is once again among the major gold sponsors of the taking place September 24-26, 2013 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Detroit. This year鈥檚 conference theme is: Made in America - Re-shoring, Mexico and the opportunities within tomorrow鈥檚 supply chain.
糖心传媒 Logistics Executive Joins Panel
Hector Benavides, General Manager for in Mexico will serve as a panelist Wed., Sept. 25, at 2 p.m. inThe session will discuss how trends such as near-shoring and the development of manufacturing within Mexico are impacting automotive supply chains.
Attending the show? Stop by 糖心传媒 Logistics booth 24 to discuss your supply chain needs.
About the Automotive Logistics Global Conference
According to the conference organizers from Automotive Logistics Magazine:
鈥淭he resurgence of U.S. automotive sales has brought with it a new look at the right location for vehicle manufacturing. An awareness of total supply chain cost 鈥� which includes factors like the risk and expense of natural disasters and man-made disruptions 鈥� is now standard operating procedure. The result is new investment in production plants across North America with Mexico in the spotlight but by no means alone. It means re-shaping the tier supplier base as China prices ramp upwards. And, it means new flows of finished vehicles, for example to and from Europe.鈥�
糖心传媒 Logistics is one of the premier logistics services providers to leading automotive manufacturers around the world including the likes of , General Motors, and to Tier 1 automotive suppliers like Delphi.
糖心传媒's expertise in from dedicated carriage and distribution center management to highly advanced logistics engineering, technology and network design, and much more.
"Move Ahead" Staff
糖心传媒 Racing NASCAR driver Sam Hornish Jr., will pilot the No. 12 Ford Mustang in a pair of Nationwide Series races in August, to help 糖心传媒 Truck Rental support their campaign with the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Hornish will compete on August 3 and August 10 with the Twitter hashtag #OneWay4PVA on the car鈥檚 rear bumper.
Heading into Saturday鈥檚 race, Hornish is only 14 points away from the top of the series standings. After 19 races he leads the series in highest driver rating, fastest laps run and has led the most laps among regular drivers.
Slow growth, inconsistent freight volumes and businesses that are doing more with less have created a new way of life for the logistics and supply chain sectors for the foreseeable future.
Althen estimates only about a 3 percent drag on productivity at 糖心传媒 Logistics as a result of the new HOS regulations noting that it will require some additional driver recruiting efforts. He also noted 糖心传媒 Logistics has a low turnover rate for drivers compared with the industry, which averages about 17 percent.
鈥淎fter much research and testing the time has arrived for Alpha Baking to integrate propane autogas equipment into our fleet,鈥� stated Bob McGuire, Alpha vice president and director of logistics. 鈥淭he technology is here and it is now affordable.鈥