Automotive – Flexibility for change

For the Automotive industry, Elanders provides services across almost the entire supply chain. Within Automotive today, logistics providers must be flexible and able to respond quickly to changes as the market transitions from traditional combustion engines to electrification, climate neutrality, and autonomous vehicles. The ability to handle changes and support different product types throughout the supply chain is critical.

The Group’s key strength is the ability to develop and customize solutions in close collaboration with the clients. As a reliable logistics partner, Elanders organizes an efficient flow of the components needed when the clients are manufacturing their cars. Elanders performs services and handles the supply of components in all stages, from the first idea for a new car model to pre-assembly, serial production and the return of empty packaging after use. Combining global capacity with local presence allows Elanders to meet the sector’s high demands on quality, delivery precision, and sustainability.

Elanders furthermore offers to act as the control tower for the client’s transports. This entails managing orders to freight forwarders all over Europe, as well as operating the cross-dock center where all components are handled before being delivered to the production line. The status for incoming components is checked to foresee and act on any delays, orders are split into smaller consignments and components delivered to the factories in sequence and just-in-time. At the other end of the production line, packaging used for inbound deliveries is cleaned and reused, contributing to circularity and cost efficiency.