AUTOMOTIVE overview
Horizon International provides logistics services to the automotive industry, which is one of the most complex sectors of all due to the ever-increasing flow of materials between continents and the diverse range of supply chain strategies employed.
Horizon is agile in nature so we can gear our solutions based on specific requirements.
As members of SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders Association), we work closely with Tier 1 & 2 suppliers and major OEMs to ensure their supply chain requirements are managed.
AUTOMOTIVE
A world leader in automotive production, the company manufacturers and retails commercial and private vehicles on a global scale.
Having served this company for a number of years, providing distribution services for spare parts to a manufacturing facility in Asia across multiple suppliers in the UK, Horizon International were approached to support a significant expansion in volumes required for a new model launch in Asia.
The customer had taken the decision to flex its manufacturing capabilities in the UK whilst enhancing its capability closer to the local market. As such this would improve initial speed to market and ensure availability at launch.
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