Inbound logistics – Page 6
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NewsJaguar Land Rover adjusts assembly mix to manage chip shortage
Jaguar Land Rover is focusing production of more popular models that it can complete as a strategy to deal with the ongoing semiconductor shortage
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NewsMercedes-Benz Trucks takes emissions out of deliveries in Germany
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is aiming to convert all inbound truck deliveries to its Wörth assembly plant to electric vehicles by the end of 2026, including its own fleet and those of its freight forwarders
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NewsCrisis management is about better communication
Leading logistics experts from BMW, Audi and VW Truck and Bus, including the latter company’s Fabio Garcia (left), used this year’s ALSC Mexico conference to talk about proactive management based on closer communication
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NewsMaersk opens battery logistics warehouse in the Czech Republic
Maersk has opened a logistics facility for handlng electric vehicle batteries and is providing a range of services for carmakers based in central Europe
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NewsMind over machine: why the human factor is crucial to digitalisation
Speakers at his week’s ALSC Mexico conference said that considering the human factor was essential before investing in expensive digital systems
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NewsUK registrations checked by parts shortages and inflation
UK car registrations are up for the third month in a row according to SMMT figures but the automotive sector continues to be hit by supply chain shortages, added to which there is now surging inflation and a cost-of-living crisis
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NewsVolvo Cars tackles material and logistics costs to improve production
In Q3 of this year Volvo Cars faced higher battery material, semiconductor and logistics costs but still managed to increase production and boost sales of its electric vehicle range
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NewsLiverpool port workers reject latest pay offer
The port of Liverpool is suffering a further two weeks of strike action after the latest pay negotiations “ended in farce” according to the Unite union, which is representing 600 workers
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NewsEvolution Time Critical opens control centre in Portugal
Evolution Time Critical has opened a logistics control centre in Porto, Portugal to serve a growing automotive market with emergency logistics services
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NewsRussian ban on European haulage will inflate logistics costs
Russia has banned haulage trucks from the EU from crossing borders into its territory, a move that is expected to drive up logistics costs and the price of end products
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NewsValidating supply chain data to improve decision making
Carmakers and their supplier and logistics partners need to work together on gathering supply chain data, analysing it properly and sharing the information to quicly respond to potential disruption
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NewsVisibility is the key to supply chain resiliency
At this year’s Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference experts from GM and logistics providers IAC Group, Ceva and DSV agreed that data gathering and analysis can build supply chain vresilience
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NewsGM tackles costly supply chain disruption
Global supply chain and logistics experts from GM used last week’s ALSC Global conference in Detroit to outline the contingencies they were taking to tackle disruption to the inbound supply of parts
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NewsHellmann expands contract logistics services for Claas
Agricultural machinery maker Claas has signed a deal with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics for the management of its new inbound parts centre in Germany
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NewsBMW targets a more sustainable sourcing of key components
BMW is increasing the amount of recycled materials its uses in parts production while at the same time reducing the carbon emissions from the production process of those materials
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NewsBritishvolt certified to ship battery cells to OEMs
Britishvolt’s lithium battery cells have just been passed for safe transport by battery testing firm AIS and are on their way to several companies in the UK, including Aston Martin and Lotus
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NewsTyphoon Hinnamnor halts production in Japan and South Korea
Carmakers and suppliers in Japan and South Korea took the precaution of closing factories as typhoon Hinnamnor battered the region this week.
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NewsKuehne+Nagel secures more sustainable logistics on land and sea
Logistics provider Kuehne+Nagel has invested in solar panels and biofuels to make the transport of goods on land by sea more sustainble
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NewsMercedes-Benz making electric SUVs in US with local battery supply
Mercedes-Benz is now making fully electric SUVs at its US plant in Alabama, supported by local lithium battery supply
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NewsPorsche retrofitting headlights after supply shortage
A shortage in the supply of matrix headlights to Porsche’s plant in Leipzig, Germany has now been resolved and the carmaker is working fast to now deliver the backlog of retrofitted vehicles