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Aptiv takes a global approach to mobility

Automotive Logistics

Aptiv is taking a highly centralised approach to the logistics operation supporting the new division and has made Jeffrey Richards its global director of logistics and supply chain operations, responsible for the sourcing, network design, continuous improvement and emergency logistics for all operating units.

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Emergency response: Weathering the storms

Automotive Logistics

At Ford, for example, Bong points to the use of a sophisticated forecasting, monitoring and action tool that the company started using several years ago, which maps and monitors every node in the supply chain. The next challenge is for OEMs to get logistics providers to think similarly,” notes Sadlier.

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Disaster recovery: Prepared for the worst?

Automotive Logistics

And freely available programming tools make available a means of interrogating social media accounts for a selection of keywords. Evolution, which is owned by Canadian logistics group Metro Supply Chain, recently launched a critical project service to manage such operations specifically. appeared first on Automotive Logistics.