All SCM articles – Page 28

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    ​Ryder sees profit growth in first half of 2013

    2013-07-31T12:14:17Z

    Ryder System has reported higher revenue and profits for the second quarter and first half of this year. The rises were aided in part by growth and new business in the company’s Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) division, which includes contract logistics for the automotive industry. Across all its divisions, the ...

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    Japanese OEMs are importing more parts

    2013-07-30T12:42:59Z

    In this story...Import growth in 2013Four reasons for increaseRisk managementImports of vehicle parts to Japan are on the increase as OEMs look to reduce cost, expand their business and change their sourcing strategies to include low cost countries. Risk management is also a factor in diversifying the supply base but ...

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    New Gefco HR head in UK wants to attract graduates to logistics

    2013-07-25T13:00:44Z

    Gefco has announced John Smith as its new head of human resources. He will be responsible for the supervision of the company’s UK operations. He will also push a scheme to attract more young talent to the logistics field.Smith worked as senior human resources business partner at logistics firm Wincanton, ...

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    Swap at the top: GM’s Morrison and Swiss exchange logistics and purchasing roles

    2013-07-24T13:16:00Z

    General Motors has made another change to its logistics management team, with Elliot Swiss to replace Jeff Morrison as director of inbound logistics for North America. 

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    Norbert Dentressangle acquires Daher’s freight forwarding arm

    2013-07-23T15:54:35Z

    French-based logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle announced last week its acquisition of the freight forwarding activities of the Daher Group, which includes facilities and operations in France and across the Russian market. The Daher Group, based in France and established in 1863, is expected to close the transaction with Norbert ...

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    Con-way Freight expands Mexico services

    2013-07-23T11:59:43Z

    Con-way Freight has announced the launch of an improved service package in Mexico, which it hopes will raise the visibility of logistics between the US and Mexico. The service will support tier suppliers moving automotive freight between the two countries. The new service will provide real-time, door-to-door online tracking and ...

  • Cathay Pacific COO Ivan Chu and Claudia Ruiz Massieu, secretary for tourism of Mexico
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    Cathay Pacific to launch from Latin America

    2013-07-23T09:30:54Z

    Cathay Pacific Airways has announced that it will launch its first-ever service from Latin America, with a scheduled freighter from Mexico to Hong Kong that will include the movements of automotive parts. The freighter service, plans for which are subject to government approval, will launch to Guadalajara in the last ...

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    Voelcker heads Geodis India as it plans to double business

    2013-07-23T09:22:17Z

    Geodis has appointed Leif Voelcker as managing director of the company’s business division in India. Voelcker will be also responsible for managing Geodis’ South Asian Cluster organisation.He replaces Rene Bach-Larsen, who has taken up the role of managing director for Geodis Wilson in Singapore, from where he is also handling ...

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    Levent Yuksel leaves Toyota for logistics role at Jaguar Land Rover

    2013-07-22T12:02:11Z

    Levent Yuksel, who has previously held senior roles in logistics and production control at Toyota in Turkey, Japan and Europe, is now group plant manager at Jaguar Land Rover. Yuksel has responsibility for integrating the inbound supply chain from a logistics perspective between JLR plants, as well as supporting the ...

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    Growth at GAZ drives logistics improvements

    2013-07-18T10:02:45Z

    Daimler’s Russian subsidiary, Mercedes-Benz Rus, has started full production of the Sprinter Classic van with GAZ at the Russian vehicle maker’s plant in Nizhny Novgorod. Production is for the domestic market in Russia.The production is in addition to knockdown kit production of Chevrolet and Volkswagen Group vehicles at the GAZ ...

  • Craig Simon, FedEx, President and CEO Supply Chainsmall
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    The supply chain of the future

    2013-07-17T16:14:55Z

    In 2033 the supply chain will still use trucks, ships, planes and trains to move material, but the level of visibility will be intensely precise, believes Craig Simon, FedEx, President and CEO Supply ChainFor most of history, the supply chain that links the world together today would have been unimaginable. ...

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    GM will make Mokka in Spain in 2014

    2013-07-17T15:27:45Z

    GM’s Opel/Vauxhall division will start assembling the Mokka at its plant in Zaragoza, Spain in the second half of next year. The company said it was in response to high demand for the small SUV in Europe and will help secure 5,800 jobs at the Spanish plant, which currently makes ...

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    Prologis study reveals most desirable logistics locations

    2013-07-10T14:06:01Z

    Real estate developer Prologis has revealed the results of a recent survey into logistics locations that ranks the top ten most desirable in Europe, with Venlo in the Netherlands topping the list followed by Antwerp/Brussels and Rotterdam.The research was carried out in partnership with business intelligence provider Eyefortransport and surveyed ...

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    Toyota's total supply chain vision

    2013-07-01T23:59:36Z

    Toyota’s North American Logistics Control division is taking a more centralised approach to managing its inbound logistics network in an effort to influence the carmaker’s purchasing decisionsThe Toyota Production System (TPS) demands similar processes for logistics wherever they may take place in the world. The emphasis on heijunka – the ...

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    The rise of near (and far) sourcing

    2013-07-01T23:59:00Z

    There is currently much discussion about the re-shoring of manufacturing ‘home’ to the US, with reports of companies bringing back production of products ranging from high-tech gadgets to garments.The automotive industry has been no exception to such anecdotes, with both American and foreign manufacturers investing in US-based manufacturing. The disruptions ...

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    Editor’s note: seeing the big picture

    2013-07-01T22:24:22Z

    Investment is rising for North American car manufacturing; production here is at its highest level for a decade, with more coming online. Most new factories will be in Mexico, but there is expansion across the region’s supply chain. Toyota is spending more than $2 billion to increase capacity, mainly in the ...

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    Integrating men and machines for Chinese warehousing

    2013-07-01T22:00:40Z

    Cost, safety, efficiency and control must be considered for warehouse management and materials handing equipment as Chinese manufacturers work to balance manpower and automation in the supply chainAs carmakers open new plants across China, and costs for labour and materials rise, the balance between automation and manual labour continues to ...

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    IT updates: global platforms move to the cloud

    2013-07-01T20:00:38Z

    Across several articles, we explore how IT systems are being used to integrate data, visibility and cost in the supply chain. First, carmakers are increasingly turning to cloud computing across global platform engineering In these articles...Global platforms in the cloudMapping the supply chainCost modelling supply chain costsAutomotive companies ...

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    IT updates: cost modelling the supply chain

    2013-07-01T19:58:07Z

    Across several articles, we explore how IT systems are being used to integrate data, visibility and cost in the supply chain. In this final part, we look into why Tofas and Iveco are turning to cost-modelling software to help improve their manufacturing and supply chain decisionsaPriori provides automated cost analysis ...

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    Supply chain risk and reward for Malaysia

    2013-07-01T19:26:51Z

    Global carmakers and suppliers are investing more in Southeast Asia, eyeing a growing middle class in Indonesia, a developed production hub in Thailand, and low-cost opportunities in countries such as Vietnam. Toyota, Honda and General Motors have increased production across the region, particularly in Thailand, while GM will open a ...