All articles by Marcus Williams – Page 102
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Ziemsky chefiará a unidade de logística global Mercedes-Benz
Klaus Ziemsky está assumindo a responsabilidade pelo Centro de Logística Global da Mercedes-Benz na Alemanha, a partir Eckhart von Sass, que deixa a empresa no final deste ano depois de quase 30 anos na Daimler.O Centro de Logística Global, localizado em Germersheim, processa peças em todo o mundo e funciona ...
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Зеймски возглавит глобальный логистический центр Mercedes-Benz
Kлаус Зеймски возглавит Глобальный логистический центр Mercedes-Benz в Германии; он сменит Экхарта фон Шасса, который в конце года уходит из компании после вочти 30 лет работы в Daimler.Глобальный логистический центр расположен в Гермерсхайеме и отвечает за глобальные поставки запчастей и комплектующих. Он работает как центральный склад, который поддерживает поставки во ...
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Grace Lieblein to leave GM by end of year
Grace Lieblein, GM’s vice-president of global quality, is retiring from the company at the end of the year. Lieblein moved to her most recent post last year. She was previously vice president, global purchasing and supply chain at GM. She joined GM in 1978 as a co-op student at ...
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DB Schenker Logistics to merge UK road services with Redhead International
DB Schenker Logistics is planning to combine its road-based deliveries in the UK with UK logistics provider Redhead International in a new joint venture.The German company’s Schenker division will acquire a 75% stake in Redhead International in early 2016 subject to approval with competition authorities. It is expected that Schenker ...
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Zeimsky将上任梅赛德斯-奔驰全球物流中心总监
Klaus Ziemsky将上任德国梅赛德斯-奔驰全球物流中心总监的职位，他的前任Eckhart von Sass在为戴姆勒服务了30年之后，将于今年末离开公司。全球物流中心坐落在Germersheim，处理全球的零部件供应，也是供应Mercedes-Benz, smart 和FUSO所需零部件和配件的仓储中心。Sass于2013年10月担任全球物流中心总监，监管德国各物流中心的进一步发展。Mercedes-Benz Cars公司全球服务与零部件业务部长Holger Suffel说，“Eckhart Von Sass对售后物流方面的影响力很大，把德国批发推入以未来为本的极具竞争力的位置。我感谢Eckhart Von Sass为戴姆勒集团的贡献和奉献精神。”Klaus Ziemsky目前担任物流供应链与流程部长。除了从1月份开始负责全球物流中心以外，他还讲负责德国、欧洲和区域物流中心，以及美国塔斯卡路撒的中心仓库。Ziemsky于1992年进入戴姆勒，担任内部审计部门咨询师，专门负责采购、生产和物流。1999年，他担任纽伦堡物流中心总监，之后又担任汉诺威物流中心总监，接着又担任欧洲及地区物流中心部长。自2011年以来，Ziemsky一直负责格默斯海姆中心物流行政职务，以及华沙、迪拜和新加坡的地区物流中心。格默斯海姆中心占地120万平方米，收纳近50万种不同的零部件，以及月2,800名员工。
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Ziemsky to head Mercedes-Benz global logistics facility
Klaus Ziemsky is taking over responsibility for the Mercedes-Benz Global Logistics Center in Germany from Eckhart von Sass, who leaves the company at the end of this year after almost 30 years at Daimler.The Global Logistics Center, located in Germersheim, handles worldwide parts supply and functions as a central warehouse ...
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FCA invests $40m to convert parts delivery fleet to CNG
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has revealed further details about its move to convert its diesel-powered truck fleet in Detroit to run on compressed natural gas (CNG).As first reported at the end of November, the carmaker recently held an event at its Lynch Road facility in Detroit to announce the conversion. ...
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New political climate leads to sea change at Indian ports
Since Narendra Modi came to power in India last year, there has been a transformation in the way the government is engaging with private business in the development of port infrastructure. The recent development at state-owned Mumbai port is just the latest example of where private companies have worked with ...
