In-plant and warehouse logistics – Page 2
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Skoda adopts SAP digital platform for logistics overhaul at Vrchlabí
Skoda Auto has been working with wider VW Group logistics teams to streamline processes at the Vrchablí gearbox plant in the Czech Republic using the SAP S/4 Hana digital platform
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UK government reveals Battery Strategy to support EV production
The UK government is investing £50m to build a resilient battery supply chain in support of the country’s future aims for EV production
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Core connections for quality output at JLR
JLR has has a digitally supported strategy for product lifecycle management in its assembly plants that relies on a core IT infrastructure.
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Planning BMW’s logistics in the factoryverse
Logistics planners at BMW’s Plant Spartanburg are designing layouts in the virtual world, with visibility of how changes would impact production and worker movements.
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Material mission impossible: digital control of BMW’s inbound logistics
BMW has enhanced material planning and control systems for its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant across JIS, JIT and global parts and material transport flows.
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Aston Martin partners with EV specialist Lucid for battery systems
The potential agreement would allow Aston Martin to use Lucid’s EV technology in exchange for shares and cash.
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Renault and Bosch reap the benefits of digital investments
At this year’s ALSC Europe conference, supply chain and logistics leaders from Renault and Bosch outlined the digital platforms they were using to make the inbound delivery of parts more efficient
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Kion expands operations in Germany with PDC and plant expansion
Kion Group is opening a service parts distribution centre in Aschaffenburg in 2025 for its Dematic and Linde brands, as well as expanding its Reutlingen plant
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Grupo Antolin automates logistics at Aragusa components plant
Grupo Antolin is using AMRs and cobots supplied by Omron to move interior components around its Aragusa plant in Spain, making operations safer and more efficient
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Mind over machine: why the human factor is crucial to digitalisation
Speakers at his week’s ALSC Mexico conference said that considering the human factor was essential before investing in expensive digital systems
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JCB signs up Maersk and Unipart Logistics for parts handling
JCB has signed parts logistics contracts with Maersk and Unipart Logistics to support global operations at a time of ”unprecedented growth” and transform the machinery maker’s global supply chain operations
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Mercedes to use Microsoft data platform to streamline supply chain
The MO360 Data Platform will connect Mercedes’ plants worldwide to better predict supply chain demands and solve logistics bottlenecks quickly
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Typhoon Hinnamnor halts production in Japan and South Korea
Carmakers and suppliers in Japan and South Korea took the precaution of closing factories as typhoon Hinnamnor battered the region this week.
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Porsche retrofitting headlights after supply shortage
A shortage in the supply of matrix headlights to Porsche’s plant in Leipzig, Germany has now been resolved and the carmaker is working fast to now deliver the backlog of retrofitted vehicles
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BMW to increase recycled packaging as part of sustainability drive
BMW is working with packaging suppliers to increase the proportion of recycled material in reusable packaging for logistics to more than 35% for newly awarded contracts
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Linde adopts autonomous logistics technology from idealworks
BMW subsidiary idealworks is supplying Linde Material Handling with its iw.hub autonomous mobile robot along with its Anyfleet central cloud platform
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Lithium-ion battery gigafactory database
Track electric vehicle lithium battery gigafactories by manufacturer, location, manufacturer, current and planned gigawatt (GWh) capacity.
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Suppliers Partnership releases updated guidance for automotive packaging
The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment has released an updated guidance document on sustainable packaging for automotive manufacturing operations
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BMW introduces cloud-based autonomous logistics at Landshut
Following trials with the Technical University of Munich, BMW is rolling out its Robot in the Cloud project to manage autonomous logistics at the Landshut component plant in Germany
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BMW streamlines steel press logistics at Swindon
BMW is using AGVs supplied by EK Robotics to move steel blanks and finished panels around its recently completed press shop in Swindon UK