Logistics

As a consistent, flexible and reliable partner, we work with our expert employees every day to ensure the proper shipment of vehicles from the plants. It all starts with vehicle acceptance at the production lines and transfer to the specified parking locations and spaces, and then extends to the loading of the new vehicles onto trucks, trains and ships. We are also responsible for compliance with the required TQS (technical quality standards) provisions. In addition, we inspect and evaluate cargo (vehicle) securing on a regular basis, carry out maintenance and care measures and make various bookings in the ATLAS (Automobile Processing System) customer system. 

In our operational business, we always aim to optimise processes and routes, avoid empty runs and respond to the production programme in a flexible manner. We achieve this in the business unit by learning from each other and continuing to digitalise. We are increasing the effectiveness of the departments and improving system familiarity among employees by using HDTs (handheld data terminals) and tablets. 

The automotive industry is faced with the task of meeting its customers’ diverse requirements with increasing flexibility and speed, particularly when it comes to logistics processes. The increasing diversity of variants, and ever-greater product complexity, are leading to far-reaching changes in material logistics in terms of material flow, material provision and order picking. Managing complex logistics processes is second nature to us at Volkswagen Group Services, and we have been supporting our customers as a reliable partner in this regard since 2001. 

As we see it, our role as logistics service provider is to actively shape logistics processes and partner with our customers. Collaborating closely with them, we use our experience to improve processes and identify potential for optimisation. The fact that Volkswagen Group Services operates multiple logistics locations means that a large number of different processes are generated. Ultimately, best practices also emerge over time. 

Among other things, we support the development process. Our core areas of expertise are the handling of prototype parts and vehicles and the provision of customised logistics services. As a reliable partner, we have been continuously improving our associated activities since 2006. 

At the same time, supporting the development process is not the only special thing that Special Logistics does, as our portfolio also comprises services in the area of pre-series/series production (e.g. material flow management for plant construction), which illustrates the wide range of services we offer.