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FeatureMiami Uni wins GM/Wayne State supply chain competition
A team of students representing Miami University were chosen as the winners of the second annual GM/Wayne State University Supply Chain competition, held at the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit this past weekend. The event featured presentations by teams from 16 universities that were based on automotive supply ...
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FeatureUK takes steps to secure auto growth
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders forecast, Britain's OEMs will break records within the next three years, producing over 2m vehicles per annum. But success brings problems, too - most notably in logistics. Eighty per cent of production parts are already made in Britain ...
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FeatureGefco responds to increase in OEM near sourcing
Following last month’s survey update from the UK’s Automotive Council, which showed that the supply chain could benefit from an additional £3 billion in additional business, on top of the £26.6 billion potential spend by carmakers originally announced in May this year (read more), Gefco has outlined how it ...
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FeatureUK hungry for local content and capacity
The UK’s Automotive Council has released a new report that identifies £3 billion ($4.7 billion) worth of additional contractual opportunities for supply chain companies operating in the country, with the potential growth in volumes of direct benefit to logistics service providers.In the report, called Growing the UK Automotive Supply ...
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FeatureSuppliers struggle with Indian power blackouts
India has been hit by a series of power cuts this week that have knocked out electricity grids in the north and east of the country affecting around 600m people and disrupting production at the country’s tier supplier facilities in the region, which could have an impact on vehicle ...
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FeatureGefco-GM 'mega' contract worth 900m euros pa - analysis
The Gefco Group has revealed that the contract signed at the end of June with General Motors will make it the carmaker’s fully fledged fourth party logistics provider (4PL) in Europe, including Russia and Turkey. The seven year contract, which kicks off next year and includes a ...
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FeatureAnalysis: Gefco to handle GM logistics in Europe
General Motors has said it will transfer the majority of its transport logistics business in Europe and Russia to Gefco starting next year following a long-term exclusive agreement signed this week with the logistics provider's parent company, PSA Peugeot Citroën. The agreement will impact the majority of the Opel/Vauxhall, ...
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Automotive sector can do better on innovation
When it comes to innovations in logistics, the automotive industry is good at confirming the merits of its own success, but it might do better to look beyond its own factories towards solutions from other industries, as there are signs it is losing ground in logistics developments as it continues ...
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Get to know your customers' long term plans
Unpredictability continues to define this economic era. For the third time in as many years, trouble in Greece has left eurozone financial markets in turmoil, while Spain is getting a bank bailout. The Chinese economy has slowed, while India and Brazil too have hit a snag. The US, with weak ...
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FeatureAutomotive sector can do better on innovation
When it comes to innovations in logistics, the automotive industry is good at confirming the merits of its own success, but it might do better to look beyond its own factories towards solutions from other industries, as there are signs it is losing ground in logistics developments as it continues ...
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FeatureBreaking down barriers
Vendor challanges;Building a safe supply chain;Choosing the right packaging;The devil and the deep blue sea.Ramesh Kumar talks to those involved with India’s complex logistics operations at Hyundai and Fiat about issues such as supplier challenges, seasonal changes, crossdocking aspirations, packaging priorities and controlling supply.Complexity is the name of the game ...
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FeatureIndia expects to remain a fast-moving market
Indian sales have hit a snag, but many in the industry see growth resuming quickly, with demand for logistics also rising amid growing investment and supply chain complexity. Ramesh Kumar reports from India. Additional reporting by Malcolm Wheatley.Days in the life;Growth continues;A move towards effficiency and consolidation;What will the legal ...
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FeatureRussian logistics needs long-term investment plans
The Russian automotive industry is showing clear signs of stable growth as well as investment in production capacity once again, but making the best of that growth demands accurate sales forecasts, which is something that the industry as a whole has not been good at, according to Peter Layer, ...
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FeatureDaimler chooses K+N for Kecskemet
Kuehne + Nagel is providing inbound logistics support for production of the B-Class at Mercedes-Benz’s €800m ($1,014m) Kecskemét plant in Hungary and has opened a new warehouse next to the facility to support timely material supply to the body shop and final assembly line. The Austrian-based logistics provider is ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Ceva takes 100% of China domestic service Ceva Logistics has bought the remaining 30% share in Ceva Ground China from its partner Shanghai JY Group, making the former joint venture company a wholly-owned subsidiary. Ceva Ground China was established in 2009 as a rebranded version of its time-definite domestic ...
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FeatureGMSA recognises LSPs in supplier awards
GM South Africa has announced its supplier award winners for services provided in 2011 at an event held in Port Elizabeth last week, with recognition for logistics providers Bidvest Panalpina Logistics, BLG Logistics of South Africa and UTI Sun Couriers. BLG received the award for the provision of ...
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FeatureAstra decision will increase local content
Last week’s announcement that Vauxhall’s plant at Ellesmere Port in the UK has secured production of the next-generation Astra compact in 2015 will be a boost to the UK supply chain, with the carmaker confirming that it intends to raise local content to 25%, up from around 10% ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Santos Brasil and Schaeffler sign distribution agreementTerminal operator Santos Brasil has signed a five-year contract with the German engineering multinational Schaeffler, which has a manufacturing plant in the Brazilian city of Sorocaba, from where it supplies the entire domestic and export automotive production sector with a range of ...
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FeatureAutomotive sector can't rest on its laurels
When it comes to collaborating on innovations in logistics, the automotive industry is good at confirming the merits of its own success but, at the risk of seeming conceited, is less good at looking beyond the sector at solutions from other industries, something that is causing it ...
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FeatureChina needs logistics investment and global expertise
Logistics providers operating in China need to make some serious investments if they are to meet the needs of vehicle output, which is slated to increase at a fast pace despite the current slowdown in Chinese car sales. Industry experts also say that manufacturers in China ...