All Rail articles – Page 31

  • LAPDC TQPE
    Feature

    Toyota part 3: On time, any time, all of the time

    2015-03-30T12:02:45Z

    Run with the precision of its famed production system, transport management forms the backbone of Toyota’s service parts distribution, with daily, multimodal services, and strong controls over expedited freight Toyota’s North American Parts Operations (NAPO) division manages a complex set of transport flows designed to allow for the latest possible ...

  • Train 8__
    Feature

    Last mile: Benefits on board

    2014-12-19T09:00:39Z

    A Swedish rail study suggests huge potential for stakeholders in track-and-trace collaboration for both railway and automotive logistics A pilot study involving the rail shipment of components to Volvo Cars’ Gothenburg assembly plant has shown the benefits of a significant increase in the use of RFID for freight rail in ...

  • Motorist drive along a snow covered Interstate-94 in Detroit
    Feature

    美国汽车业早早进入寒冬

    2014-11-26T16:39:54Z

    美国汽车业在去年所遭受的破坏，在上个星期重新上演，所有50个州都创下降雪与最低气温的记录。 美国东北部的情况尤其严重，Buffalo、NY的降雪达到7英尺。东北部的经销商严重受到复杂气象条件的影响，很多人还忙于在停车场清雪。 在入厂物流方面，福特公司被迫在上周末关闭Buffalo冲压工厂，因为无法进行零部件交付，但是目前生产已经回归正常。 这个地区在感恩节休息期间仍存在复杂天气的警告。当地新闻媒体Buffalo News警告说，在东部Utica到Albany，以及纽约市，这周会有冬季暴雪，禁止商用车在I-87的两个方向上行驶，而I-84已经停止通行。将会有大雪从阿帕拉契中部席卷东北内陆地区。 铁路供应商Norfolk Southern报告称，目前的业务已经严重受到Buffalo附近极端天气的影响，预计破坏还会进一步。 该铁路供应商在一次声明中称，“指定经过或出发地为Buffalo地区的铁路货运客户，在接下来的几天还将受到损失。经过纽约西部的货运，将要绕经其他线路，估计会造成24-48小时的延误。” 公路与铁路供应商已经宣布了在多式联运方面，缓解冬季气候影响的许多措施。 Schneider公司宣布已经增加了25%的集装箱，还准备了备用车队，为严重中断情况做准备。还有报道称，公司已经扩大寒冷地区“插件功能”，以及所有地点的“启动保障方案”，来保障货车通行。 与此同时，加拿大铁路供应商CSX公司，已经比去年提高了375个机车数量，加上Chicago Gateway方案和Selkirdk起点轨段，能降低北部地区的拥堵和转接延迟，还包括其他一系列应变措施。 铁路供应商BNSF已经在芝加哥的工厂，增加了800个新的集装箱和挂车停靠点，以应对天气引起的提货与交付问题。公司还将在新的机车上安装风干设备，来阻止冻结刹车线，以及增加更多的除雪设施，还有一系列其他应变措施。 北美地区在去年，受到冬季极端天气的严重影响，加上供应与员工问题，许多汽车生产厂都被迫关门。

  • Christopher Ludwig
    Feature

    Getting back on track

    2014-07-03T16:24:42Z

    Even in our digital world, location matters. Earlier this year, travelling between equally grey and rainy London and Germany, I didn’t appreciate how much the cold weather was disturbing the rail network in North America. Sure, Marcus Williams (our news editor) and I made calls and heard about the frozen ...

  • Last panel
    Feature

    Growth and other good problems to have in North American supply chains

    2013-10-01T22:31:12Z

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