In the worldwide supplying of assembly lines with automotive parts, a logistics service provider like BLG is the link between manufacturer and supplier. Goods flows are grouped at the logistics centres. BLG uses complex delivery strategies as far as the assembly line for automobile manufacturers to supply worldwide assembly factories with vehicle parts.
For CKDs, all parts are packed as a “Set” or “Vehicle Set” to manufacture a vehicle. This set is made up of the deliveries from the manufacturer and all suppliers.
The PbP process is primarily used to supply production factories with large parts volumes. The parts are brought together from the individual deliveries from manufacturers and suppliers, and delivered to the foreign production factories, with optimised loading equipment, in the cross-docking process.
BLG operates supplier logistics centres and has extensive knowledge in supplying assembly factories, and has excellent expertise and references in operating SLCs for leading automobile manufacturers. Apart from material planning, warehousing and handling services, this also includes quality controls, pre-assemblies and sequence-accurate line supply.
This results in advantages, particularly through optimised batch sizes in manufacturing, reduction of warehouse areas, as well as optimisation of transport costs at the supplier’s end by grouping goods flows.
BLG provides holistic process management and maps the customised process in IT systems.