All Tier suppliers articles – Page 11
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ArticleThai rail link to benefit automotive shipments in region
China has signed an agreement with Thailand to build a double track rail link stretching more than 870km between Nong Khai on the Laos border with Thailand, to the Thai industrial zone in the east of the country. According to industry analysts in the region, the development bodes well for ...
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ArticleKrathwohl moves to global supply chain role at Cooper Standard
[Story updated on 13 January] Christine Krathwohl has left her role at finished vehicle carrier Jack Cooper, where she was managing director of the company’s Strategic Advisory Board, and taken up a new position at automotive parts supplier Cooper Standard as vice-president of global supply chain. She took up the ...
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ArticlePackaging case study: An intercontinental shift
One prominent example of a tier one supplier using reusable containers for its overseas shipments is Linde + Wiemann, a supplier of body frame parts, seats, and instrument panels based in Dillenburg, GermanyOne prominent example of a tier one supplier using reusable containers for its overseas shipments is Linde + ...
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ArticleAiming to go the distance
Reusable packaging is on the rise in international supply chains for tier ones. Executives are also interested in returnable pools, though they remain difficult over long distancesThe tier one supply chain, both inbound and outbound, continues to grow more complex. As tier suppliers respond to OEMs’ global platforms – whether ...
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ArticleAssembling a stable supply structure
Fiat India’s assistant vice-president of corporate purchasing, Sudhir Chikhle, talks to Ramesh Kumar about supplier standards, the obstacles to JIT delivery and greater localised sourcing near its Pune factoryDespite an erratic and sluggish market over the past three years, India still holds considerable promise for Fiat Chrysler. The carmaker has ...
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ArticleSymbols for better days ahead
The 2014 Automotive Logistics India conference, held in Gurgaon, revealed that despite years of lacklustre growth, the Indian automotive logistics industry has not lost its hope in its own potential. Buoyed by the reforms expected from the recently elected government, executives are now looking forward to ‘acche din’ Rachael Hogg ...
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ArticleEmergency logistics is an enabler for high-risk automotive supply strategies
There was a time when the supply chain was thought of as being no more than the steady flow of components through tier suppliers to vehicle manufacturers, but the level of understanding is changing at a quickening pace. OEMs are now displaying an increasing awareness of the crucial role played ...
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ArticleGareth Jones to head the SMMT in 2015
The UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has announced that its new president will be Gareth Jones, managing director of ebm-papst Automotive and Drives UK (pictured left), a German-owned global manufacturing company. He replaces Tim Abbot, managing director, BMW South Africa (right), who has been in the role ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz deepens global procurement footprint
Mercedes-Benz Cars has announced it is expanding the international reach of its procurement organisation in an effort to safeguard its 2020 growth strategy. The move will see a closer integration of procurement and supplier quality functions, with locations in China, North America and South Africa playing a more important role ...
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ArticleDenso opens Nashville facility as part of North American expansion plan
Automotive systems supplier Denso is opening a parts distribution centre (PDC) in Nashville Tennessee as part of its plans to expand product development and manufacturing capabilities across the region.The Nashville facility – Denso Logistics Nashville Tennessee (DLNT) – represents an investment of $6.7m and covers an area of 15,300 sq.m.Overall ...
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ArticleJLR will use flexible logistics to support engine production in UK
Jaguar Land Rover has opened its new £500m ($800m) Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton in the UK Midlands for the production of the Ingenium engine family, the first of which will be a 2-litre diesel engine for the Jaguar XE.To support production at the 100,000 sq.m facility the company has ...
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ArticleRenault opens Algerian SKD assembly plant for Symbol production
Renault has inaugurated a new €50m ($62m) plant near Oran in Algeria, Africa’s second-largest automotive market. It is the company’s first assembly plant in the country. The facility will make the new Renault Symbol for the local market and will begin with a production capacity of 25,000 vehicles a year, ...
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ArticleBridgestone Europe appoints Kerstens to COO role
Yves Kerstens has moved up from his position as chief administrative officer (CAO) in the European division of tyre maker Bridgestone to become chief operating officer (COO). He will now be responsible for all European operations, including manufacturing, procurement, supply chain management and information technology, as well as sales and ...
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ArticleGetrag uses Interroll dynamic storage
As part of major investments being made at Getrag Ford Transmissions’ Halewood plant, near Liverpool, England, Interroll recently installed a dynamic storage system to centralise and store palletised parts closer to production lines. Getrag Ford Transmissions is currently pursuing a lean logistics project to centralise logistics operations within the plant, ...
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ArticleFreight trade-finance service expands to European automotive sector
Elavon Freight Payment, a subsidiary of US Bancorp, is expanding its freight-payment trade finance service into Europe. The system will allow freight forwarders to hold onto money longer, accelerate payment to carriers, and offer carriers an alternative to factoring and other financing options used in Europe currently. Some automotive tier ...
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ArticleRussia will not ban vehicle imports from EU and US
OEMs and logistics providers may be able to breathe a small sigh of relief as Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade has said it is not considering the possibility of a ban on the supply of passenger cars to Russia from the US and EU, according to Autostat, a Russian ...
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ArticleSustainability and packaging dominate Magna Europe awards
Magna Logistics Europe has recognised six companies in its 2014 Innovation Awards, with solutions addressing supply chain complexity, carbon reduction and packaging efficiency taking top honours.An RFID tracking device for air freight by technology provider TAGnology took first place in the ‘Supply Chain Innovation’ category, while Virtual Vehicle won the ...
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ArticleSino-German tier supplier JV in push for new locations
German car parts maker, KSPG, and China’s Huayu Automotive Systems (HASCO) are to set up a joint venture, which was approved at the end of last month.KSPG belongs to the Rheinmetall Group, and HASCO’s majority shareholder is the SAIC Group, one of the China’s largest, state-owned OEMs and a joint ...
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ArticleRichard Morgan to join Euro Car Parts
Richard Morgan is joining Euro Car Parts (ECP), automotive parts distributor, as supply chain director. Morgan has not come from an automotive background, but has held previous roles at Coca-Cola, Homebase, and Argos as supply chain director. In his new role, Morgan will be responsible for all logistics and inventory ...
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ArticleCutting logistics costs key to GM profit targets
General Motors has revealed details about how it plans to increase its margin to 10% in 2016, with cuts in material and logistics costs making up a large part of the company’s savings in regions including North America and South America.During an investor meetings last week in Michigan, the company’s ...