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Christophe Campe takes over as head of automotive for Chep in Europe and North America

Chep has promoted Christophe Campe as its head of automotive for Europe and North America. Campe brings more than 30 years experience at Chep to the new role.

Nearshoring and sustainable packaging strengthen North American supply chains

This content was produced by Automotive Logistics in partnership with CHEPTrade regulations, combined with the need for supply chain resilience and cost savings, are driving nearshoring in North America. CHEP’s director of automotive, Patrick Mahoney, shares with Automotive Logistics how the company’s share-and-reuse packaging services support this trend.

Working together to shape sustainable EV supply chains – ALSC Ideas Lab wrap-up

Following a workshop on sustainable EV supply chains at ALSC Global, Chep’s Sean Maguire discusses the challenges that the industry faces in maintaining sustainable supply chains whilst ramping up EV production, including managing varying cycle times and the importance of creating open forums

Sustainability means seeing beyond the surface

Supply chains need to become more sustainable but you can’t change what you can’t see. Logistics experts at the recent Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Europe Live conference agreed that better tools and partnerships are needed to identify emissions in complex supply chains as a means to start reducing them.

Watch: Managing global supply chains in times of disruption

As the automotive industry faces logistics capacity and semiconductor shortages in the supply chain, experts from Volkswagen Group, emergency freight provider CNW and packaging specialist CHEP discuss systems and strategies to improve resilience.

Watch: Toyota turns to technology to redesign US vehicle logistics network

Toyota’s Rick Wishon discusses how the carmaker is using optimisation tools from software specialist Inform to engineer its outbound logistics network to maximise capacity and reduce lead times even as complexity rises.

Watch Think Tank: Starting up electric vehicle supply chains

With new OEMs like Lucid about to launch electric vehicle production, supply chain experts from OEMs, suppliers, tech players and logistics companies discuss the investment, data and technology opportunities – and difficulties – that come with starting up new EV and battery supply chains.

Watch: Moving ahead of the pack in container management

Manufacturers are turning to new technology, data and sustainable materials to revolutionise returnable packaging and container management. Learn the strategies being used at Rivian, Ford Europe, Toyota North America and by returnable specialist CHEP.

Ford and Toyota talk about the benefits of returning to sender

Carmakers used last week’s ALSC Live online conference to reveal a range of sustainable packaging strategies they were employing in an effort to cut waste along with cost.

CEE: At the heart of Europe’s electric future

OEMs and tier suppliers are investing in Central and Eastern Europe with a particular focus on electric, connected and autonomous mobility. Delegates at the Automotive Logistics CEE Summit in Budapest heard about the latest challenges and opportunities

Ford Europe packaging: Heading to the pool

Ford’s Kuly Malka has overseen a transformation in the carmaker’s European packaging and container management

The long way home

For inbound automotive supply chains, returnable packaging just makes sense. No carmaker wants to spend money on wood, paper and cardboard again and again, only to have to fork out straight away for costly waste disposal.

The quest for greater unity

Packing a punch

Ocean container packaging: Hammering out a waste of space

Packaging: Thinking smarter outside the box

Packing a punch in Mexico

Aiming to go the distance

Executive summary: Blue skies over Bonn as logistics returns to growth

Getting to the point of return

Is expendable packaging too expensive?

Chep adds foldable large container for European automotive industry

Packaging: to own, or not to own?

Gleaming the cube

Christine Krathwohl and the global power player that is GM

Readying the new model army

Packaging the future

Ford of Europe’s brave new world

The business case for container pooling

An emerging case for change

Is sharing a box worth it?