
NYK Logistics (China) has opened a new branch in Nanjing that will include automotive support for Chang’an Mazda Ford as it prepares to increase output in the country. “The customer is the auto parts vendor of the Changan Mazda Ford Nanjing factory. We are now handling their import/export operation, warehouse ...
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FeatureLogistics providers celebrated in supplier awards
Logistics providers were once again among the 76 recipients of the GM Supplier of the Year awards held at the GM Design Dome in Warren, Michigan last Thursday. ECM (Vehicle Delivery Service), FedEx, Grimaldi, Höegh, K-Line, Ryder and TMS were among those recognised. “The Supplier of the Year award is ...
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FeatureVW Polo deliveries begin in India
Volkswagen has made its first delivery of the Polo assembled at its €580m ($789m) Chakan plant near Pune to the Indian dealer network. The company could distribute up to 35,000 Polos this year by road to its network of more than 40 dealers. The German carmaker is in the final ...
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FeatureFord is bringing Vista to Asia Pacific Africa
With Ford's plans to treble production capacity in Asia Pacific and Africa (APA) by 2012, it is bringing both its global manufacturing and logistics processes, as well as its best IT systems to the region. Most notably, Ford is in the process of rolling of its European order-to-delivery system, Vista, ...
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FeatureLivorno bucks the downward trend
Figures for finished vehicle movements through the European ports for 2009 do not make happy reading on the whole. For the second year in a row there was a decline across leading ports with many down in double figures. Bremerhaven saw a combined drop in exports and imports of nearly ...
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FeatureKia boom means more exports from south
An increase in export demand for vehicles made at Kia’s plant in Gwangju in southern region of South Korea means the company will have to increase movements to ports in the south or risk costing itself time and money by moving vehicles across land to the port of Pyeongtak in ...