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All Inventory management articles – Page 42
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FeatureYards apart
Wastefully expensive lots of inventory, or a vital link in the finished vehicle logistics chain? Operators are investing in technology and process innovations to make storage yards work harder.For the industry that invented lean production and the concept of single-piece flow, the sight of thousands of valuable vehicles sitting stationary ...
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FeatureSlimstock receives award for swift action following MOL Comfort disaster
Slimstock, a UK-based software logistics company, has recently received an award in the Planning And Forecasting Software category at the 2014 Logistics Business IT Awards for its quick response after a Mitsui ship carrying automotive parts sank in the Indian Ocean last year. The containerised parts were being imported by ...
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FeaturePINC Solutions to launch aerial drones for inventory management
Yard management and supply chain software supplier, PINC Solutions, will launch a drone technology service called PINC Air at the beginning of next year to provide accurate inventory tracking on a range of products including trailers, finished vehicles and heavy machinery.A spokesperson for the company confirmed that it had already ...
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FeatureBig changes ahead in the automotive aftermarket says VW
Over the next five years the aftermarket landscape is going to change in some important ways as developments in areas such as 3D printing, telematics, e-commerce and collision avoidance systems influence customer expectations. That in turn is going to affect the intricate balance, on the part of the OEM, between ...
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FeatureSouth America: Where logistics can hurt you
The 2014 South America conference proved that inefficient logistics can not only disrupt production, but can hurt long-term growth. OEMs in Brazil are looking for ways to improve the supply chain and avoid falling further behind other countries. During previous Automotive Logistics South America conferences, executives worried about Brazil’s logistics ...
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FeatureSouth America Summit: High logistics costs put Brazil behind Mexico
Brazil’s poor logistics infrastructure and tax bureaucracy are contributing to higher costs and declining competitiveness for the automotive industry, with the country losing out on investment in production and the supply chain, notably to Mexico. “Brazil is facing economic uncertainty, but it also needs to address high labour costs, logistics ...
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FeatureDSV running inbound logistics for Audi at Neckarsulm
Following a six-month start up phase, Audi has officially inaugurated its new logistics centre at the Böllinger Höfe industrial park in Heilbronn, Germany. The 38,000 sq.m facility, which is processing inbound parts to Audi’s nearby Neckarsulm facility, is being managed by transport and logistics provider DSV Solutions.Audi signed a contract ...
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FeatureJaguar Land Rover begins production with Chery in China
Jaguar Land Rover’s 50:50 joint venture with Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile – CJLR – has opened its first plant in the Changshu Economic Development Zone, 80km north of Shanghai. Its production is based on an international supply chain, including a considerable amount of material imported from Europe and the UK.The ...
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FeatureECG Conference: filling in the delivery gaps
As ECG 2014 came to an end in Amsterdam, a panel of logistics experts discussed their hopes and challenges for the future. Objectives centred around improving visibility and communication, with methods that include both technology and better relationshipsAlthough Europe’s recovery in vehicle sales has so far been small, the Amsterdam ...
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FeatureChange on the horizon
More than 200 delegates at this year’s ECG Conference in Amsterdam heard that sales and production in Europe are on the rise, but that both the economy and the industry suffer from considerable fragmentation.A market growing, but with wide variation, inconsistency and divergence; an economic region integrated, yet with conflicting ...
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FeatureRichard Morgan to join Euro Car Parts
Richard Morgan is joining Euro Car Parts (ECP), automotive parts distributor, as supply chain director. Morgan has not come from an automotive background, but has held previous roles at Coca-Cola, Homebase, and Argos as supply chain director. In his new role, Morgan will be responsible for all logistics and inventory ...
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FeatureCutting logistics costs key to GM profit targets
General Motors has revealed details about how it plans to increase its margin to 10% in 2016, with cuts in material and logistics costs making up a large part of the company’s savings in regions including North America and South America.During an investor meetings last week in Michigan, the company’s ...
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FeatureKinsella leaves Gefco for automotive role at Expeditors
Karen Kinsella (pictured) has moved from her role as global key account manager for automotive at transport and logistics provider Gefco, to take up a new role at Expeditors as vertical manager in the automotive division for Europe.Expeditors is a global logistics and freight forwarding provider based in Seattle, Washington ...
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FeatureIntegrated CNH Industrial will improve parts logistics
*Updated 2 October with comments from Marco FranzaCNH Industrial has launched a project to consolidate the spare parts provided for the company’s 12 brands in an effort to increase standardisation, improve inventory management and reduce logistics costs. The initiative, called CNH Industrial Genuine Parts, has been developed by CNH Industrial ...
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FeatureEditor's note: good problems to have
If they could choose, most managers would probably prefer having more demand for a product than supply. It may stress plants, and increase delivery times, but growing sales and profits usually speak louder to top management than dealer complaints over delivery.However, if not managed properly, having more cars than customers ...
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Delivering a new world of order
Carlos Lahoz (left) reveals how Kia is honing its forecasting and supply chain process across Europe, including improving vehicle allocation and material forecasting. Glovis Europe also discusses its ambitions for Hyundai-Kia’s logistics and beyondA company selling more cars than it has capacity to build can be a ‘good problem’ to ...
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FeatureEditor's note: looking for smart guesswork
The Russian market has often confounded this magazine. Sales can change drastically between print and distribution. We’ve written about customs only for governments to reset policy. Today, amid escalating sanctions and shaky ceasefires, no one can guess the outcome for automotive (some are already forecasting plant closures, read more here).Imagine, ...
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FeatureGeneral Motors: waste not, want not
GM’s executive director of global logistics, Edgard Pezzo, left, talks to Christopher Ludwig about cutting waste and cost in a multi-billion dollar supply chain.When Edgard Pezzo took over as executive director of global logistics and containerisation at General Motors, in May 2013, the top logistics purchasing management job came with ...
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FeatureAutoliv Europe to manage manufacturing logistics with Delmia Apriso
Safety systems supplier, Autoliv Europe, has announced it will start using Delmia Apriso to manage its manufacturing logistics operations. The Delmia software brand is owned by Dassault Systèmes and Autoliv Europe is employing it to reduce waste by cutting idle inventory and enhancing operational efficiency as part of its SAP ...
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FeatureUS trucking survey: loaded up for growth
Rising sales and rail disruption may have added to the challenges posed by driver and capacity shortages, but investment, better planning and increased collaboration are laying a solid base for further expansion in the sectorThe continued growth in new vehicle sales in the US has ushered in new opportunities for ...