Missy Pearlman, general manager of Toyota Logistics Services, discusses the carmaker’s new process to improve sequencing at the North American ports of export and her division’s strategy on supply chain alignment at a time of upheaval for the car industry
To help manage the more efficient flow of products from factory to end customer, whether in the US or overseas, in the face of the current volatility, Toyota is working on a project to improve the sequencing and scheduling of vehicles at the ports
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