News in Brief Faurecia

(12/20/2007) Faurecia Autositze GmbH, a worldwide operating automotive supplier for car seats with headquarters in Leipzig, has launched a project for the optimisation of the loading device management at the production location (BMW-plant) Leipzig due to the significant rise in articles and loading devices which was brought about through the introduction of the new BMW 1 Series (up to now only BMW 3 Series).

The complex material flows place high demands on the efficient control of loading device transactions within the logistics network. More than 50 suppliers, more than 50 lorries per day, more than 1,500 containers per day (pallets, lattice boxes, corlettes) and more than 1,600 articles in total – distributed between more than 60 different loading devices and components – are the key data.

Here, the web-based solution suite logistics-server® by inet-logistics with its solution loading device management gets employed. By using of the logistics-server® complete transparency over loading device stocks and transactions is achieved whereby loading device processes can be streamlined while the process quality gets improved at the same time. Apart from the expected increase in efficiency in the process-related area, the reduced capital lockup is also an important benefit. The latter is accomplished through the optimisation of circulation quantities while the higher availability of loading devices gets ensured at the same time. It is also possible to assign the costs for loss and breakage accurately to the responsible person. In Leipzig the solution has been used in production since September 2007 already.