The strong ramp-up in commercial vehicle production following the coronavirus shutdowns has been facilitated by better transparency and communication in the supply chain according to speakers at this week’s Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Live conference. However, there is still room for improvement as the sector deals with the fallout of the coronavirus and new pressures on the inbound supply chain.
Peter Hörndlein, head of logistics, MAN Truck & Bus, said communication was a key success factor and had opened up new channels with the sub-tier one suppliers. The dialogue necessitated by the pandemic revealed that the company had weaknesses in its supply chain that were previously not identified.
“You are only as strong as your weakest link and we found out that there were weak links in the supply chain that we didn’t worry about before,” he said.
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