Sponsored Shape up and ship out ICL’s AutoLoad Planner helps carmakers and carriers get finished vehicles to market in good time and in the best condition by automating load building, optimising routes and improving visibility on available transport capacity. Automotive Logistics
ICL CEO steps down, firm acquired by Valsoft FVL visibility platform ICL, Inc. has been acquired by Canadian software acquisition firm Valsoft. Megan Kelly
BMW using ICL system for vehicle logistics management BMW is now using a cloud-based vehicle logistics management system (VLMS) provided by ICL Systems for its vehicle distribution in Canada. Marcus Williams
Watch: How Toyota is delivering on demand and improving ETA Predictable ETAs are a top priority at Toyota North America and other OEMs. The carmaker’s leaders in supply and demand, Kevin Austin, and vehicle logistics, Manny Bansi, detail Toyota’s ambitions, with insights from ETA experts at ICL and FreightVerify.
Watch: Finished vehicle logistics – carrying the weight of the recovery Watch how Toyota Motor Europe’s head of vehicle logistics is taking new approaches to outbound, while digital and data expert RPM and ICL explore ways to overcome inventory and capacity challenges
Optimising capacity with accurate ETAs ICL, a leader in finished vehicle logistics software provider with 30 years of experience, has worked across the outbound supply chain to optimise operations using advanced ETAs to each node in the route along which a vehicle is delivered
ICL appoints Gina Tovar as managing director of Europe Gina Tovar has joined ICL Systems as managing director for Europe, a role she will share at the finished vehicle logistics software specialist with Rudolf Luttmann, who has been in the role since June 2021. Marcus Williams
Jaguar Land Rover expands business with Unipart Logistics Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has signed a three-year contract Unipart Logistics for the provision of customer services in the aftermarket across the US and Canada. Marcus Williams
BMW signs second contract with ICL for outbound in Canada BMW in Canada has contracted ICL Systems to manage the track and trace, invoice auditing and freight claims management for the delivery of its finished vehicles to the sales network. Marcus Williams
Johannes Koch becomes new senior manager of vehicle logistics at Fisker Johannes Koch has taken up a new role as the senior manager of vehicle logistics in Europe at luxury electric vehicle maker Fisker as of the beginning of this year. Jason Dunn
Finished Vehicle Logistics: Reducing miles, increasing productivity Glovis America and Rubicon VLS discuss the challenges and changing dynamics in measuring vehicle logistics KPIs and costs with vehicle logistics industry veteran, Dennis Manns.
BMW chooses ICL Systems for business and IT support BMW has signed an agreement with ICL Systems for IT and business support in Europe. Marcus Williams
Carbon reduction emerges as an important KPI for vehicle logistics As OEMs pursue ambitious emission reduction targets, vehicle logistics managers and logistics providers must balance lower emissions with other KPIs including lead time and cost. In this session, experts from Volkswagen, ICL and the Smart Freight Centre discuss an industry framework for sustainability and standards for calculating emissions.
Data key to collaboration in an era of disruption Carmakers and their logistics providers need to more closely collaborate and share supply chain data to deal with disruption and improve the delivery of vehicles, according to speakers at this year’s Finished Vehicle Logistics North America Live conference. Marcus Williams
ICL Systems appoints Rudolf Luttmann to lead Europe business Rudolf Luttmann (pictured) has been appointed managing director for Europe at ICL Systems, which provides cloud-based finished vehicle logistics software and services. He took up the role on June 1. Marcus Williams
Watch: Digital drivers for Europe’s finished vehicle logistics OEMs and carriers are turning to more digital tools to optimise vehicle logistics networks, improve visibility and reduce empty miles, but the industry can still work together to fill in gaps.
Watch: Ensuring finished vehicle logistics keeps pace with demand Senior managers from Porsche, Glovis and ICL Systems talk about how they have been keeping dealer lots stocked as consumer demand has returned since the end of stay-at-home orders across America.
