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ALSC Digital Strategies North America: Recap blog

Follow our recap blog below for key highlights and knowledge shared at Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Digital Strategies North America 2024, which focused on digitalising North America’s end-to-end automotive supply chain. Following the event in Nashville on 26-27 June, we will continue sharing news and features that relate to the speakers and companies involved in the event. Keep following the blog, as we will share videos straight from the main stage and the Red Sofa at the event!

Closing the digital divide at Ford

Becca Adam, Ford’s product line manager for material and vehicle logistics IT, talks about the implementation of digital twin concepts for inbound material flow, integration of real-time location services into transport and yard management, and the focus on data management in logistics.

Ford is increasing telematic data sharing in vehicle logistics

In one of the four Ideas Labs held at this year’s Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference in California, Ford’s Alex McMall joined FreightVerify’s Nathan Lawson to discuss the benefits of telematics for transparent vehicle logistics

Red Sofa Interview: BMW’s progress in US-Mexico network strategy

Raúl Gamboa, head of Logistics, Production Control and Production Systems at BMW Group Plant San Luis Potosí speaks to Richard Logan, senior content producer, Automotive Logistics about the progress and challenges facing the carmaker in the finished vehicle sector.

Red Sofa Interview: Jean-Marc Carlicchi on Renault’s next step in digitalisation

At ALSC Europe in Bonn, Germany last week, Jean-Marc Carlicchi, VP of Supply Chain Engineering at Renault Group took to the Red Sofa with Christopher Ludwig, Chief of Content, to talk about the OEM’s digitalisation journey.

Red Sofa Interview: VW logistics using rail and digital twins to boost sustainable operations in US and Mexico

Christoph Hartmann, head of Transport Networks, VW Group Logistics is using digital twins to help improve inbound logistics, and is adapting lessons learned in Europe to boost digitalisation and sustainability.

Red Sofa Interview: BMW’s creativity is helping solve its supply chain problems in Mexico

Raúl Gamboa, director of material and transport control, BMW Group Plant San Luis Potosi talks to Richard Logan, senior content producer, Automotive Logistics about BMW’s creative innovations to mitigate supply chain problems in Mexico.

Interview: Renault's journey to the supply chain metaverse

Jean-François Salles reveals how Renault Group is advancing predictive management of its supply chain and supporting employees to take faster decisions across locations – while looking ahead to a true ‘metaverse’ for supply chain and logistics

BMW’s lean, green and digital difference

Mastering successive supply chain crises has reframed the role of logistics at BMW. Dr Michael Nikolaides, senior vice-president of production network and supply chain management, explains how his team is influencing plant and market decisions, thanks in part to improved visibility

What resiliency in automotive logistics looks like

Learn for yourself whats logistics resiliency has required in the age of supply chain disruption in this panel discussion featuring with General Motors, automotive supplier IAC Group and major logistics providers DSV and Ceva Logistics

The logistics of resiliency for General Motors

Edgard Pezzo, executive director of global logistics and containerisation, explains how GM has invested in visibility, extra logistics capacity and focused on collaboration to protect the carmaker’s supply chain. He spoke ahead of the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global Conference, where he joins on a panel on logistics resiliency.

Watch: Vehicle logistics now a top priority at Kia America

Steve Center, COO of Kia America explains how vehicle logistics and visibility have become more important across the carmaker’s sales and marketing in the face of long vehicle waiting times and business model changes.

Watch: How to up the processing power at vehicle distribution centres

Changing supply chain dynamics are putting more pressure on VDCs to improve processing scheduling and visibility. Glovis America’s Darren Acker discuss innovations with Cognosos’s Adrian Jennings.

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.

A visible improvement at Nissan

At the most recent Finished Vehicle Logistics North America in California, leaders from Nissan North America discussed the processes and technology they were putting in place to make vehicle delivery a lot more accurate. Marcus Williams reports

Finished vehicle logistics Ideas Labs – rolling the dice on new solutions

Following workshops on key industry topics and challenges including driver shortages, in-vehicle telematics, vehicle processing and final mile visibility, industry experts at Finished Vehicle Logistics shared their group’s top solutions and next steps as part of a quick-fire pitch round

E-book: Productivity gains in real time – Unlocking ROI in vehicle logistics tracking solutions

Download this free e-book to learn how the return-on-investment for next generation real time location services has changed for finished vehicles in the post-cloud, post-AI technology landscape, with significant cost, operational and time advantages for OEMs compared to legacy systems. In partnership with Cognosos.