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Driver deprivation a priority concern for India’s logistics sector
The first thing that needs to be done to improve the road haulage business in India is to tackle the lamentable working conditions of truck drivers. On a whole, they are treated as little more than social outcasts, according to Selvan Desaraj, founder of Transport Mitra, a truck driver advocacy ...
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India’s 'fourth industrial revolution' will be a gradual one
Carmakers in the developed world are embracing what has been called the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0. They are using the latest technology to reorganise their manufacturing and supply chains according to so called ‘cyber-physical production systems’ in the pursuit of the ‘smart factory’. Shilpashree M, head of communications ...
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Chocan dos buques de cargamento rodado en Humber
El buque de Nissan Car Carriers City of Rotterdam (en la imagen) se vio involucrado la semana pasada en una colisión con el ferri ro-ro de DFDS Primula Seaways en el estuario Humber cerca del puerto de Immingham en el Reino Unido.El accidente se produjo entorno a las 20:40 hora ...
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India’s automotive growth targets need economic and structural support
Following nearly four years of stagnation or slow growth in sales and production, India is set to return as a key growth market in global vehicle sales and trade over the next six years.Stable politics, strong GDP growth and low commodity prices look set to drive the Indian automotive industry ...
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GM to import Buick Envision to US from China
General Motors has confirmed it will import volumes of its Buick Envision SUV to the US from its joint venture plant in China from next year.The model, which is made at the Shanghai-GM plant in Yantai, Shandong – one of the plants GM runs with Chinese carmaker SAIC. Hoegh Autoliners ...
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FeatureUS highway bill amendment means flexibility for vehicle backhauls
Comprehensive transport legislation signed last week in the US includes an amendment to rules governing the trucking sector that will allow greater flexibility in the use of vehicle transporters. The legislation now includes a specific authorisation for automobile transporters to haul general freight on backhaul trips, including cargo on the ...
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Ro-ro vessels collide in Humber
The Nissan Car Carriers’ vessel City of Rotterdam (pictured) was involved in a collision with the DFDS ro-ro ferry Primula Seaways in the UK’s Humber Estuary near Immingham port last week.The collision happened at around 20.40pm UK time on December 3rd off Clee Ness Sands and the cause of the ...
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FeatureMagna opens seating facility in Mexico; sets up seating joint venture in China
Magna International has opened a seating plant in Mexico that it said would provide soft trim material for a variety of carmakers in the country.Magna will invest $8m in the 10,000 sq.m building over the next three years and will employ approximately 1,000 people at the facility when it reaches ...
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Kerry Logistics appoints new management team at UK division
Asian logistics provider, Kerry Logistics Network, has appointed a new management team in the UK.Dave Gaughan (pictured) has been appointed managing director of the UK business based in Manchester, where he will be joined by Ian Dodsworth, who takes on the role of executive director.Meanwhile, Brian Dempsey has become commercial ...
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Euro Car Parts opens 200th branch in UK
UK aftermarket parts distributor, Euro Car Parts (ECP), has opened its 200th branch in Manchester, as part of rapid expansion plans in the country. ECP said the 5,500 sq.m facility, located at Moss Lane, will be one of ECP’s new generation hubs and would provide approximately 180 deliveries per day ...
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Novas inundações atingem montadoras na Índia
Chuvas torrenciais continuaram no estado localizado no litoral sul indiano de Tamil Nadu, levando inundações a várias fábricas da montadora nos arredores de Chennai, pela segunda vez em duas semanas. O porto e aeroporto de Chennai foram fechados por dois dias e a maioria das estradas estão submersas sob vários ...
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Valmet to build Mercedes-Benz GLC in Finland
Mercedes-Benz has revealed that it will contract out supplementary assembly of its GLC model to Finnish contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive at its plant in Uusikaupunki. Annual build is estimated to be around 100,000 when production begins in 2017. Valmet already builds the Mercedes-Benz A-Class at the plant.Valment is restructuring the ...