All Europe articles – Page 116
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FeatureCrossdocking: the art of movement
Viewed as a production function rather than a warehouse, well managed crossdocks can be a profitable marketing tool. However, poor use can stunt growth and drain profitsIN THIS STORY... Sharing across industriesBest practices in crossdock managementManufacturing philosophy for logisticsCrossdocks have become critical to lean logistics and just-in-sequence flows for ...
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FeatureImport and export systems - fishing for downstream efficiency
Uneven outbound chain;Managing over greater distances; Building vehicle destinations into production planning. The links jump to sections of the article Uneven dwell time affects port processors, shipping lines and OEMs alike but is build-for-distribution a wish too far? Even seasoned automotive logistics veterans are impressed at the scale of ...
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FeatureIndia ports – shaping up to ship out
India must add services and new port infrastructure to keep up with growing exportsKeeping up with exportsOEM port preferencesNYK: how to improve Indian ports Chennai holds strong Making the perfect portAlthough the Indian market has seen domestic sales decline this year, growth has remained stronger for passenger vehicle exports. In ...
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FeatureRenault Nissan more than the sum of its parts
Step changes in integration;Management and organisation;Combining in the UK;Network map;Russia as an Alliance template;Europe in decline; Finding opportunities.use the links to jump to different sections Four years after Renault Nissan created Alliance Logistics Europe to combine the logistics management and operations of the two brands, the group is making major ...
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FeatureRiggs honoured as entrepreneur
Mike Riggs, chairman of Jack Cooper Holdings, has been recognised for his entrepreneurship at the Central Midwest regional heat of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Awards. The award, held annually by the global accountancy, recognises outstanding high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success ...
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FeatureCounting cost of 'MOL Comfort' disaster
Automotive OEMs and tier one suppliers are trying to assess what losses they may have made following the break up of the Mitsui OSK container vessel – MOL Comfort – off the coast of Yemen, which was carrying almost 4,400 containers.“We have been in contact with a number of ...
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FeatureMerc develops sales and dealer network in China
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz division has set up a sales management unit for China in Stuttgart, Germany and announced the expansion of its dealer network in China, as well as a new aftersales initiative. The company said that all sales functions will be coordinated by the Stuttgart-based unit, Sales Management ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Bosporus Shuttle, VW opens PDC, CP cuts time cross country, Rolfo updates Ego, Dealer satisfaction survey
DB Schenker to launch ‘Bosporus Shuttle’ in SeptemberDB Schenker Rail will start a new service between Germany and Turkey in September this year that will eventually offer five pairs of trains per week to enhance its existing service between Western Europe and Turkey. The service supports both finished vehicle ...
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FeatureClear advantages for Russia localisation
Localisation of the automotive supply chain in Russia is critical to being a major player in the market according to speakers at this week’s Automotive Logistics Russia conference in Moscow. Speakers from General Motors and Russia’s Gaz Group said such localisation would be necessary not just because of the ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Gerrit Hes,Brian Taylor,Jesper Hansen,Erik Jonnaert,
Gerrit Hes has left his position as managing director at Koopman Logistics Group, a role he has been in for the last five years. According to a letter sent out by Siebe Koopman, director of parent company Koopman Holding, Hes decided to stand down from his position on June ...
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FeatureDHL reveals vehicle launch service
DHL has introduced a three-stage modular process for new vehicle launches that it says covers the entire product launch cycle from prototype to marketing and can reduce to a minimum the supply chain incidents that occur along the way. At a special DHL Automotive meeting held in Paris, France ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Vehnet RFID, Russia road tolls, Kerry in China, Neovia buys MIQ, Stuttgart logistics park for Mercedes
Vehnet teams up with RF Code to supply improved RFID toolYard management specialist Vehnet is entering a strategic partnership with RF Code, a provider of RFID locating technology, to improve the tracking of reusable containers. The companies said their combined technology will deliver the most advanced Active RFID solution ...
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FeatureSpanish dealers raided in anti-trust action
The Spanish government’s anti-trust authority, the National Competition Commission (CNC), is investigating a number of automotive dealers and distributors across the country that are suspected of being involved in the price fixing of vehicles and services, as well as the exchange of commercially sensitive information. The organisation, which carried ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Michael Kluger, Mark Ellis, Herbert de Saint Simon, Michael Hawes
Michael Kluger has taken up a new role as vice president of the Commercial Division at Neovia Logistics. Kluger has been working as a visiting lecturer at the Baden-Würtemberg Cooperative State University since October 2012, a position he took up when he left DB Schenker Deutschland where ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Porsche supplier problems; Ford increases output; WWL carrier awards; Benchmarking from ICL
Supply concerns persist at PorscheLuxury carmaker Porsche has resumed production at its Leipzig plant in Germany following an assembly shutdown on the Cayenne SUV line there last Thursday because of supply problems caused by the severe flooding in Europe. Parts being brought by rail from Slovakia via the Czech ...
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FeatureAn automotive gateway in London?
DP World’s London Gateway, a new container port east of London due to start operations in the fourth quarter of this year, could become a node for containerised parts and finished vehicles in and out out of the UK. Speaking during an Automotive Logistics Webinar, Peter Ward, ...
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FeatureDHL revamps the aftermarket
DHL announced this week that it was overhauling its service for automotive spare parts delivery by adopting just-in-time delivery methods more usually associated with an inbound assembly service. At a meeting convened at the Renault ZE electric vehicle facility in Paris, France on Tuesday, the logistics provider ...
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FeatureA brighter day for LSPs
Thomas Cullen says automotive is once again a logistics growth driver...for now.The automotive sector has always been big for logistics providers – big and tough. Car assembly pioneered the outsourcing of transport, warehousing and line feeding, and served as a model for other sectors. Yet from the 1990s, profits fell ...
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FeatureLondon Gateway – What Europe’s newest deep-sea port and largest logistics park means for the automotive industry
11 June l 2013 A webinar that focused on Europe’s largest logistics park and newest deep-sea container port at London Gateway due to open in Q4 this year (2013).This important new facility provides manufacturers, suppliers and logistics professionals in the automotive sector, with a fully automated multi-modal logistics platform, strategically ...
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FeatureDisparities persist at Spanish ports
Finished vehicle manufacturers using Spanish ports have noted a disparity between promised flexibility in handling and the reality on the ground. Indeed, recent meetings of the National Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers (ANFAC) have emphasised that problems with stevedoring persist and that little in the way of streamlining ...