As a recognized partner for your factory logistics, we can handle the entire value chain of automotive production for you – worldwide. We support vehicle manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in surmounting all challenges.
We understand the demands of the automotive industry: to be successful, it is essential to have the right material at the right time and in the required quality. Specialized, customer-specific solutions in factory logistics, closely integrated with distribution logistics, ensure precisely this as our core competence.
To allow you to focus on your business, we operate your spare parts and shipping warehouses and take care of the proper packaging for the distribution of your goods. Efficient distribution logistics ensures that products reach their destinations in perfect condition and on time. Benefit from our experience and innovative solutions when it comes to error-free picking and the qualitative protection of parts resulting from optimal packaging and load securing.
Traceability in the automotive industry is a fundamental aspect of supply chain management. Thanks to our distribution logistics expertise, we always guarantee you get transparent information about the origin, processing steps, quality controls and logistical details of individual components throughout their entire supply chain.
Minimal inventory levels at production lines combined with absolute supply reliability are critical for smooth operations and the success of your business in automotive manufacturing. Our factory logistics ensure seamless handovers of delivered goods and just-in-time provisioning of materials. This relies heavily on efficient distribution logistics, which supports the movement of materials to production sites while reducing costs and transit times. Our innovative tugger train concepts help you make your production safer and more efficient, with the aim of achieving a forklift-free factory.
Additionally, we manage all logistics related to empties: from their return to central collection points and reconditioning all the way to inventory management and coordinating their return to your suppliers.
For us, information logistics in the automotive industry means planning, managing and optimizing information flows across the entire value chain. These flows are intricately connected to distribution logistics, ensuring accurate data on product locations, transit times and delivery schedules. All this is made possible as a result of real-time data and our intelligent IT systems, as well as interconnected production and logistics solutions.
Using tools like LOBSTER, WMS and PTS, we provide a transparent overview of product status, location and potential delays. In addition, we understand the importance of maintaining traceable data in the automotive industry over decades – we guarantee this at all times. Our goal is to provide the right data, in the right quality, at the right time and in the right place, optimizing your production and delivery processes.
Using our PTS, we record all process parameters, compare them with target values, and halt processes when values deviate. The recorded actual values are stored for a minimum of twelve years, ensuring seamless traceability.
LOBSTER is a software for electronic data interchange (EDI). It connects all systems necessary for the process (QM, HR, PTS, SAP and WMS). By exchanging information in real time and in a standardized format, we reduce errors, accelerate processes and cut costs.
Our WMS controls and monitors the entire material process, from goods receipt and the supply and disposal of production lines to their completion reports and JIT/JIS supply, including empties management.
With our comprehensive solutions for terminal management and vehicle transport, we offer you seamless and reliable services for cars, commercial vehicles, oversized cargo and agricultural machinery. Our services include secure and monitored storage, as well as swift loading onto all common modes of transport with proper load securing. The result? Maximum safety and seamless logistics for your vehicles – whether new or used.
Our state-of-the-art Rhenus ports provide you with a clear competitive advantage thanks to spacious parking areas and extensive RoRo handling capabilities, regardless of the scale. With regular short sea connections, you benefit from reduced handling times and optimized supply chains, resulting in cost advantages and greater flexibility in your planning.
Does your supply chain include sea transports beyond the short sea range? We have the perfect solution for that, too. We handle both intra-European transport and overseas shipping to destinations like the USA and China.
In addition to sea transport, we specialize in moving vehicles via inland waterways. With our own fleet of inland vessels, we seamlessly integrate your supply chain from the hinterland to the coast.
Our additional services, such as wax preservation, tire pressure and battery checks, rust removal and automated vehicle washing, ensure your vehicles remain in pristine condition at all times. You can trust us to professionally handle not only the transportation but also the care and maintenance of your vehicles – for maximum customer satisfaction and less effort on your part.
Contact us today and benefit from flexible, precise, high-quality logistics solutions for your production supply!
Factory logistics refers to the organization, management and execution of all logistical processes within an automotive factory. This includes material procurement, the storage and transportation of components, the supply of production lines and the distribution of finished vehicles. As your reliable partner in factory logistics, Rhenus aims to efficiently support your production, prevent bottlenecks and minimize costs.
Material availability is ensured by means of a combination of supplier management, precise demand planning and real-time monitoring. We meticulously plan your supply chains and use digital tools to control material flows and monitor inventory levels in real time.
The biggest challenges include ensuring a stable and flexible supply chain, maintaining high quality standards and managing unexpected supply bottlenecks as well as reducing inventory levels and lead times. Additionally, integrating new technologies like AI and automation poses challenges as this requires extensive training and possible restructuring. As a strong partner, Rhenus brings the expertise and flexibility needed to confidently tackle these challenges.
Suppliers are critical for the timely provision of components and materials. Collaboration is managed with close communication, long-term agreements and regular quality controls. At Rhenus, we use LOBSTER, an electronic data interchange (EDI) software, to facilitate seamless digital communication with suppliers.