Automotive Industry

Ryder helps GM to focus on making cars.(Suppliers)(supply in-line sequencing center )(Brief Article)

Automotive News Europe, July, 2003 by Wright, Chris

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Logistics specialist Ryder's supply in-line sequencing (SILS) center in Ellesmere Port, England, has helped General Motors' nearby plant become one of the most flexible in Europe.

The [pounds sterling]10 million ([euro]14.5 million), 40,000-square-meter SILS facility was developed to support GM's [pounds sterling]127 million investment in Ellesmere Port.

The so-called "flex plant" is able to switch between Astra and Vectra production on the same line, receiving the largest variety of parts of any GM plant in Europe.

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Automotive Industry

Ryder helps GM to focus on making cars.(Suppliers)(supply in-line sequencing center )(Brief Article)

Automotive News Europe, July, 2003 by Wright, Chris

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