All Emergency logistics articles – Page 27
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FeatureAn almost endless potential
With BMW’s production at full speed, logistics has become critical in maintaining record profits. But Dr Karl May, head of logistics, tells Christopher Ludwig that there have been service failures and he’s looking for reliable partners to share BMW’s considerable growth.The sound of opportunity speeding through;The necessary preassure of logistics;The ...
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FeatureStacking up the benefits of IT
Aftermarket software solutions are key to OEMs providing a cost-effective and quality service throughout their supply chains. Anthony Coia takes a look at the diversity, drivers and development of several such systems.Integration challanges;Nissan and the click system;Reducing diversity at Renault Nissan;Nascent systems for emerging markets;Growth challenges.In the wake of economic ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Ceva expands LCL servicesCeva Logistics has expanded its less-than-container-load (LCL) services with the addition of 30 new consolidation services around the world. Building on the Hamburg to New York City service, which was launched in September this year, the company has now added the following ocean freight services: Los Angeles ...
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FeatureThai floods affect Honda's global output
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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FeatureWho will benefit from Russia's FTA?
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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FeatureDHL signs aftermarket contract with Ford
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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FeatureObama intervenes in US rail dispute
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
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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FeatureThe business case for premium freight in the routine supply chain.
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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FeatureAfter the disaster in Japan
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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FeatureChina's aftermarket is waiting for the ripple
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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FeatureVolcano clouds gather over Europe again
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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FeatureDelivery price hike in Russia
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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FeatureExecutives on the move
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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FeatureSupply chain aftershocks
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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FeatureSupply shortages hit global plant output
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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FeatureEarthquake shakes global supply chain
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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FeatureSector seeks urgent increase in parts as shutdowns spread
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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FeatureLicence standoff hits hauliers
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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FeatureGlobal news in brief
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 ...