INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS: AUTOMOTIVE

Extensive supply chain solutions for the automotive and delivery industries.

The automotive industry requires especially high degree of innovative logistics and professional service in the form of transport and logistics services for optimising the supply chain and meeting precise production schedules. With the Geis automotive solutions you cover not only the conventional storage and transport services, but also benefit from comprehensive IT solutions, in-plant logistics, and customer-specific concepts including various value added services.

 

OUR SERVICES FOR YOU

  • Just-in-time delivery / Just-in-sequence
  • Clocked pick-up and delivery
  • Complete vehicle transports
  • Regional forwarding
  • Transport and distribution
  • Storage/Cross-docking
  • Handling of reusable packaging and special racks with return

SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRY EXAMPLES

All transport flows at a glance

Geis was commissioned by a well-known OEM to organise the production procurement from specific postal code regions (1-/2 digit) for all plants in Germany. High volume fluctuations with up to 1000 tons of production materials are to be managed on daily basis. Geis monitors all transport flows using a Control Tower function.

  • Individual agreements with the suppliers for collection conditions
  • Flexible transport planning for volatile volumes
  • Just-in-time delivery to unloading points
  • Customised IT solutions 

TASKS

  • Delivery of all production materials, regardless of methods of transport, within the defined time frames to the specified unloading points of the customer
  • Return of customer empties to suppliers for reuse

SOLUTIONS

  • Implementation of a central disposition concept
  • Ongoing monitoring of loading processes
  • Daily changing decisions regarding the cost-effective transport solution
  • Use of collection transports (for milk-runs) as well as partial and complete loading handling
  • Empties pick-up in the plant / return on the following day via Cross-Docking function

ADVANTAGES

  • Cost optimisation and on-time delivery with very high plannability of all deliveries
  • Implementation of a Control Tower for early detection of discrepancies
  • Consolidated delivery of small quantities on collection truck
  • Daily adjustment of transport capacities
  • Short-term consultation in case of production problems and replanning in the event of discrepancies in collection quantities
  • Supply of the suppliers with suitable empties with optimised ramp contacts

LOGISTICS CENTER IN FRONT OF THE PLANT GATES

For a well-known supplier of the automotive industry, we operate an external logistics centre and take over the supply of the plant using shuttle transport as well as precise delivery of assembly lines using tugger trains.

  • Goods receipt inspection and storage
  • Special handling and order-picking
  • Shuttle transport between warehouse and plant
  • Internal transport for production supply

TASKS

  • External warehouse for purchased parts
  • Processing in customer JIS JIT / LVS-System
  • On-time delivery to the assembly line with tugger train

SOLUTIONS

  • Order-picking system: Pick-by-Light -> Put-to-Light / Pick-by-Light – Put to Voice and Pick-by-Voice
  • Production supply via shuttle transport
  • Clocked tugger train concept with empties exchange
  • Timely inventory posting via scanning at every interface

ADVANTAGES

  • Control station for monitoring and emergency management
  • Handling of a diverse production range
  • Implementation of limiting samples inspection and reworks
  • Pre-assembly activities

EMPTIES WAREHOUSE AND CONTAINER MANAGEMENT

For one of the largest automotive suppliers in the field of drive and chassis technology we take over comprehensive services for the container management as part of the production logistics.

  • Handling and sorting of empties
  • Preparation and clean-up of (supplier) empties
  • Production supply

TASKS

  • Sorting and cleaning of empties
  • Ejection of defective empties
  • Loading and shipping of supplier empties
  • Empty container logistics
  • Supplying production lines with containers
  • Handling, loading and shipping of supplier and customer containers

SOLUTIONS

  • Homogeneous storage of empties
  • Cleaning of empty containers according to requirements
  • Empties sorting
  • Handover at collection points

ADVANTAGES

  • Bundled empties management
  • Quick reaction times through bundling of empties expertise
  • Reduction of empties inventory thanks to efficient empties management

JUST-IN-TIME DELIVERY

As logistics specialist Geis is integrated in the production planning of an OEM and procures spare parts for it from third-party subcontractors, suppliers and plants in China in order to deliver them just in time for the production.

  • Customised solutions for OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers
  • Multi-Suppliers-Collection
  • Just-in-time 
  • Customised IT solutions 

TASKS

  • Efficient supply chain management between China and Germany
  • Weekly transport of spare parts for the automotive industry between China and Germany
  • Management of shipment volatility
  • Coordination of various suppliers in China

SOLUTIONS

  • Implementing a Buyers Consolidation Services for various suppliers directly to Nuremberg
  • Buyer’s consolidation via a central gateway for various suppliers at diverse locations in China (Shanghai, Ninbo, Yantian) with weekly shipping
  • Introduction of a timetable for fixed cut-off times (container construction, delivery etc.)
  • Clocked time frame
  • Through-container to Nuremberg

ADVANTAGES

  • Cost optimisation and on-time delivery with the fulfilled desired dates of the customer 
  • Unpacking and deconsolidation in in-house Geis warehouse 
  • Implementation of a Control Tower with proactive information in case of discrepancies 
  • Quick customs clearance and unloading in Nuremberg in in-house warehouse
  • Trailing with Geis truck
  • Additional cargo in case of volume fluctuations
  • Plannable material flow in the production plants

LET US ADVISE YOU

You have in-depth questions or special requirements? Do not hesitate, feel free to contact us. Our experts are at your side with advice and action.

 

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