Quality Control | Automotive Logistics
Ensure excellence in automotive logistics with robust quality control, leading to improved reliability and enhanced efficiency across the supply chain.
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NewsHyundai partners with Nvidia to apply AI technology to operations
Hyundai and Nvidia will collaborate on virtual simulation environments for autonomous driving technology and robotics systems.
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NewsAudi making electric vehicles with FAW at digitalised factory in Changchun
Audi FAW NEV is using digital twin technology to create the flexible production and logistics system, which is fully digitalised and automated.
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NewsVDA releases updated auditing standard to optimise supply chain logistics
VDA 6.8 Process Audit Supply Chain includes updates on service provider management and procurement, to transport and in-house logistics
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VideoRed Sofa | Daimler Truck’s digital strategy to track supplier risk
Marion Gillich, head of supplier risk management, Daimler Truck talks about using AI to assess supplier risk through tier-n at ALSC Digital Strategies Europe.
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NewsJLR Reimagines sustainable seat foam with closed-loop logistics
JLR boosts sustainability with closed-loop logistics, pioneering circularity in eco-friendly seat foam production.
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FeatureCatena-X: Global data exchange for a more resilient supply chain
Audi’s Frank Göller, head of internationalisation at the Catena-X association outlines the global reach of the data-sharing platform.
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NewsA stronger supply chain before your very eyes
Agnieszka Kubiak, senior vice-president of logistics at Brose Group, explains how the tier one supplier is iimproving supply chain transparency.
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NewsAntolin, Gestamp and Fersa embrace AI to transform industrial processes
Spanish parts makers are pushing process improvements across their businesses using the latest digital technology
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NewsAuto1 Group rolls out Inform optimisation tools across European network
Following its pilot project with Inform’s yard management system in Hermau, Auto1 Group is now rolling out Inform optimsation tools across ten refurbishment centres in Europe
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FeatureGestamp redefines supply chain management for industry 4.0
Gestamp’s digitalisation lead, Diego Mallada, explains how the tier one supplier is navigating the digital future, as well as creating it
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FeatureBMW battery cell centre integrates engineering, purchasing and production to scale supply chain
BMW has opened a 15,000 sq.m pilot plant for battery cell production near Munich which is going to play a major role in its battery localisation strategy
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NewsBMW digitalises logistics and maintenance in Mexico
BMW is applying the lean, green and digital principles underpinning its iFactory strategy to make logistics more predictable at its plant in San Luis Potosi in Mexico, according to Harald Gottsche
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NewsAI and automation need people and quality data to succeed
Experts from BMW, Ford, Symbio Robotics and Cosmo Tech discussed how artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in automotive production need fast ramp-up times and adoption by employees to succeed. High-quality data and use of simulation are also key.
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NewsUnipart Logistics using digital technology for Kubota aftermarket
Unipart Logistics, the supply chain services division of Unipart Group, has extended its partnership with equipment maker Kubota UK to provide aftermarket warehouse operations.
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NewsSkoda using biodegradable packaging for parts exports to India
Skoda Auto is testing biodegradable film for the packaging of vehicle components shipped from its main plant in Mladá Boleslav, in the Czech Republic, to its Indian plant in Pune. The carmaker said the packaging will save around 500kg of conventional plastic film each month.
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InterviewMena aftermarket: Playing a bigger part
Overall economic growth may be lacklustre, but automotive aftermarket sales are on the increase in the Middle East and North Africa…
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FeaturePairing up for progress: The advance of digital twins
A computer-based tool for process planning, quality checking, monitoring systems and a wide range of other uses, digital twinning is increasingly making its presence felt across the automotive industry. In essence, this is a version of something in real life, such as a piece of machinery, a production line or a supply chain operation, which is recreated on a desktop computer or a tablet. Digital twins are now used across manufacturing and warehouse operations to manage material flow, complete the order-to-delivery process and make efficiency and quality improvements in vehicle production.