Shining a light into Nissan’s outbound logistics

Disruption to the production of cars in the US caused by the current parts shortages has also cast shadows over the outbound delivery process, according to speakers at last week’s Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference, held in Newport Beach, California.

A more sustainable supply chain does not have to cost the earth

The automotive industry now has a deadline to clean up its act but that is not just in terms of the electric vehicles it has to make. It also means making the method in which inbound parts are moved and how the finished vehicles are delivered to market more sustainable.

Every part you make, every car you take, we’ll be tracking you

From revamping IT systems to real-time data and Google cloud-based connectivity, digitalisation underpins Renault’s real-time visibility revolution – and its plans to offer mobility and software services, according to Jean-François Salles

The path to predictive analytics for vehicle logistics: Nissan’s data-driven transformation

Nissan’s Steve Jernigan, along with IT experts from Proact and ICL, explain best practice for developing truly data-driven vehicle logistics across North America and beyond.

OEMs accelerate use of existing digital tools to manage vehicle logistics disruption

Nissan vehicle logistics manager Ryan Purman explains how the OEM is changing paradigms for vehicle logistics in the US, and Inform’s Dan Gosson points to opportunities in telematics and artificial intelligence.

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.

Credit where credit is due

Despite a tough 2020, General Motors is bouncing back to beat the industry sales average thanks to a dedicated workforce, robust processes and some smart outbound logistics technology. Marcus Williams reports

GM and Motorq use cars’ built-in telematics to streamline fleet deliveries

General Motors is integrating its OnStar telematics system with connected car software provided by Motorq to offer vehicle fleet managers real-time visibility of vehicles prior to delivery.

Common standards to alleviate uncertain demand and distribution changes

Standardising communications between OEMs and their suppliers offers novel possibilities to smooth out the volatile conditions that modern automotive logistics has to contend with according to Robert Cameron, chairman of Odette International, which is working with European OEMs, suppliers and logistics providers to create such standards – including for finished vehicle logistics.

The medium is the message

An industry-wide initiative in Europe aims to set a standard for digital communication across all outbound delivery processes from factory to dealer. Joanne Perry talks to some of those involved

A cloud with a silver lining

Groupe Renault and Google have announced a new industrial and technology partnership to accelerate the digitisation of the carmaker’s Industry 4.0 transformation. Victoria Johns investigates the benefits of cloud computing for the carmaker’s supply chain

How ‘self-healing’ cars could change the aftermarket

As OEMs adopt over-the-air vehicle diagnostics and maintenance, what effect will this developing technology will have on inventory and the surrounding logistics network?

Weighing the cost of the EV revolution

The rise in the number of electric vehicles being transported in Europe is bringing with it some significant challenges for those carriers tasked with volume shipments. They are having to deal with heavier and higher voltage vehicles that need charging on routes that cross countries with differing regulations on load dimensions

BMW gets smarter at vehicle distribution

The German OEM, which makes and distributes around 2.5m vehicles per year, is using smart technologies and new strategies to improve its outbound logistics, and to move to a customer-centric approach.gies and new strategies to improve its outbound logistics

VW expands digital platform to improve connectivity

AL Global Detroit: Dark times ahead for US automotive industry

As overall US vehicle sales slow down and EV sales remain stagnant, there are concerns that some OEMs are chasing new-generation technologies at the expense of their existing business – potentially setting up a ‘make or break’ scenario in the near future

Tariffs, trade and technology driving the European supply chain into a new era

Tariffs, trade and technology drive European supply chain into new era

The European logistics sector is undergoing unprecedented change. Britain’s exit from the EU and the red tape of regulation are among its biggest challenges, delegates heard at the Automotive Logistics Global Munich conference last week.

