All North America articles – Page 86
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FeatureCrazy for perfection
On the surface cover, a global standardDigging around the roots of damageThe damapre meeting and kaizen katsudoA lower rate of damageThe effects of climate changeNeed something else besides perfectionThe Japanese have high expectations for product perfection from fruit to cars, which is one reason why its OEMs have some of ...
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FeatureCan one size fit all for IT optimsation?
Strategic, tactical and operationalCollaborative approach?Rolling out the system network wide The use of IT tools to improve efficiency in the outbound supply chain is increasing, but the question is how far providers and OEMs are willing to go. Andrew Williams investigates the potential for systems across networks and nations. ...
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FeatureLSPs seek global slice of post-production work
A chance to extend outsourcing in China Will Indian OEMs hand over the reigns?Expanding terminals in North AfricaEstablished services in the USBMW keeps it in-house but remains flexibleWhile some carmakers keep as much post-production work in-house as possible, port terminals and logistics providers believe they can do the work cheaper. ...
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FeatureLogistics in a of land of extremes
A booming region for high and heavyStill a growth regionPorts are well developedDeep- and short-sea services to the regionTurkey and Israel standoutWhere deep-sea lines rarely voyageImport and sales growth to the Middle East have been substantial in the past few years, particularly for high-and-heavy and commercial vehicle imports. Malcolm Wheatley ...
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FeatureRoom for improvement
Backlogs and bottlenecksA need for optimismNo need for pessimismDaimler’s outbound logistics providers were told that they needed to improve their performance and invest in new transport equipment to support the carmaker’s ‘best or nothing’ credo at this year’s European Carrier Day, writes Marcus Williams.Das Beste oder nichts. The best or ...
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FeatureLatin's America's export engine
Northbound networkOcean exportsVehicle processing connectionsThe domestic networkOverland challengesZero-damage mindsetMexico is the fastest growing region for vehicle production in North America. While its benefiting from some recovery to its main market in the US, it is also expanding its links to the south in Latin America, reports Anthony CoiaMexican automotive production ...
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FeaturePartners in search of partnership
Shared tenders means shared providers Combining the port network Lowering inventory with lead times Outbound has not caught up with inbound Is the best yet to come for rail? Close and fair relationships Renault Nissan has converged more of the outbound logistics planning and operations for the two brands across ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Newly-established shipping company North Sea RoRo will begin a service between the port of Gothenburg in Sweden and Killingholme port in the UK on 24th January. Headed by CEO Mårten Carlquist, the new service aims to provide an alternative to the service currently operated by DFDS and will offer three ...
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FeatureWhat are the costs of bringing Chevy to Europe?
Current speculation concerning how GM’s loss-making Opel division will not only sustain its annual €265m cost-saving target but meet the ambitious targets of €1 billion profit by 2016 (from Q3 operating loss of 202m in 2011) is expected to end when a new plan for making the division profitable again ...
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FeatureBaltimore hits record auto throughput
The port of Baltimore has surpassed throughput at its automotive terminals for 2011, recording the loading and unloading of 403,679 vehicles through to November, a figure it says puts it ahead of every other US port for the first time. The value of those vehicles was $10.1 billion according to ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Ford establishes Dubai PDC with HellmannFord has set up a parts distribution centre at the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that will be operated by Rudolph Logistics Group & Hellmann Automotive. The carmaker is reported to have invested $53m in the 29,500m2 depot, which will handle ...
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FeatureDaimler and Alliance agree on US engine supply
Daimler and Renault-Nissan took another step forward in their collaboration last week with the announcement that they will produce engines together in the US from 2014. Nissan’s plant in Decherd, Tennessee (pictured) will build Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles, with installed capacity of 250,000 units per ...
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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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In Profile: David Panjwani at John Deere
David Panjwani is passionate about how logistics should be handled for high-and-heavy brands like John Deere.Unlike shipping consumer goods or raw materials, Panjwani refuses to see this sector as a commodity. Not only is the equipment and material specialised, but so too must be the providers.That’s one reason he has ...
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The next generation of RFID
Launched in November, Zebra Technologies’ third generation real-time location system, WhereLAN III, significantly boosts the technology’s appeal to the automotive supply chain.It improves on previous generations in three important regards–each of which has relevance in automotive applications, including the finished vehicle supply chain, inbound logistics and assembly plant operations.First, noted ...
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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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FeatureHeavy ideas on weighty prices
There is a feeling among some high-and-heavy manufacturers that the prices they pay to logistics providers do not always correspond to the service they receive, particularly in relation to the car industry. But should such OEMs be more grateful, particularly to shipping lines, whose services are essential to their global ...
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FeatureSupply hold up hits Lordstown Cruze plant
Inbound supply problems are reported to be behind the interruption of Chevrolet Cruze production at GM’s Lordstown facility in Ohio this week. While the company would not disclose the exact reasons behind the shutdown, which began Monday lunchtime, unconfirmed reports in the local press have identified the supply of suspension ...
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FeatureDaimler rewards European carriers
Last week Daimler held its annual European Carrier Day at the Mercedes-Benz truck plant in Wörth, Germany. The latest Actros truck, which has been coming off the line there since September formed the backdrop for presentations and awards that actually extended over two days, filled with reassuring economic forecasts, brand ...
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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 ...