All Emergency logistics articles – Page 27

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    Thai floods affect Honda's global output

    2011-11-02T00:00:00Z

    The impact of the flood that is continuing to disrupt manufacturing in Thailand has hit Honda’s international production, with adjustments being applied this week across the globe, including all six of its plants in the US and Canada. The Japanese carmaker sustained the most severe disruption with vehicle assembly suspended ...

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    Who will benefit from Russia's FTA?

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Russia has signed a free-trade deal with seven former Soviet republics that will remove import and export tariffs on a range of goods that are more than likely to include vehicles and automotive parts. The deal was signed at the recent summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and ...

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    DHL signs aftermarket contract with Ford

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Ford has signed a new three-year spare parts logistics agreement with DHL Supply Chain for the movement of around 38,000 spare parts to 415 of the carmaker’s dealers in Sweden, Norway Finland and the Baltic states. DHL Supply Chain is handling around 5,500 different dealer orders every day from its ...

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    Obama intervenes in US rail dispute

    2011-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The ongoing dispute between 30 of North America’s rail freight operators and 11 US labour unions took another step this week when the US Obama administration appointed a five-person Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to investigate the conflict. “Freight rail is vital to our economy and our future,” said President Obama. ...

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    Supply chain and earthquake costs hurt carmakers' profits

    2011-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The release of earnings reports over the past week has revealed supply chain threats to carmakers’ profits in the form of higher raw material costs, currency shifts as well as component shortages and premium freight logistics costs, both related to the lingering impacts from the Japanese earthquake. Several carmakers facing ...

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    The business case for premium freight in the routine supply chain.

    2011-07-01T14:31:43Z

    For many years, the automotive industry has set the standard in lean supply chains. The motivator for this level of efficiency is necessity; automotive manufacturers are in a challenging position, producing a highly advanced product at a low cost considering the technology content. Car prices have not increased in real ...

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    After the disaster in Japan

    2011-07-01T12:11:35Z

    The tsunami and earthquake in Japan have produced soul-searching about how the industry should react. But there will not be a knee-jerk reaction, and well-established practices will not be thrown into reverseKey industries positions questioned;Minimising impact of disasters.Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in March put a significant proportion of the ...

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    China's aftermarket is waiting for the ripple

    2011-07-01T11:31:20Z

    The aftermarket in China is lagging behind the manufacture of and demand for cars but there are encouraging signs that consolidation and specialisation of services is on the rise.An overview of China's aftermarket;Early days;The aftermarket versus the auto market;Packaging in the aftermarket;The dealership challenge;Warranty and cost;How excited should companies get?.By ...

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    Volcano clouds gather over Europe again

    2011-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Carmakers and logistics providers are keeping a close eye on the skies over Europe again this week as the latest volcanic eruption in Iceland continues to disrupt flights there and in the UK and Germany. Just more than a year since the Eyjafjallajokull volcano grounded flights across Europe, causing the ...

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    Delivery price hike in Russia

    2011-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Russia’s current petrol shortage, which is affecting several regions including Tomsk, Belgorod and Voronezh, and which resulted in an embargo on refined petrol exports late last month as prices escalated, has contributed to a 25-40% rise in costs for vehicle deliveries in the St Petersburg and Moscow oblasts over the ...

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    Executives on the move

    2011-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Julie Krehbiel has resigned as vice president and general manager – Automotive, from US rail provider Union Pacific. The company said she had left for “personal reasons”. No further details were made available. Krehbiel has been replaced by Linda Brandl, who moves from her position as vice president of the ...

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    Supply chain aftershocks

    2011-04-01T15:06:13Z

    The devastating earthquake in Japan has led to widescale production stoppages at the majority of plants in the country, and has threatened global production with supply shortages, the extent to which was unclear at the time of going to print, particularly as the crisis unfolded at Japan’s nuclear power plants. ...

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    Supply shortages hit global plant output

    2011-03-23T00:00:00Z

    The full consequences of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that hit the country just under a fortnight ago are becoming clear as manufacturers and suppliers there extend production shutdowns while some plants overseas slow down output or even halt production. There is also now a sizeable backlog of freight at ...

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    Earthquake shakes global supply chain

    2011-03-16T00:00:00Z

     Following last Friday’s devastating earthquake off the north-east coast of Japan near Sendai there has been a suspension of production at the majority of plants in the country. Though the full impact on the supply chain for both parts and finished vehicles is still being assessed, ongoing disruption is inevitable. ...

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    Sector seeks urgent increase in parts as shutdowns spread

    2011-02-02T00:00:00Z

    The spread of production shutdowns hitting carmakers in the US and Europe as they wait for parts from tier suppliers stretched by the sudden resurgence in assembly is showing no sign of abatement this week. But it has been good news for emergency logistics providers who have seen demand for ...

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    Licence standoff hits hauliers

    2011-01-26T00:00:00Z

    A politically-fuelled dispute between Russia and Poland affecting haulage licences has resulted in a total blockade on Polish truck movements into Russia through Belarus and is hitting automotive parts and finished vehicle shipments, causing costly delivery delays in both directions and leading many into shipment under fraudulent documentation. The dispute ...

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    Global news in brief

    2011-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Evolution Time Critical celebrates 10th anniversaryEmergency logistics provider Evolution Time Critical is celebrating ten years of activity supporting global carmakers and suppliers.“We have developed with the automotive industry over the past decade and moulded our services to meet its needs,” said managing directory, Brad Brennan. “We have continually sought to ...

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    Cargo threat could slow air freight

    2010-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The discovery of a cargo shipment containing explosive material destined for the US from Yemen at the weekend has raised the prospect of a review of current cargo checks – which have been described as “less exacting than those on passengers” by former head of security at BAA, Norman Shanks. ...

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    Executives on the move

    2010-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Rudi Roex, CEO of Dutch logistics provider Ewals Cargo Care, is handing over responsibility for the role to Bram Ewals over the next few months, following a seven-year tenure. Roex was appointed CEO back in 2003 by Henk Ewals who was owner of the company at the time. “The past ...

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    Fathoming the new frontier

    2010-10-01T12:37:31Z

    Carmakers and LSPs getting to grips with the complexities of the new Customs Code unifying Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan need a good eye for detail and a close relationship with customs officials if they are to tackle what remains a risky procedure full of compromise and hidden costsInvestment fearsSomething old, ...