In-plant and warehouse logistics
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NewsBMW Debrecen speeds to EV output with digital logistics
BMW’s Debrecen plant prepares for iX3 production using digital tools and just-in-sequence logistics to boost efficiency.
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NewsBastian takes over viastore to create “powerhouse in logistics automation”
Toyota Automated Logistics Group stands to benefit from the takeover in the provision of pallet and material handling equipment and services to Toyota Logistics Services.
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NewsOrbis opens packaging manufacturing plant in Texas
Orbis is opening a packaging production plant in Greenville, Texas that will make its full range of reusable totes and pallets for the automtoive sector.
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AnalysisBMW pioneers hydrogen-powered trucks to transform European freight
BMW’s H2Haul pilot launches hydrogen fuel cell trucks across Europe, enhancing logistics efficiency and sustainability with rapid refuelling and innovation in energy systems.
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NewsNigel Blenkinsop replaces Barbara Bergmeier as JLR’s head of industrial operations
Barbara Bergmeier has handed her role as executive director of industrial operations at JLR to Nigel Blenkinsop who will oversee the carmaker’s end-to-end supply chain
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NewsHyundai partners with Nvidia to apply AI technology to operations
Hyundai and Nvidia will collaborate on virtual simulation environments for autonomous driving technology and robotics systems.
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NewsAudi making electric vehicles with FAW at digitalised factory in Changchun
Audi FAW NEV is using digital twin technology to create the flexible production and logistics system, which is fully digitalised and automated.
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NewsMercedes-Benz Trucks hands over first units of eActros 600 electric truck
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has started handing over orders of the eActros 600 truck to customers that will include its own logistics providers from Q2 next year
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NewsBMW to use hydrogen vehicles for in-plant logistics at Regensburg
From 2026 BMW will start using hydrogen-powered tugger trains and forklift trucks at Regensburg as part of its iFactory initiative.
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NewsDaimler Truck begins eActros 600 etruck production in Wörth
Daimler Truck is making the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 at Wörth using etrucks to deliver the parts from Gaggenau, Kassel and Mannheim.
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NewsNo alternative but to close Brussels plant in 2025 says Audi
Audi is closing its troubled Brussels plant in February next year after the failure to find a viable investor and low demand for the Q8 e-tron.
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NewsFord cuts hours at Cologne plant as EV demand plummets
Ford is imposing a short-time working rule at its Cologne plant because of significantly lower-than-expected demand for EVs.
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NewsA stronger supply chain before your very eyes
Agnieszka Kubiak, senior vice-president of logistics at Brose Group, explains how the tier one supplier is iimproving supply chain transparency.
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FeatureRecap blog: ALSC Mexico 2024
Stay with us for real-time updates on critical trends like international trade, localisation strategies, supply chain software, organisational culture, automotive packaging, inventory management and more.
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NewsBMW using cloud control system to manage AGVs at Regensburg
BMW is using a cloud-based traffic control system to guide complex autonomous parts delivery at its Regensburg assembly plant in Germany
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AnalysisShopping and shipping with Volkswagen in Emden
VW’s high-bay warehouse has a capacity for 16,000 large and 70,000 small load carriers and is equipped with a fully automated storage and retrieval system
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NewsBMW starts using autonomous platform truck for press tools and blanks
BMW is moving press tools and steel blanks with an autonomous truck platform at its Regensburg production plant
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NewsPorsche boosts logistics efficiency at Zuffenhausen with MHP software
Porsche is using a centralised fleet managment system developed by its IT and process consultancy MHP to increase intralogistics efficiency at its Zuffenhausen assembly plant
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NewsMercedes-Benz looks at logistics uses for Apollo humanoid robots
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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InterviewAn end-to-end logistics mission at DP World
Bill Garrett, head of the automotive vertical at DP World, talks about the company’s transition to become a global provider of end-to-end logistics services