Groupe PSA special report: Refait à neuf A five-part feature assays the recent fortunes of Groupe PSA – and the effects on its logistics functions – under the leadership of Carlos Tavares and senior vice-president of supply chain, Francesca Gamboni. Christopher Ludwig
Groupe PSA report: Chef d’orchestre prepares to begin a new movement PSA’s vice-president of supply chain, Francesca Gamboni, is bringing a new vision of supply chain management inspired by the kind of cross-departmental responsibility found in the FMCG sector. She reveals how this could improve PSA’s supply versus demand balance Christopher Ludwig
Groupe PSA report: Connecting a supply chain par excellence PSA’s vision of end-to-end supply chain planning will help support its global expansion and acquisition of Opel, as the combined operations roll out some 59 new model launches by 2021 Christopher Ludwig
Groupe PSA report: Engineering logistics partnerships PSA’s partnership of choice with Gefco aims to reap benefits in purchasing, pooling and packaging innovation, as well as bringing further intermodal options Christopher Ludwig
Groupe PSA report: Full throttle towards pole position A look ahead to the technological developments and personnel requirements that will drive PSA’s analysis of supply and demand Christopher Ludwig
Record UK vehicle exports while Brexit weighs on investment and supply chain Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
JLR part 1: Ensuring logistics is not a victim of success With so much expansion, change and inevitable risk still ahead of the carmaker, JLR’s director of global material planning and logistics, David Dyke, is pushing his department’s influence across the company and the supply chain to gain efficiency and further strength Christopher Ludwig
Volkswagen to deepen common platform and component sharing across MAN and Scania Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
Eberspächer expands supply network for western Europe and north Africa Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
Global conference: Know your supply chain better Manufacturers and logistics providers at the Automotive Logistics Global conference are doing more to integrate their supply chains from end to end, and are keen to use data and analytics to anticipate problems before they arise. Christopher Ludwig
Plant locations: Right place, right time Considerations such as market demand, time to market, regulations, supplier and infrastructure issues are essential in choosing new manufacturing locations. Automotive Logistics
Supply Chain Conference executive report: A connection worth more than the sum of its parts Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
China conference: preparing for the new and the old, for growth and decline Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
In-depth analysis: strong logistics and supply base central to Ford’s new Mexico plant Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
Canada’s Metro Supply Chain buys emergency freight provider Evolution Time Critical Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
Europe Conference: Planning for more than the Zeitgeist in the supply chain Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
Video interview: Karl-Friedrich Koch, vice-president, production control, logistics for BMW Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
Audi special report: Vorsprung durch Logistik Audi is a major profit and innovation centre for the entire Volkswagen Group – and that includes its logistics processes, systems and infrastructure. The company’s in-plant and inbound logistics in Europe have helped to maintain high volumes and product variety despite space constraints in factories and have set the standard for global expansion in China, Mexico and elsewhere. Christopher Ludwig
Audi special report: Managing from the centre and the periphery As ever with a sprawling entity like the Volkswagen Group, power shifts between the centre and its satellites. In Wolfsburg, Konzernlogistik (group logistics), led by Thomas Zernechel, has responsibilities that include group programme planning, setting standards (including IT and returnable packaging) and transport tenders. It also manages bundled and network transport flows, including ocean containers and ro-ro shipping, and consolidated logistics for all suppliers in the transport network. Christopher Ludwig
Audi special report: A question of complexity and convergence The plethora of models, derivatives and options that has boosted Audi’s success over the past decade would not have been possible without an evolution in its logistics management and processes Christopher Ludwig
Audi special report: A fast, flexible network Audi’s inbound logistics depends on tight planning and delivery adherence, while the carmaker is also exploring more consolidation within the Volkswagen Group Christopher Ludwig
Audi special report: One crossdock, many brands The Volkswagen Group’s European transport network is well engineered, however there is ambition for even deeper freight consolidation within it. After synchronising in-plant processes, the next stage in the NLK is to use crossdocks based close to supplier locations, which then feed multiple group plants in high frequency, full truckloads. Christopher Ludwig
Audi special report: Strong at the core The complex nature of Audi’s German production requires highly planned and coordinated in-plant logistics processes and infrastructure Christopher Ludwig
Audi special reports conclusion: Experts at managing change Preventing unnecessary complexity can be just as important as managing it in Audi’s supply chain Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
Labour flexibility and logistics outsourcing key to Daimler union deal Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
Live survey results: automotive falling behind, need for IT, to Russia without love Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
Executive summary: Blue skies over Bonn as logistics returns to growth Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
Maruti Suzuki on raising the Indian supply chain Competition can do wonders for a business. When rivals outdo a company, it is often forced to explore possibilities that were previously unknown to it. This is something Sudam Maitra, former senior managing executive officer for supply chain at Maruti Suzuki, realised early in a purchasing career that has spanned three decades ramesh
Complexity meets coordination at Magna Europe Magna Logistics Europe has increasingly taken a more integrated approach to engineering logistics across the tier supplier’s massive European network, including rolling out IT tools and concepts developed at contract manufacturing unit, Magna Steyr Christopher Ludwig
Logistics from concept to assembly at Magna Steyr Magna’s contracting manufacturing arm, Magna Steyr, has developed a highly integrated approach to supply chain management, including the virtual design of logistics and supply concepts, some of which is being applied to other Magna plants Christopher Ludwig
Growth and other good problems to have in North American supply chains Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
How to choose a spare parts warehouse Warehousing is a critical part of spare parts distribution, with carmakers having to balance decisions on locations, size, providers, IT systems and picking technology. marcia
Behr necessities for tier one expansion Behr America is putting logistics at the heart of its North American growth, including adding new assembly processes, changing 3PLs and increasing its use of intermodal transport Anthony Coia
UPDATE: Ford’s Steve Harley will lead European production changes as Grant Belanger takes over as head of MP&L Chris Ludwig Christopher Ludwig
Swap at the top: GM’s Morrison and Swiss exchange logistics and purchasing roles 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. Christopher Ludwig
