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ArticleSMMT highlights implications of post-Brexit tariffs and Industry 4.0
The UK’s automotive trade association has estimated that tariffs on imported and exported finished vehicles could amount to £4.5 billion ($5.6 billion) a year, if Britain makes a clean break from the European Union.Earlier this evening, Gareth Jones, the outgoing president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), ...
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ArticleBMW and logistics automation: from prototype to (augmented) reality
The premium carmaker is taking a step-by-step approach to bringing smarter automation and digital technology into its day-to-day operations, with big plans for the future. BMW’s senior logistics managers are pushing new technology into the carmaker’s supply chain, with a number of pilot projects involving automated guided vehicles (AGVs), robots ...
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ArticleFreight audit & pay systems: Better ways to pay the bills
Concluding our two-part look at freight audit & pay (FA&P) systems (see part one), Automotive Logistics investigates the variety of ways in which they can be used throughout the supply chain, weighs up the challenges of doing so and assesses some likely future trends... Although the exact nature of FA&P ...
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ArticleIndia conference report: Looking for the next leap forward
India’s automotive industry is set to become the third biggest in the world but its growth is testing the infrastructure to the limit and bringing a high level of complexity to the supply chain. There are also big changes ahead related to tax policy and equipment legislation, which bring their ...
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ArticleBMW outlines new plans to transform logistics efficiency
Oliver Zipse, the carmaker's board member for production, reveals how it intends to sharply increase the level of automation involved in its production and logistics activities BMW is already testing out self-driving robots and sees great potential to extend their useBMW Group’s top executive for production has outlined plans to ...
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ArticleAGCO and 4flow win German BVL supply chain award
Fourth-party logistics services provider 4flow has been named along with agricultural machinery maker AGCO as the 33rd winner of BVL’s German Award for Supply Chain Management.The two companies were recognised for successfully implementing their innovative concept to digitise AGCO’s inbound supply chain, which included 4flow taking responsibility for transport network ...
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ArticleIndustry 4.0: Chipping away at the future
Automotive Logistics reports on the Fraunhofer Institute’s research into autonomous warehouse decision-making and how it is working to deliver practical advantages from Industry 4.0 conceptsIn this story... 4.0 reasons to look ahead Letting the devices decide Intelligent bins Safe space for dataGermany’s Fraunhofer organisation isn’t easily explained. Founded in 1949 ...
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Slovakian plant wins Magna World Class Logistics awards
Magna International Europe has recognised three plants in its inaugural World Class Logistics awards, with Magna Slovteca, which produces mirrors, taking the top prize for a transformation project across its internal and external logistics operations.Magna Exteriors’ plant in Meerane, in eastern Germany, took second place in the awards for an ...
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ArticleJLR part 1: Ensuring logistics is not a victim of success
With so much expansion, change and inevitable risk still ahead of the carmaker, JLR’s director of global material planning and logistics, David Dyke, is pushing his department’s influence across the company and the supply chain to gain efficiency and further strength
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ArticleCDN adapts ePOD app for CSX Railroad
Software supplier Car Delivery Network (CDN) has adapted its VinDeliver finished vehicle electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) app with an enhancement to integrate it with the computer system run by US rail terminal operator, CSX Railroad.CDN’s eOutgate enhancement allows truck operators using VinDeliver to upload reports of inspections they carry ...
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ArticleGlobal conference: Keeping up with technology’s potential and risks
The Automotive Logistics Global conference offered examples of technological change, advantages and dangers. The question is whether manufacturers and logistics providers are investing enough attention and capital in keeping up with them.Rapid advances in digital technology are driving changes in the logistics processes that support the global automotive industry, from ...
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ArticleGlobal conference: Know your supply chain better
Manufacturers and logistics providers at the Automotive Logistics Global conference are doing more to integrate their supply chains from end to end, and are keen to use data and analytics to anticipate problems before they arise.
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel adopts Transporean e-logistics platform
Swiss-based logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel is using a cloud-based logistics platform provided by Transporean to simplify the communication between its customers and carriers. The company said the integrated platform would increase operational efficiency and provide real time transparency in its full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) movements in Europe.Transporeon ...
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ArticleFord working with Stratasys on 3D printing of parts and tooling
Ford has begun working with 3D printing and additive manufacturing provider Stratasys to test and develop automotive-grade 3D printed interior parts, such as side and ceiling panels, instrument panels and centre consoles.According to Stratasys, the parts being developed could not be made by this method previously because of limitations on ...
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ArticleSkoda Logistics trials ‘smart glove’ at Mladá Boleslav
Škoda workers at the carmaker’s Mladá Boleslav plant in the Czech Republic are trialling an industrial glove that includes a data capture device designed to help them work more efficiently and avoid errors in the handling of components. The company said the ProGlove helped to optimise the supply of parts ...
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ArticleFreight audit & pay systems: Making payment less painful
Freight audit and pay systems can provide great control over auditing and paying for logistics-related services Got a proper handle on what's going on in your supply chain? FA&P systems could help...Freight audit and pay (FA&P) systems are often used by manufacturers and logistics integrators to process, audit, verify and ...
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ArticleThe new industrial age – are you prepared?
The impact of automation on society in general and on industry in particular – especially the automotive and logistics sectors – is growing, suggests Dr Julian Francis (pictured)In Britain and all over the Western world, large numbers of people feel the system is no longer working for them. Globalisation has ...
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ArticleFVL Import Export summit: Making sure bigger is also better in ports
The third Finished Vehicle Logistics Import Export summit revealed the need among vehicle-handling ports for more investment in space, berths and inland transport, at the same time that OEMs and logistics partners need to work together to improve the uneven flow of vehicles that 'vessel bunching' and larger ships are ...
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Verizon builds telematics expertise with Fleetmatics buyout
Verizon Communications has announced an agreement to acquire Fleetmatics, a global provider of fleet telematics and mobile workforce management solutions, for around $2.4 billion. The move comes just a week after Verizon confirmed its acquisition of Yahoo for $4.8 billion.The takeover is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, ...
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ArticleTruck platooning: a future benefit for automotive logistics
A recent test of truck platooning has successfully demonstrated the technology’s considerable potential for commercial vehicle fleets... In the first half of 2016, the Netherlands held the presidency of the council of the European Union and during this time, Melanie Schultz van Haegen, minister of infrastructure and environment (which transport ...