Scania signs three-year deal with Unipart to manage service parts centre in Kunshan, China Unipart is managing logistics operations at Scania’s new Chinese service parts distribution centre in Kunhan, China. Marcus Williams
Scania México to expand Querétaro parts distribution centre Scania Mexico is planning to expand its Middle American Parts Center (MAPC) in Querétaro to increase storage capacity and availability of spare parts. Megan Kelly
Watch: Why sustainability will be a major KPI in logistics Manufacturers including Scania and ZF are already starting to factor emissions reduction and sustainability goals into logistics decisions and purchasing, leaading to changes in transport networks, carrier and returnable packaging operations.
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. Illya Verpraet
Sustainability at the core of Scania’s strategy for the future At last week’s AMS Livestream Hour Mathias Wijkström detailed how sustainability was ingrained in Scania’s company culture and how necessary that was for the future success of the company Illya Verpraet
Scania to build battery plant and research centre in Sweden Truck and bus manufacturer Scania plans to build a battery assembly plant at its headquarters and main production location in Södertälje, Sweden Illya Verpraet
Watch: Commercial vehicle supply chains with Scania and MAN The supply chain and logistics requirements for commercial vehicles, including trucks and buses, can vary significantly. During a panel at Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Live, supply chain leaders from MAN and Scania explain how they are optimising networks and responding to the crisis.
Better communication a key success factor for commercial vehicle sector The strong ramp-up in commercial vehicle production following the coronavirus shutdowns has been facilitated by better transparency and communication in the supply chain according to speakers at this week’s Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Live conference. However, there is still room for improvement as the sector deals with the fallout of the coronavirus and new pressures on the inbound supply chain. Marcus Williams
Volkswagen Group part 1: Present and prepared for the future Volkswagen Konzernlogistik (group logistics), the carmaker’s central logistics steering and purchasing organisation, has taken on new dimensions in managing the group’s complex and expanding supply chain Christopher Ludwig
Volkswagen Group part 2: Talking ‘then and now’ with head of group logistics, Thomas Zernechel The group’s head of group logistics talks about the major changes seen over the past two decades – and why he is optimistic about the future of logistics Christopher Ludwig
Volkswagen to deepen common platform and component sharing across MAN and Scania Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
