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Inplant logistics
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NewsAntolin, Gestamp and Fersa embrace AI to transform industrial processes
Spanish parts makers are pushing process improvements across their businesses using the latest digital technology
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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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NewsDanny Auerswald returns to VW Saxony to oversee technology and logistics
Danny Auerswald will take over as managing director of VW Saxony, a role that includes leadership of technology and logistics at the Zwickau, Chemnitz and Dresden plants
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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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NewsALSC Digital Strategies North America conference launches in Nashville
The inaugural ALSC Digital Strategies North America conference will launch in Nashville, Tennessee on June 26-27 this year
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VideoRed Sofa Interview: VW logistics using rail and digital twins to boost sustainable operations in US and Mexico
At ALSC Mexico, Christoph Hartmann, head of Transport Networks, VW Group Logistics is using digital twins to help improve inbound logistics, and is adapting lessons learned in Europe to boost digitalisation and sustainability.
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NewsHyundai parts division deploys autonomous robots in Alabama
Powertrain and seat manufacturer Hyundai Transys is using autonomous mobile robots supplied by Thira Robotics for in-plant logistics at its facility in Alambama
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NewsSkoda 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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NewsVW Group looks for partnerships to build a resilient North American supply chain
Supply chain and logistics leaders from across the VW Group met at ALSC Mexico to outline what the company is doing to build a more efficient and resilient inbound supply chain in North America
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NewsUK 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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NewsCore 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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VideoRed Sofa Interview: Seat’s Alexandre Lerma on control tower creation for automated, robust and flexible supply chains
From automation-driven advancements to the reformation of operational frameworks, Lerma envisions a future shaped by cross-functional teams impacting both pre-production and commercial activities. Yet, the primary challenge lies in rallying more suppliers to collaborate within this innovative framework. In Lerma’s vision, collaboration, fueled by data alignment and pioneering functionalities, will ...
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VideoRed Sofa Interview: Volkswagen’s Frank Göller on Catena-X and supercharging automotive supply chains
Frank Göller explains why Volkswagen Group embraced the Catena-X data network and what it will mean for automotive supply chains and logistics.
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VideoRed Sofa Interview: Autoliv’s Dr Gisela Linge on the human-centric engine driving digitalisation
Dr Gisela Linge, supply chain vice president at Autoliv says the key to embedding digitalisation is to “first embed this in our way of working and thinking,” making digitalisation human-centric and having the problems of key users in mind.
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VideoRed Sofa Interview: Dr Birgit Boss talks about Bosch’s adoption of digital twins and semantic models
Dr Birgit Boss explain how Bosch is using digital twins, standardised APIs and looking at semantic models to make the automotive supply chain more interoperabl
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FeatureBMW battery cell centre integrates engineering, purchasing and production to scale supply chain
BMW has opened a 15,000 sq.m pilot plant for battery cell production near Munich which is going to play a major role in its battery localisation strategy
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VideoRed Sofa Interview: Material control is BMW's next frontier for AI at Plant Spartanburg
Oliver Bilstein, who leads logistics for BMW’s manufacturing in the US, points to new technology and automation to increase flexibility in production and supply chain.
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FeaturePlanning 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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FeatureMaterial 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.