All BMW articles – Page 16

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Mini plant, huge complexity

2017-10-06T12:32:19Z

BMW’s Mini factory in Cowley, near Oxford in southern England, is a striking example of managing high levels of supply chain and production complexity, set against space constraints and long lead times for inbound parts delivery and exports of vehicles.However, thanks to well-defined supply and logistics processes, along with strong ...

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An aftermarket network rebuilt for rapid response at BMW

2017-10-03T11:57:00Z

An interview with Wolfgang Baumann, vice-president of parts logistics management and responsible for the global supply of service parts for the BMW Group

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BMW contains fire at Spartanburg plant

2017-10-03T11:03:33Z

BMW has confirmed that a fire that broke out at its Spartanburg plant in the US last Friday had minimal impact on production and was dealt with promptly by its own on-site fire department.The fire started shortly before 07.00 in an air handling unit used to regulate and circulate ...

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OEMs e provedores de logística avaliam danos causados pelo furacão Harvey

2017-09-07T11:12:14Z

Os efeitos devastadores do furacão Harvey nos EUA ainda estão sendo avaliados. O número de mortos já chega a 50, enquanto as estimativas são de que os danos excederão o valor de US$100 bilhões.A cidade texana de Houston parece ter sido a mais atingida, enquanto os portos e as fábricas ...

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DHL to provide fleet management services for BMW in the UK

2017-09-06T14:23:18Z

DHL Supply Chain has secured a new three-year contract to manage vehicle preparation and refurbishment services at the BMW Group’s Vehicle Distribution Centre (VDC) at Thorne, in the UK.Historically, all vehicles imported through BMW UK have been sent to the VDC at Thorne for checking and preparation before being distributed ...

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OEMs and logistics providers assess damage from Hurricane Harvey

2017-09-04T15:10:53Z

The devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey in the US are still being assessed. The death toll already stands at 50, while estimates are that damages will exceed a value of $100 billion.The Texan city of Houston seems to have taken the biggest hit, while ports and car plants were shut ...

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BMW’s ‘connected’ logistics part 2: Towards a sustainable supply chain

2016-12-22T10:14:00Z

BMW is looking to reduce its use of air freight while increasing its use of rail freight to ensure its future vision of a ‘Connected Supply Chain’ is truly sustainable

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BMW’s ‘connected’ logistics: Shaping a self-steering supply chain

2016-12-22T10:01:00Z

BMW’s senior vice-president of logistics, Jürgen Maidl, and other executives talk to Automotive Logistics  about the carmaker’s drive towards a decentralised and fully connected logistics flow

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BMW: Getting connected for a new era of distribution

2015-11-17T12:22:00Z

BMW’s vice-president of vehicle distribution Ulrich Wieland (right) and head of global vehicle dispatch and transport Mathias Wellbrock (left) talk about how connected car technology could transform the OEM’s outbound operations over the next decade