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Mercedes-Benz looks at logistics uses for Apollo humanoid robots

2024-03-18T15:06:00+00:00By

Mercedes-Benz is working with robotics developer Apptronik on the use of humanoid robots for repetitive logistics tasks in its manufacturing plants

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Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Europe: The countdown

2024-03-12T14:36:00+00:00By

Follow our live blog below to get the most important insights from Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Europe 2024. 

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Latest research reveals impact of disruption on global trade and supply chains

2024-03-11T14:44:00+00:00By

Economist Impact has released its fourth Trade in Transition research paper with support from DP World, looking at globalisation and supply chain disruption

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Navigating the digital turn in automotive supply chain

2024-03-11T12:11:00+00:00By

Europe’s leading automakers and suppliers are adopting advanced digital tech to strengthen supply chains, aiming for greater efficiency and security in the automotive industry.

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Automotive Logistics marks International Women’s Day

2024-03-08T16:33:00+00:00By

Automotive Logistics celebrates International Women’s Day.

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More diversity for a stronger supply chain

2024-03-08T12:33:00+00:00By

The automotive industry’s journey to electric vehicles emphasises diversity as key to technological advancement and market leadership.

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Upcoming livestream - Accelerating change: the power of process-led transformation

2024-03-07T07:34:00+00:00By

Explore how leading organisations leverage process mining to contain costs, maximise revenue, and free up working capital.

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ALSC Digital Strategies North America conference launches in Nashville

2024-03-04T12:38:00+00:00By

The inaugural ALSC Digital Strategies North America conference will launch in Nashville, Tennessee on June 26-27 this year

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Ready for any crisis, anywhere in Volkswagen Group’s supply chain

2024-03-01T20:02:00+00:00By

Crisis management has become de rigueur for Group Logistics, and has led to changes in capacity planning, visibility and mindset across the company.

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The quest for one source of truth in Volkswagen Group’s digital supply chain

2024-03-01T20:02:00+00:00By

Group Logistics is accelerating digitalisation, from cloud-based systems to vehicle logistics, with the aim of improving data quality and better leveraging visibility, insights and AI applications.

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Volkswagen Group Logistics series: Simon Motter on securing the supply chain

2024-03-01T20:01:00+00:00By

Head of Volkswagen Group Logistics Simon Motter is making sure the supply chain can master disruption and improve resiliency as well as deliver on goals for electrification, sustainability and cost.

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Maxime Picat, Stellantis talks strategy and influencing supply chain and manufacturing design

2024-02-27T12:33:00+00:00By

The chief purchasing and supply chain officer reveals how Stellantis will improve supplier relations, plan the battery supply chain, localise where it makes sense, and invest in logistics.

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Infineon’s Birgit Fuchs: Standardisation, diversity and collaboration will be key for digital supply chain

2024-02-21T16:06:00+00:00By

Automotive logistics firms are increasingly looking towards digital technologies not only to firefight problems, but to predict and prevent them while improving long-term capacity planning and operations.

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ABP invests to manage larger volumes through UK ports

2024-02-20T10:38:00+00:00By

Associated British Ports is investing in inland and port capacity to manage increasing import and export volumes per vessel, with 1.3m vehicles handled in 2023

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Auto1 Group rolls out Inform optimisation tools across European network

2024-02-13T12:03:00+00:00By

Following its pilot project with Inform’s yard management system in Hermau, Auto1 Group is now rolling out Inform optimsation tools across ten refurbishment centres in Europe

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Watch: Gestamp reimagines the supply chain through global federated networks

2024-02-13T11:25:00+00:00By

Diego Mallada explains how Gestamp’s digital ecosystem and its global federated network will reshape automotive logistics

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Gestamp redefines supply chain management for industry 4.0

2024-02-13T11:25:00+00:00By

Gestamp’s digitalisation lead, Diego Mallada, explains how the tier one supplier is navigating the digital future, as well as creating it

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Antwerp-Bruges increases vehicle traffic in face of tight capacity

2024-02-12T13:56:00+00:00By

The port of Antwerp-Bruges has recorded a 9% increase in the number of finished vehicles handled in calendar year 2023 to 3.56m

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Bridging troubled waters in global shipping

2024-01-31T09:26:00+00:00By

Deep-sea vessel operators are facing attacks when transiting the Middle East and Africa but Inchape Shipping Services and Ambrey have recently provided advice in their Global Shipping Report

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Renault, Michelin renew supply chain research chairmanship with Paris university

2024-01-29T15:27:00+00:00By

The chair will focus on promoting innovation, agility and green transformation across the supply chain.