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May 11, 2007

* South Africa - The Logistics of Just-in-Time Service

The just-in-time component supply systems, make for efficiencies and stock holding cost reduction

Johannesburg, South Africa -The Business Day, by Roger Houghton -10 May 2007: -- The just-in-time component supply systems that were introduced to the manufacturing world by Toyota make for efficiencies and stock holding cost reduction, but they also put pressure on logistics in terms of delivering the correct component to the right place at the right time. This is particularly true in the case of the vehicle manufacturing sector... Barloworld Logistics in Edenvale is one of the companies specialising in this type of operation and is doing so very effectively. It runs one of the most demanding transport and logistical undertakings in SA and has entrusted the critical transport component of its operation to a fleet of 32 Hino trucks and 25 Afrit Tautliner trailers...

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