With the rebound of the automotive sector in North America continuing strongly, many tier one suppliers have seen large production increases, even without adding new manufacturing capacity to their networks. This has put strain on material supply, leading some tier ones to use their global production footprints to help meet North American demand

However, with growth in the market steady, suppliers are beginning to invest again in more plants, and with those increases comes more emphasis on improving consolidation, load density and overall transport costs in the supply chain. One such manufacturer with a growing network and a strong focus on logistics right now is Behr America, a subsidiary of the Stuttgart, Germany-based tier one supplier of cooling units for cars and trucks…