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ecg.qxd 24/11/06 12:23 pm Page 93 In his speech to the conference, Zoltan
Kazatsay, venerable saint who asked: Make me good, Lord, but not deputy
director general for transport at the European yet. Commission, stressed
the need for all modes of Tom Jacobson, general manager of Glovis GmbH,
made transportation; road, rail, air and waterborne. Transport the point
that logistics providers need to be integrated modes should be efficient,
well-integrated and ensure into the OEMs' national sales programmes, with
improved seamless transport routes, he said. These are sentiments access
to production and sales data, in order to optimise with which few, if any,
will disagree. The problem lies, not distribution planning. This is akin to
the link between in the intent, but in the execution. production and
distribution planning which currently Fleet renewal, whether to alleviate
shortages or for exists on the inbound side, and which has played an
environmental reasons, is an expensive business. There is important role
in the achievement of real supply chain also a need for logistics
providers to further develop IT management. systems in order to meet the
OEMs' quality demands on There was much discussion of the difficulties
arising tracking and tracing and lead time control. These are from the use
of different and numerous OEM standards investments which must be based on
long-term business and the need for harmonisation. Equally, it was plans
and sustainable finances. recognised that service provider quality levels
vary and Cost reduction is achievable, but only for those costs that both
sides need to adhere to uniform standards, which are controllable. Factors
such as fuel, energy, the ideally established by an independent body. There
are working time directive and road tolls are beyond the too many
operational manuals, said Egon Christ, senior operators' influence. It is
surely pie in the sky to expect a manager, transportation logistics
vehicles at substantial increase in prices paid by the car DaimlerChr
ysler. There should only be one. manufacturers. The solution, therefore,
if there is to be Standardisation is required. one, must lie in the
establishment of an integrated In an ideal world, there would be an
organisation approach between OEMs and logistics service providers in
capable of optimising logistics solutions to all flows, on order that
productivity may be increased. The focus must the basis of qualified
volume predictions and utilising all be on procedures that influence
administration and modalities existing in the market. Such a solution
would operational execution and do not affect competition. require buy-in
from both OEMs and service providers, The logistics operators require a
more accurate with the former ready to accept integrated volumes,
predictability of the volumes of cars to be transported. regional network
bundling and collaboration and the Currently, the quality of the available
tender volume data latter open to independent data management and work is
variable and there was much discussion at the sharing leading to best
practice sharing and cost conference of the feasibility of the OEMs
issuing all their reduc tions. Both parties should also accept an
transportation tenders at the same time; a proposal so independently
established quality standard. optimistic as to be surely doomed to
failure. To achieve Does such an independent body exist; one that would
the desired efficiencies, OEM's volumes need to be be acceptable to both
OEMs and service providers? The integrated and more use made of integrated
regional outstanding candidate is surely ECG itself, which has networks.
The current focus by the manufacturers on recently launched ECG Automotive
Logistics Academy, an short-term purchasing wins must change to a readiness
to education and training initiative for finished vehicle accept
sustainable, long-term multimodal solutions. In logistics practitioners
open to managers employed the course of a panel discussion moderated by
Johannes throughout the industry, from service providers and OEMs Fritzen,
formerly president of Volkswagen Transport, there alike. Could the creation
of this academy be the first step was some evidence from the OEMs of
progress in this in the much-needed coming together of the protagonists in
the dialogue of the deaf? a direc tion, but one was irresistibly reminded
of the 93
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AutoMOTIVE 5
Editors Note
News
Here For The Long Haul
Halewood. Rebirth of a Car Plant
Safety First
Focus on Flexibility
A Prophet Without Honour?
Chrysler Cuts It Four Ways
A MINI For All Reasons
Porsche Plans Continuous Logistics Improvement
Flawless, Consistent Execution
Ford's European Supplier Parks Deliver Lean Manufacturing Efficiencies
Cheap and Cheerful
Onwards and Upwards
Schrader and Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems Take the Pressure
No Faults Forward
A Long Way From Wheelbarrows and Bath Tubs
A New Era in US/Japanese Cooperation
A Dialogue of the Deaf
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