Revealed: AL Awards Europe winners 2019

The Automotive Logistics Europe Awards, now in their second year, were presented at the Kesselhaus at Motorworld, as part of this year’s AL Global Munich conference

Imperial Logistics doubles work for VDL Nedcar

Market sharing: New rental platform for underused trucks

Uber and Airbnb have led the way in the sharing economy, but Ryder has now launched an asset-sharing platform for commercial vehicles

Delivering a smarter factory

Working together to drive out disruption

In the context of testing trade relations and new technology in supply chains, finished vehicle logistics providers need to work out how to position themselves for the future, delegates heard at April’s FVL North America conference in Huntington Beach, California

Channelling big data into connected services at Toyota

Truckmakers getting connected to improve logistics

Safety and security as first principles of connected cars

Bridgestone to buy TomTom Telematics

Connecting the dots

The importance of connecting

Mapping for Mercedes

Moving on to terra firma

Volvo Cars: Outbound evolutions

Volvo Cars: Leaning towards greater stability

Audi’s logistics part 1: Prepared for a new reality

The recent history of the Audi brand is written deeply into the company’s supply chain and logistics, and can be read across the carmaker’s expanding geography, plant and parts handling operations

Audi’s logistics part 2: Pursuing practical progression

There is little question that finished vehicle logistics has been among the least automated segments of the overall automotive production and supply chain process. From loading and unloading vehicles to and from trucks, ships and rail wagons to inspection and parking, as well as scanning vehicles into inventory and tracking systems, outbound logistics has remained, by and large, a manual, labour-intensive operation

Mines of information

Having invested over the past 20 years in data acquisition technology, the automotive industry is now casting around for ways to make sense of that data.

Service parts part 3: Aftermarket operations and network

20 years of change in automotive service parts logistics

Service parts part 1: Moving fast towards the customer

Twenty years of automotive service parts logistics

Production & logistics part 3: Operations, packaging and IT

How have supply chain operations for logistics changed over the past 20 years?

Production & logistics part 2: Questioning the future

This article is one of a series of pieces celebrating Automotive Logistics’ 20th anniversary issue that together take an extended look at the way top executives feel automotive production and logistics have changed in the last two decades – and where they see them heading in the future.

Production & logistics part 1: Where are we now?

This article kicks off a series of pieces celebrating Automotive Logistics’ 20th anniversary issue that together take an extended look at the way top executives feel automotive production and logistics have changed in the last two decades – and where they see them heading in the future.

A supplier renaissance

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

Changes are the only certainty at Ford of Europe

Dirk Willmann, director of material planning and logistics for Ford Europe, outlines how the carmaker is improving visibility and adapting its vehicle logistics network across Europe to better manage customer demand and trade uncertainties.

Ford of Europe: A system of strength and complexity

Dirk Willmann’s 25-year career with Ford has made him witness to the changing arc of the company’s supply chain in Europe and further afield, including more complicated material flows, new locations and footprint changes, as well as advances in technology.

An aftermarket network rebuilt for rapid response at BMW

An interview with Wolfgang Baumann, vice-president of parts logistics management and responsible for the global supply of service parts for the BMW Group

RIO Box now comes as standard equipment in new MAN trucks

Different digital paces

BMW Group: Thinking big about outbound

Volkswagen Group Logistics: Come together, right now

Siegfried Jung takes over BMW’s finished vehicle dispatch and logistics

Russian imports: Forecasting a fragile recovery

Supply Chain Conference: Service parts logistics try to keep up with e-commerce

Why supply chain digitisation can mean making the best of what you already have

At 20 years old, ECG invests in a digital future

FVL conference 2017: Live poll results

New Russian import rules lead to cars being stopped at customs

Advanced analytics: Boiling down the benefits of big data

BMW’s ‘connected’ logistics: Shaping a self-steering supply chain

BMW’s senior vice-president of logistics, Jürgen Maidl, and other executives talk to Automotive Logistics about the carmaker’s drive towards a decentralised and fully connected logistics flow

American Honda: Looking for smart, sustainable solutions

BMW and logistics automation: from prototype to (augmented) reality

Verizon builds telematics expertise with Fleetmatics buyout

BMW: Getting connected for a new era of distribution

BMW’s vice-president of vehicle distribution Ulrich Wieland (right) and head of global vehicle dispatch and transport Mathias Wellbrock (left) talk about how connected car technology could transform the OEM’s outbound operations over the next decade