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Latest automotive statistics from Turkey January 2015
The Odette OFTP2 Experts Group regularly reviews the OFTP2 protocol in order to ensure that it always meets current business and security requirements. The Group has recently recommended several updates to the OFTP2
Implementation Guidelines to ensure that the extensive OFTP2 community
remains secure.
Current labelling standards including the Global Transport
Label were developed several years ago and it has become apparent that they are
not completely meeting the latest business requirements. Several initiatives
have been proposed at national level with the aim of reviewing and updating the
various solutions currently in use, with work scheduled to start in some cases
as early as Q1 2015.
In order to identify the challenges and decide future
directions for co-operation in the automotive supply chain, Odette has created
a new Supply Chain Management Council (SCMC) comprising senior managers from
European vehicle manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers and some major LSPs.
The
first meeting of the SCMC was held on 1st Oct 2014 in Düsseldorf assisted by
the Fraunhofer Institute who shared their thoughts on the future and moderated
discussions around topics previously identified as having the potential for
collaboration.
A summary of Odette International activities over the past 12 months.
Automotive production in Thailand has increased significantly over the
past twenty years and has now reached more than 2.5 million vehicles per year
from 24 manufacturers taking it into the top 10 in the world. The local supplier base has expanded similarly and now numbers over 2000
companies. In order to ensure that these suppliers attain and maintain world
class performance, many OEMs are requiring or encouraging them to implement the
Odette Global MMOG/LE, the most
significant logistics performance improvement tool in the word today.
During the development of the Supply Chain Risk Management Guidelines,
the project team created a Risk Categorisation Matrix, comprising
details of the possible Supply Chain risks and their causal factors.
Analysis of the matrix showed that one of the OEM’s primary Supply Chain
risks is the availability of adequate and proven production capacity at
the supplier’s site.
For many years organisations have used contingency
plans to mitigate the worst effects of a potential supply risk. However, with
companies now requiring ever-greater flexibility, shorter lead times and
reduced inventories from their long-distance, global supply networks the
probability of a supply failure has become heightened.
Odette and AIAG are pleased to announce the
release of Version 4 of the Global MMOG/LE tool for logistics capability
assessment.
Global MMOG/LE V4 now incorporates two separate
assessment tools:
- An updated “Full Assessment” , usually used by OEMs and Tier1s, which now contains 197 criteria compared to 206 criteria in Version 3.
- A new “Basic Assessment” ,
specifically designed for Tier2+ suppliers, covering 106 of the 197 criteria,
focusing on the core fundamentals of logistics best practice.
Odette is
aware of the vulnerability, dubbed "Heartbleed", which is a security
concern for users of OpenSSL, a widely-used open source cryptographic software
library. Please be assured that certificates issued by the Odette CA are NOT AFFECTED by
this bug but we advise all OFTP2 users to check with their OFTP2 software
provider whether there is any threat caused by the OFTP2 application due to usage
of openSSL v1.0.1
In 2010, Odette published its Guidelines to eInvoicing Practices including an overview of national eInvoicing Requirements.
Since the publication of these Guidelines, the legal context
has evolved with the release of the VAT EU Directive 2010/45 and its implementation in national legislation of the EU member states. It is now
necessary to review the latest industry practices.
You will have read above about the recently published Odette Guidelines for Collaborative Forecasting which provide a methodology to improve the accuracy of demand forecasts. Now Odette Sweden has developed a practical tool which helps to put the recommendations into practice.
Odette recently hosted a delegation from the Japanese Automotive
Manufacturers Association (JAMA), who were in London to find out about
our latest activities and to learn about our experiences in implementing
several of our best practice recommendations.
The Materials Management Operations Guideline/Logistics Evaluation
(MMOG/LE) tool enables any organization in the global automotive supply
chain to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of its Materials Management
and Logistics capability and performance.
For many years the
automotive industry has suffered from deficiencies in the holistic forecasting and planning process
that is used to determine the demand profile for parts and assemblies required
from the upstream supply chain. The impact of
inaccurate forecasts has come more sharply into focus as a result of
difficulties in the business climate coupled with greater
expectations from customers.
Odette now has a new website, providing Odette members, and
all others working in the automotive supply chain, with the tools, support and
information they need to adopt and implement Odette standards and services.
Freight Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) reporting has become an important topic, not only for the automotive industry,
but for the transport industry as a whole - yet there is often confusion about
which reporting methods to use and how to gather the necessary data.
More and more companies are now using the VDA training programme on Global MMOG/LE. The two-day
course explains
the purpose and structure of the logistics capability assessment tool
and allows
participants to practice completing assessments based on real life
use-cases.
Odette
has appointed CEDEX, provider of e-Autohub, the largest Chinese automotive
network, as a Registration Authority (RA) in China for the Odette Certification Authority
(CA).
The Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) became an
Associate Member of Odette in 2006 in order to have a stronger voice in
the global industry. Vehicle makers in Turkey now play an influential
role in initiatives to improve supply chain integration and set the
industry standards which give all automotive manufacturing and supply
companies in Turkey greater access to customers across the world.
Odette has signed an agreement with the Instituto da Qualidade Automotiva (IQA) in São Paulo to deliver Global MMOG/LE training to automotive companies across Brazil.
MMOG/LE is a logistics capability assessment tool used by thousands of organisations throughout the world. To keep pace with the continuous evolution of automotive logistics operations, the tool is reviewed on a 3-year cycle.