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VideoDeveloping packaging and logistics for electric vehicle supply chains
Logistics and packaging providers are working increasingly with new start-up and traditional OEMs to meet the needs of EV supply chains. Executives from Ryder and Orbis share insights on the ongoing changes, challenges and opportunities.
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Optimise to thrive: how Ford, Carter Logistics and Ryder are redefining freight networks
Leaders from the North American automotive logistics market share insights, including on Ford’s service parts and customer service network, as well as lead logistics provider strategies from Ryder and Carter.
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Covid crisis boosts digital technology in supply chain
Despite the huge health and economic problems caused by the coronavirus, the pandemic has also had a positive impact on some of the supply chain and logistics strategies of automotive and other manufacturing companies. Experts have said greater supply chain visibility and a new sense of purpose across often fairly independent corporate divisions are just two trends that are becoming more pronounced across manufacturing companies.
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Comment: It’s supply chains that are competing now
Before coronavirus, companies would assign top priority to areas such as manufacturing efficiency, process optimisation and smart sales and marketing. Not anymore. Today, in a world where even the biggest and best-organised corporations are scrambling to survive, the focus is squarely on the supply chain.
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Automotive Logistics Mexico 2020 Presentation Video: Session 4: Smooth customs and frictionless trade: best practice at the boarder
Mexico’s role as a trade hub with North America and beyond is essential to its automotive success. But with new rules around the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, border challenges and bottlenecks in customs clearance, manufacturers and logistics providers risk delays if they don’t keep on top of changes. This session explores the ...
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Frank Bateman,
Group Director, Supply Chain Solutions,
Ryder MexicoFrank leads the Ryder Cross-Border Solutions team that provides 3PL, Transportation Management, Distribution Management, and Customs Brokerage services to customers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, managing approximately 5,000 border crossings per week. He holds degrees in International Business and Spanish from ...
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Todd Skiles
SVP Sales, Supply Chain Solutions and Dedicated Transportation Solutions
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Jeff Snyder takes on lead role at Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
Jeff Snyder has been taken up a new role at Ryder System as vice-president automotive, aerospace and industrial in the Ryder Supply Chain Solutions division
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Gala Dinner
Hosted by Ryder. Join your fellow delegates on board the spectacular Detroit Princess experiencing the iconic views of Detroit, whilst exchanging views and contact details with some of the most senior executives in the North American automotive logistics sector.
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Kendra Phillips
CTO & VP New Products
Ryder System, Inc.Kendra Phillips is Chief Technology Officer and Vice President New Products for Ryder System, Inc, a Fortune 500 commercial fleet management and supply chain solutions company. In this position, she is responsible for overseeing the evaluation, development and deployment of new technologies and digital products for the Supply Chain and Dedicated Transportation Solution businesses.
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Market sharing: New rental platform for underused trucks
Uber and Airbnb have led the way in the sharing economy, but Ryder has now launched an asset-sharing platform for commercial vehicles
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Ryder
Ryder is a commercial transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions company. Ryder Fleet Leasing & Maintenance Solutions provides leasing, rentals, used vehicle sales, maintenance, fuel and safety services to help customers deliver top-line service with bottom-line savings. Ryder Supply Chain Solutions gives you end to-end visibility ...
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Flight club: Why more logistics operations are signing up to drone technology
Impressive advancements have been made in drone technology over the last few years and many believe that drones will play a key role in the logistics of the future, for internal business functions as well as deliveries to consumers. In fact, NASA estimates that there will be 7m drones in ...
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Honda prepares for sharp rise in EVs and costs
Honda has revealed some massive changes across its operations in North America as it prepares for a surge in production of electric vehicles (EVs) and a big rise in logistics costs.Speaking at The Supply Chain Conference last week in Atlanta, George Grahovac (pictured), Honda of America’s new senior manager at ...
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Stocker takes on strategic role at DHL Supply Chain
John Stocker (pictured) has moved to DHL Supply Chain as director of strategic development. He was previously commercial director at Gefco’s UK division and had been with the company for more than six years. DHL Supply Chain provides contract logistics services for a range of sectors, including automotive.“John has joined ...
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A crisis in human capital
As the automotive logistics sector continues to automate and let technology take the lead, there are some important human factors to resolve if such plans are to succeed – as delegates at this year’s Automotive Logistics Global conference in Detroit found out While the US car market may be ...
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Driving value into the supply chain
Better communication is needed in the automotive supply chain, including between OEMs, suppliers, logistics providers and IT experts providing digital supply chain services. Digital technology has a lot of answers for an industry that is making strides in addressing the needs of modern manufacturing and the changing face of mobility, ...
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Sweet home Alabama
One of the most popular songs about the US state of Alabama, ‘Sweet Home Alabama’, opens with the line “Big wheels keep on turning” – and indeed the number doing so is set to grow after the January announcement that a $1.6 billion Toyota-Mazda joint-venture manufacturing plant is scheduled to ...
