Anterist + Schneider Automotive Service GmbH, a Schenker Deutschland AG subsidiary specializing in automotive logistics, reliably supplies the production facilities with materials such as wiring harnesses and mounting brackets on a just-in-sequence basis. The experts obtain the assembly materials for the Ford Fiesta from numerous suppliers all over Europe using a “milk run” procedure with the restocking cycle and route worked out in advance. DB Schenker keeps the materials needed for production in its warehouse just 800 meters from Ford‘s Cologne plant. Ford calls off the necessary parts using a Kanban process geared towards the vehicle assembly needs.

Material procurement from suppliers in Europe

DB Schenker supplies some 2,400 small part containers with mounting brackets to the automotive manufacturer’s production lines each day. In addition to this, the complete wiring harness is brought directly to the installation point on a just-in-sequence basis. Anterist + Schneider Automotive Service GmbH is one of the largest logistics service providers in the industrial park in Cologne. Complete modules, such as chassis, radiator units, doors, and instrument panels, are pre-fabricated there and assembled together in Ford’s high-grade, automated final assembly.