Operational And Cost Milk-run Mode Analysis In Automotive Logistics

In the field of production logistics, automotive spare parts logistics involvedbecause of the number of thousands of zero, and large-scale production of a variety ofmodels to quantify, therefore, is recognized as the world’s most sophisticated logisticssystems.For the domestic auto market is more competitive today, more and more carmanufacturers are focusing on optimizing inbound logistics of auto parts, auto partsbecause inbound logistics has been optimized, the mean total automobilemanufacturers lower production costs, means that the market competitiveness andmarket share improved. Therefore, the domestic and foreign automobilemanufacturers for auto parts inbound logistics optimization method to give a highconcern. In recent years, with the multi-frequency, low-volume, pull the Milk-runinbound logistics application and development works, so time production carmanufacturer to become a reality, greatly improves the field of automotive partssupply logistics into plant logistics efficiency and reduce the parts inbound logisticscosts, improve business competitiveness in the market.Inbound logistics operations Milk-run mode in foreign countries has been widelyused, and achieved recognition of foreign car manufacturers. However, Milk-runmode of operation in the domestic automobile manufacturers also belong to newthings, only a few car manufacturers use the Milk-run inbound logistics operationmode, operation is very few success. In this paper, the basis of comparison of the fourauto parts inbound logistics operation mode based on the analysis of the Milk-runprinciple, mode of operation, operational processes, features, advantages anddisadvantages, and concludes on the basis of four Milk-run works. Finally, the use ofmathematical thinking and methods to analyze the cost of Milk-run mode compared totraditional savings constitute a direct delivery model, focused on the transportationcost savings model, and summarized the effects of Milk-run transportation cost savings two factors. Meanwhile in the form of case demonstrates the papersummarizes the cost model and factors affecting Milk-run mode of transporttransportation cost savings equally effective in the actual operation.