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External Sequencing of Parts and Components
Staff, Tuesday April 10, 2001.
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The competitive nature of the automotive industry demands the continued improvement of all processes. In the area of logistics, the need to reduce delivery times, reduce freight costs, reduce inventory within the supply chain and increase supply flexibility is very important.The development of a business park in close proximity to the assembly plant achieves these key logistical elements by allowing the external sequencing of parts.
The close proximity of supplier plants allows the Ford Assembly Plant to electronically send vehicle build data as each vehicle is placed onto the trim assembly lines. As the vehicle commences its assembly, suppliers in the Business Park are able to commence the manufacture of key components and deliver these parts, in sequence, directly to the assembly line fitment point. This process minimizes finished inventory at the supplier, in transit and at the assembly plant, as the parts are only produced, when required, in line with customer demand.
The benefits for the suppliers are:
- Less warehouse space and racking/shelving for storing finished product.
- Lower inventories.
- Flexibility to change with customer demand.
- Flexibility to provide a greater range of product variations without increased inventory.
- Quicker identification of quality concerns due to less finished product in the supply chain.
- The green field site allows suppliers to establish lean manufacturing process and procedures.
- Less storage space required on line which will allow for:
- Assembly line decongestion
- Ability to build more vehicles or model derivatives without increasing the assembly line length.
- Assembly line decongestion
- Lower inventories.
- Flexibility to provide a greater range of product variations without increased inventory.
- Quicker identification of quality concerns due to less finished product in the supply chain.
- Reduced freight costs through high cubic utilization of transporting smaller components, rather than complete finished products, over long distances.
For further information contact:
Ford Australia Communications
Phone: (03) 9359 8491
Fax: (03) 9359 8900
