Jiangling Motors Logistics Synchronization And Application

The purpose of this study is to consider the impact of open market and globalcompetition of China automotive industries after WTO entry. In order to be competitive,every company should adopt new management philosophy. One of the areas theindustries can improve themselves is through the supply chain management. Performancecan be improved through logistics and cost reduction strategies.The study will develop by six parts. The 1st/2nd/3rd parts discusses the supply chainmanagement system and information system of automobile manufacturers to understandthe current operational status of material and information flow. The 4th part discusses thecurrent information system and operational methods of the Jiang-Ling automobilemanufacturers, so as to understand the information flow from material ordering todelivering and then receiving. In the 5th part, focous on the JMC current problems anddiscusses the TPS and FPS as a longsitcs development and benchmarking, includingexternal logistic of the local automobile manufacturers is investigated; In the last part,wefocus on the transportation method of fabricated components. The investigation isconducted through the questionnaire survey for all of the first tier components supplierson the their current status. In the last part, the internal logistics of two of the mainautomobile manufacturers are discussed. The strengths and weaknesses are analyzedtheir receiving operation, material replenishment and inventory management.Through benchmarking analysis, 5 important recommendations are derived fromthe above study.1. Establish stronger partnership among automobile manufacturers and componentsuppliers to promote supply chain management.2. Adopt advanced information technology and robust information system as wellas fast information flow to promote material flow performance.3. Because of the advantage in strategic alliance, the fabricated componentstransportation should be handled by third-party logistics.4. Use "SMART" system for internal logistics to achieve the objective ofsynchronous material flow and achieve JIT objective.