Automotive industry drives optimization in logistics. (Great Ideas in Freight).

Purchasing, April, 2003 by Hannon, David

The unique requirements from manufacturers in the automotive industry make handling their logistics operations--both inbound and outbound--more challenging than most manufacturing industries. The manufacturing pace at many automakers requires a constant stream of just-in-time products to keep production lines rolling and every day cost control becomes a bigger issue for automakers in a down market.

The result is a list of logistics suppliers growing more customized to their automotive customers while those customers get more demanding in what they outsource to logistics ...