Every day, companies in the automotive industry must deal with trucks
which arrive at their factories to deliver parts or collect finished
products. Managing the arrival, on-plant movement, loading/unloading and
departure of these trucks, which can sometimes number several hundred a day,
is an extremely complex process.
Standardising communications between OEMs and tier one and two suppliers
offers novel possibilities to smooth out the volatile conditions that
modern automotive logistics has to contend with. According to Robert
Cameron, Head of VDA Logistics and Production Department and Chairman of Odette International, automotive supply
chains could respond more quickly to the volatile powertrain mix in
today’s car production and the flexibility that is required since
Covid-19, if outbound communication was more standardised.
Those in the know share their belief that there is no effective digitalisation without standardisation
A first collaboration between ECG – the Association of European
Vehicle Logistics, VDA – Verband der
Automobilindustrie and Odette International has resulted in a set of standard digital messages (EDIFACT and XML) supporting communication across
all Finished Vehicle Logistics processes.
All supply chain professionals know that the efficient management of
packaging is essential for the timely movement of parts and the
maintenance of quality in the storage and distribution process.
An accurate MMOG/LE assessment requires the involvement of experienced
internal and/or external assessors as well as supply chain managers with
advanced supply chain knowledge. To reinforce this knowledge and
commitment, Odette and AIAG have agreements with training providers who
offer top class MMOG/LE training courses all around the world.
Auto-Id technologies provide a reliable means to identify and track
items as they move through the supply chain, providing the visibility
that all professional practitioners seek. While some automotive
manufacturers investigate and test the capabilities of other
technologies, RFID still tops the list as the favoured technology,
assisted by a considerable decrease in the cost of the associated
hardware over the past decade.
We extend a warm welcome to two well-known faces of the French automotive industry at the head of GALIA.
SMMT Industry Forum has recently appointed Richard Sadler to the position of General Manager for Automotive. Richard joins Industry Forum with over 15 years of tier-one automotive manufacturing and supply chain experience. Since starting his career as an Apprentice, Richard has gone on to hold leadership positions in Production Planning, Purchasing, Engineering and Manufacturing.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are much more than just the numbers you report regularly. They are essential tools helping you to understand the performance of your business allowing you to take action and make critical adjustments to achieve your strategic objectives. They help you to identify deficiencies, measure progress, stay on track and implement continuous improvement.
Odette and AIAG first published “Key Performance Indicators
for Global Materials Management and Logistics” in 2006 to eliminate the need
for each automotive customer to create its own materials management and
logistics KPIs, thereby avoiding confusion and extra administration for
suppliers.
Odette2021 - 27/28 May - Prague
We have been monitoring events very closely and we have come to the conclusion that the current situation is unlikely to have improved sufficiently to allow us all to meet for a successful and well attended event in Prague this year.
As
part of the drive to digitalisation, the use of auto-ID technologies such as
RFID is increasingly being included as one of the requirements in RFQs sent to
suppliers. We all know, of course, that there can be no effective
digitalisation without standardisation and the challenge is to ensure
interoperable deployment of RFID (and other auto-ID technologies) in order to maximise cost savings and efficiency.
Odette has therefore brought together a group of auto-ID experts from European OEMs and Tier1s to try find a way of avoiding multiple heterogeneous implementations of RFID across the automotive supply chain.
The first meeting of the group took place on 12 Feb in Stuttgart.
OPCO will present MMOG/LE in Morocco on 12/13 March.
Spain is the largest producer of vehicles in
Europe after Germany, while Portugal and Morocco have both seen a significant
increase in automotive production over the past few years. In common with their
partners and competitors across the world, vehicle manufacturers in these
countries are under growing pressure to reduce the environmental impact and cost
of their logistics operations. In facing up to this challenge, they are looking
more and more to an increase in local sourcing.
Odette2020 - International Conference & Exhibition - Prague - 25 & 26 May
Few
people could have predicted the way the world is today. Geopolitical turmoil,
trade wars, rapidly evolving technology and demands for drastic
reductions in emissions have resulted in an automotive environment
that is more volatile than at any other time in its history. Those who wish to survive must have a flexible and sustainable supply
chain able to react quickly to an ever changing situation.
Odette and AIAG recently announced the release
of Version 5 of MMOG/LE. This new
version of the widely used supply chain capability assessment tool takes
account of the latest evolutions in supply chain processes, logistics and
communications technology, cyber security and related audit standards. The tool
itself has also evolved and is now available as a browser-based application MMOG.np. To support the global automotive community in the move to MMOG.np, AIAG and Odette have developed a free webinar VIEW WEBINAR
In
order to ensure that supply chain professionals are able to perform at the top
of their game, it is essential to provide on-going training and to select the
right training organisation. In this respect, you can rely on an Odette preferred
training provider.
In
September 2016, Odette published a new version of its European Profile of the Global
Transport Label – GTL EPv2 (LL08). The review provided the opportunity to
modernise the label through the use of new bar coding technologies but the
over-riding objective was to reduce the variety in current implementations of
the original GTL in the European automotive industry.
It is with a certain sadness that we say goodbye to Ingrid Lundberg, who has retired from her role as MD of Odette Sweden but we are delighted to welcome Michael Bogren as her replacement. Michael joins Odette from Encode the well-known IT service provider in Sweden.
Ingrid
has a long history with Odette, stretching back to 1987 when the Odette
Transport Label was first introduced. She has represented the Volvo Group both
within Odette Sweden and within Odette International in various roles.
Major
automotive players are continually looking to implement Odette Standards, Tools
and Services throughout their global operations and are putting additional requirements
on their suppliers, such as new digital messages or auto-id techniques, in
order to ensure that their SCM operations remain best in class.
MMOG/LE Version 5 is now available and customers will be announcing their v4 to v5 migration plans over the coming months to give suppliers sufficient time to ensure that their SCM operations can meet the new standard but Version 5 will quickly become the norm for self-assessment of automotive supplier sites across the world.
In September 2017, Odette published its Best Practice Recommendation ‘Packaging Management Guidelines’ (LG14) which was the result of a number of OEMs, Tier suppliers and LSPs from across Europe as well as Odette National Organisations working together to define the essential preconditions to packaging management.
Odette and AIAG recently announced the release of Version 5 of
MMOG/LE. This new version of the widely used supply chain capability
assessment tool takes account of the latest evolutions in supply chain
processes, logistics and communications technology, cyber security and
related audit standards. The tool itself has also evolved and is
now available as a browser-based application MMOG.np
