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DHL Working Inside GM Factory in China

Material Handling and Logistics

For example, seats are unloaded from delivery trucks, put on a conveyor system that runs underneath an assembly line, and are delivered to the assembly line operator untouched by human hands. Within some GM final assembly plants in China, DLH assembles thousands of kits of parts daily, as reported by Norihiko Shirouzu for Reuters.

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Chinese Factories Recovering but Global Supply Chains Still in Shock

Logistics Bureau

The pace of reported coronavirus cases has slowed in the most seriously affected regions of China, allowing factories to reopen and people to return to work. For example, a dive in demand for auto components from China, the main supplier, was sparked by the closure of assembly plants this week in Europe and the United States.

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Preparing for Chinese New Year 2022

Now, That's Logistics

Festivities last until the following full moon and can impact supply chains for weeks or even months as factories are shuttered as workers return home for the annual celebration. According to promotional products marketing agency The ODM Group , Chinese New Year is one of the biggest and most celebrated times of the year.

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OTTO Motors Commits to Production Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Many of my ARC Advisory Group colleagues were in attendance due to our company’s strong focus on manufacturing automation. The difference in the movement of tires across automotive manufacturing plants is an example that was used to illustrate the need for adapting the AMRs to site-specific workflows.

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Straight Talk on 5G for Industrial Applications

Logistics Viewpoints

Like many other large industrial manufacturers, Covestro has been very interested in 5G as a key enabler of the Smart Factory. The vision of the Smart Factory involves using advanced technologies to reach higher levels of safety and efficiency. For example, sensitive production conditions are common in the chemical industry.

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VW Group highlights gains from making Audi A1 in Spain

Automotive Logistics

Volkswagen Group has said it expects substantial logistics benefits to follow, now that it is producing the new-look Audi A1 in Seat’s Martorell factory in Spain. “[It] One example is the vehicle dispatch flow from Seat Martorell to the port of Barcelona, which is carried out using the Autometro rail service.”.

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ZF’s Transition from Lean to Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. This information includes a supplier profile that sets out the criteria for which suppliers are used to support the manufacture of designated products, and which factories those vendors supply. at the ZF Group. The Transition from Lean to Resilience.