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Better communication remains key for VW Group’s global logistics post-Covid

By 2020-07-27T13:09:00

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Good communication and operational transparency helped Volkswagen react quickly to the impact of the coronavirus on its global operations. Concurrently, collaborative support from its logistics providers has helped it restart operations, with improvements to the flow of inbound materials

Good communication and operational transparency helped Volkswagen react quickly to the impact of the coronavirus on its global operations. Concurrently, collaborative support from its logistics providers has helped it restart operations, with improvements to the flow of inbound materials

Speaking at last Thursday’s Livestream Hour, Matthias Braun (pictured), head of digitalisation and concept development for Volkswagen Group Logistics since 2018, explained that good coordination with its suppliers and logistics partnes was behind the safe shutdown of plants and the storage of inventory across the network

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